
Release Date
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Original Release
October 8, 1955
1h 53m
Kismet (1955)
⭐ 5.2113 min
Overview
A silver-tongued poet and self-proclaimed "King of the Beggars" searches old Baghdad for a rich bachelor to marry his dreamy daughter, Marsinah. Along the way, he poses as the renowned sorcerer Hajj and gets in and out of scrapes with an elderly thief, a dim-witted wazir, and his wife. Meanwhile, his daughter develops feelings for a handsome caliph.
Director

Vincente Minnelli
Department: Directing
⭐Popularity: 1.6
Cast

Howard Keel
The Poet
⭐2.2

Ann Blyth
Marsinah
⭐0.5

Dolores Gray
Lalume
⭐0.3

Vic Damone
Caliph
⭐0.2

Monty Woolley
Omar
⭐0.5

Sebastian Cabot
Wazir
⭐0.7

Jay C. Flippen
Jawan
⭐0.5

Mike Mazurki
Chief Policeman
⭐0.7

Jack Elam
Hasan-Ben
⭐1.1

Ted de Corsia
Police Sub-altern
⭐2.9
Genres
MusicRomanceAdventureFantasy
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