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Kismet

  • 1955
  • Approved
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
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Ann Blyth, Vic Damone, Dolores Gray, and Howard Keel in Kismet (1955)
A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.
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Classic MusicalFairy TaleRomantic ComedyAdventureComedyFantasyMusicalRomance

A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph.

  • Directors
    • Vincente Minnelli
    • Stanley Donen
  • Writers
    • Charles Lederer
    • Luther Davis
    • Edward Knoblock
  • Stars
    • Howard Keel
    • Ann Blyth
    • Dolores Gray
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    1.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Vincente Minnelli
      • Stanley Donen
    • Writers
      • Charles Lederer
      • Luther Davis
      • Edward Knoblock
    • Stars
      • Howard Keel
      • Ann Blyth
      • Dolores Gray
    • 49User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Howard Keel
    Howard Keel
    • Poet
    Ann Blyth
    Ann Blyth
    • Marsinah
    Dolores Gray
    Dolores Gray
    • Lalume
    Vic Damone
    Vic Damone
    • Caliph
    Monty Woolley
    Monty Woolley
    • Omar
    Sebastian Cabot
    Sebastian Cabot
    • Wazir
    Jay C. Flippen
    Jay C. Flippen
    • Jawan
    Mike Mazurki
    Mike Mazurki
    • Chief Policeman
    Jack Elam
    Jack Elam
    • Hasan-Ben
    Ted de Corsia
    Ted de Corsia
    • Police Sub-altern
    Ray Aghayan
    Ray Aghayan
    • Brave Shopkeeper
    • (uncredited)
    Ed Agresti
    • Nobleman
    • (uncredited)
    Richard Alameda
    • Nobleman
    • (uncredited)
    Suzanne Ames
    • Harem Showgirl
    • (uncredited)
    Jan Arvan
    Jan Arvan
    • Manservant
    • (uncredited)
    William Bagdad
    William Bagdad
    • Wholesaler
    • (uncredited)
    Ross Bagdasarian
    Ross Bagdasarian
    • Fevvol
    • (uncredited)
    Rama Bai
    Rama Bai
    • Plump Ayah
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Vincente Minnelli
      • Stanley Donen
    • Writers
      • Charles Lederer
      • Luther Davis
      • Edward Knoblock
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      It was Vernon Duke who suggested Bob Wright and Chet Forrest use the music of Aleksandr Borodin as a basis for their score.
    • Goofs
      Prior to the start of "Not Since Nineveh", Dolores Gray takes the gold purse from the Wazir to throw coins. When she's finished, she tosses it back to Sebastian Cabot which the actor fumbles and drops at his feet. During the song, the bag disappears and reappears at times and ends up behind his feet. It finally disappears by the end of the dance.
    • Quotes

      Chief Policeman: [the Poet has just been sentenced by the Wazir, and the Chief Policeman enters to find him and Lalume, the Wazir's wife, kissing] What kind of a sentence did he get?

    • Connections
      Featured in MGM Parade: Episode #1.12 (1955)
    • Soundtracks
      Overture
      (uncredited)
      Music and Lyrics by Bob Wright and Chet Forrest
      Based on Themes by Aleksandr Borodin Performed by the MGM Studio Orchestra Conducted by André Previn

    User reviews49

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    Another great romantic musical of the 1950's

    I first saw this movie when I was 10 years old with my parents. I fell in love with Ann Blyth and wanted to grow up and marry her someday. Seeing her in the Student Prince also helped. This was a great musical of the time. Younger people, when seeing this movie today (1999) must take into consideration that we had different morality then. Men,as well as women,liked movies for the romance . We were not looking for cheap sex scenes or showing a lot of skin. Ahhh.., the butterflies in the stomach and heart palpitations of being in love. Jane Powell was another heart throb of the time. See her movies also. I only wished I could have gown up and looked like and sang like Howard Keel.
    • thguru
    • Dec 28, 1999
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    • Release date
      • December 23, 1955 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Un extraño en el paraíso
    • Filming locations
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA(studio: made in Hollywood, U.S.A. by)
    • Production company
      • Loew's
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    • Budget
      • $2,692,960 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.55 : 1

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