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RUNTIME
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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Kismet
1931 1h 22m DE
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
RomanceDramaAdventureFantasy
Synopsis
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Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself. This is a German-language version made in Hollywood along side the 1930 production directed by John Francis Dillon.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Gustav Fröhlich
Dita Parlo
Vladimir Sokoloff
Anton Pointner
Karl Etlinger
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- William Dieterle
- Writers
- Howard Estabrook, Karl Etlinger, Ulrich Steindorff
- Languages
- German
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
William Dieterle directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 295 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Gustav Fröhlich and Dita Parlo and Vladimir Sokoloff carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0145028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 82 min · 1h 22m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- IMDB
- Kismet (1931)
Also by
William Dieterle
Production companies
Who made it
First National Pictures
US
Key crew
- Theatre PlayEdward Knoblock
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1931-01-31
