Live Cinema from the Cinémathèque presents The Thief of Baghdad with the Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Carl Davis at the Philharmonie on 12 May. Adapted from 1001 Arabian Nights, a thief falls in love with the Princess of Baghdad and pretends to be a prince in order to compete for her hand. Hailed as one of the most entertaining and successful of American cinema, many film historians consider The Thief of Baghdad to be one of Douglas Fairbanks’ masterpieces, and one of the “most glorious spectacles of the silent era.”