All language subtitles for Ali Baba and The Forty Thieves (1944) 1080p BluRay x264 EN Subtitles

0 mighty Khan,
the city is ours.

And the Caliph?

We have searched all Baghdad.
The Caliph has escaped.

Find him.

Every day until he dies, a hundred
of his subjects shall be tortured.

(BIRD SQUAWKING)

0 mighty Caliph.

0 defender of
the faithful.

Praise be to Allah that you have come
safely through the Mongol lines.

My defeat is heavy
upon me, Cassim.

The very stones of Baghdad
cry out for vengeance.

Tell me, where have
you taken my son?

Ali is safely hidden
in my own house.

Then let us
go quickly.

With him I journey to Basra
to raise another army.

You go up against the
Mongols a second time?

They are powerful
enemies, my lord.

Well do I know their power,
but I swear to you, Cassim,

By the power that Allah
has invested in me,

I will avenge my men
who died this day.

My lord, perhaps...

Perhaps it will not be necessary
to fight these Mongols again.

Other ways might be found.

Other ways? Your meaning
is not clear, Cassim.

If you will say the
word, 0 Caliph,

I will arrange a meeting
between you and the Khan.

You and your nobles might be
permitted to live on in luxury.

To avoid further bloodshed,
we might arrange terms.

Terms? There will be no terms
except death to the Mongols.

Blood runs in the streets
of Baghdad, my lord.

Aye, the blood of brave
men who died for freedom.

Yours is the counsel
of a coward,

Prince Cassim.

Forgive me.

Come, take me to my son.

My lord, it were best
I stay here with men

To guard the road against
a surprise attack.

Mahmoud knows the way.

You will find dhows at my landing.
Everything is ready.

You have served me well,
Prince Cassim.

With the help of Allah, we
shall meet again in Baghdad.

Then you shall
have your reward.

(GASPS)

(SHUSHING)

Lady Amara!
Lady Amara!

Quick.

Out of your beds
at this hour.

In a moment we will come, Nilah.

If Prince Cassim knew that his
daughter were up at this hour...

In a moment,
I said.

In a moment,
in a moment!

Now, before she changes
her mind again.

There. It is done.

Your blood has flowed into
my arm and mine into yours.

(SOBBING)
But I'm afraid.

You cannot be afraid now. The blood
of a Caliph flows in your arm.

I'm afraid I'm going to be sick.

Is that not like a girl? Sick
at the sight of a little blood.

I... I'm all right
now, A...

We are pledged now,
Amara.

It will go on forever like
the ripples in the water.

Now we shall
never be apart.

Father!

Father!

My son.

Ali, we sail to
Basra tonight.

AMARA: Ali!

Father.

Oh, AM, you said
we would never part.

I'm sorry to take your
playmate away, little Amara.

But you said...

I said that we would
never be apart.

And that is true.

For now, wherever I am, some
of my blood is with you

And some of yours
is with me.

That is all right for you to
say, but you are going to Basra.

So, my little son
grows into a man.

My lord, the dhows are ready.
We await your coming.

Ali.

Yes, Father.

My son, the future of Baghdad
depends upon this journey.

If we fail, our people will die
under the heel of the Khan,

But if we succeed, they will
live as a free people once more.

Yes, Father.

About your neck I place the
Royal Seal of Baghdad.

And if some evil should befall me,
you, my son, will rule in my place.

Remember this always.

While one of us lives,
Baghdad lives.

I will never fail you
or Baghdad, Father.

My lord!

Come ashore!
Come ashore at once!

Something has happened.
Turn back, Mahmoud.

Turn back? It might
be a trick, my lord.

Prince Cassim is our friend.
He may be in trouble.

Turn back!

Turn back!

(SWORDS CLASHING)

Quickly, over the side!

(GROANS)

(INAUDIBLE)

The Caliph
of Baghdad.

You did not lie. The mighty
Khan will reward you greatly.

And the boy?
Where is the boy?

He must have
drowned.

Fire the boats!

(GRATING)

Close, O sesame!

(ECHOING) Close, O sesame!

Sesame.

Sesame.

Sesame!

(ECHOING) Sesame!

Sesame! Sesame!

Sesame?

Close, sesame.

Open, O sesame!

(ECHOING) Open, O sesame!

Baba.

We've caught a mouse.

Allah, defend us.

(ALL LAUGHING)
Your mouse has teeth.

Another move
and you'll die.

(EXCLAIMING) Spare me,
little master!

Here I lay in the dust before you.
Pity.

Let me go free,
and I'll spare him.

The lad has spirit.

Now that you've got him, what
are you going to do with him?

(ALL LAUGHING)

I'll split his ears.

Cut him up in
little pieces!

Tie him up by the thumbs. That'll
take the spirit out of him!

Put him down,
I say.

This is no time
for jesting.

The boy knows the
secret of our cave.

Then kill him.

No, it is best we
keep him with us.

I join no band
of thieves,

But I'll lead you
against the Mongols.

(LAUGHING) The little
mouse shall lead us.

The boy speaks
like a king.

I wear the Seal
of Baghdad.

By Allah, the boy
speaks the truth.

You were right, Old Baba,
he does belong with us.

Anyone that could steal that
amulet is a thief, indeed.

You are the cleverest
thief among us.

I am no thief.
The Seal belongs to me.

My father, the Caliph,
gave it to me before he...

Before he died at the
hands of the Mongols.

The Caliph is dead?

Aye, he was betrayed
by Prince Cassim.

Now, do you believe me?
Now, will you follow me?

We have no love
for the Mongols.

If they have stripped Baghdad
of everything worth stealing,

We'll as soon rob them.

Aye, all my men?

ALL: Aye!

We will ride together,

And you, Abdullah, shall be
his guard and protector.

Me? Abdullah?

The terror of Baghdad, nurse
to a whimpering infant?

This boy will
never whimper.

And should he go hungry,
you will starve.

And should he suffer,
you will be disemboweled.

Abdullah, the fastest rider,
the greatest swordsman,

The fiercest fighter!

Now I'm a nursemaid.

(ALL LAUGHING)

If Allah had
granted me a son,

I would have wished
him in your image.

I am known as Old Baba, and
we will call you Young Baba.

No, my name is A...

You are welcome,
Ali Baba.

ALL: (MURMURING)
Ali Baba. Ali Baba.

Ali Baba!

(INAUDIBLE)

ALL: (SINGING)
Ride high, ride high

Ride

Ride

Wrong or right!

Plundering sons, thundering
sons Forty and one for all

A” for one

Bedouins can

Bedouins all

Side by side

Saddle and ride,
saddle and ride

Following sons of one

Swift and sure,
robbing the rich

Feeding the poor

Ride high, ride high

Ride high

Guide me right

To a caravan, to a caravan

Ride again, Ali Baba men

Ali Baba men!

Ride high, ride high, ride!

Ride of delight

Following one, son of the sun
Forty and one for all

Following one, son of the sun

Forty and one for all

Open, O sesame!

(ECHOING) Open, O sesame!

MAN: Baba!

Baba!

Baba, a rich
Mongol caravan,

Camels by the score,
laden with wealth.

Where did you see
such a caravan?

Camped beside the
Pool of Midnight.

They bring wedding
gifts from Basra.

There is woman
in the caravan.

She is betrothed
to Hulagu Khan.

The betrothed of the mighty Khan.
By Allah!

That is a prize
worth taking.

MAN: And it is all
ours for the asking.

Treasure like that
is well-guarded.

A few soldiers
scattered about.

Some aged camel drivers and the
slave girls who attend the bride.

There is your guards.

To the Pool of Midnight!
... No, no, wait.

We must not rush
headlong into danger.

Does the little mouse fear aged
camel drivers and slave girls?

Surely Ali does not
object without a reason.

My son, let's hear
your counsel.

Remember, there is a
price on our heads.

Aye, 10,000
pieces of gold.

Think you the Khan would
bring his own betrothed

Under the very shadow of our swords
without his butchers guarding her?

You speak wisdom,
my son.

Then let us move
with caution.

The wealth of kings collected
for us, and all in one caravan.

Now we let it go
for fear of shadows.

We will take
the caravan,

But first I will make certain
it is not a golden snare.

We will await
for your signal.

Abdullah, go with him.

Ten years and still
the nursemaid.

Why am I forced to bear the
heat of the day inside my tent?

I'm a prisoner
in my own caravan.

Such was the order of
Hulagu Khan, my lady.

But why?

Already the great Khan guards
you jealously, Lady Amara.

The beauty of his queen is
not for the eyes of all men.

You forget, I am not
yet queen of Baghdad.

Besides, who is there
to see me here?

A few old camel drivers
and a handful of guards.

It is not ours to
question, my lady.

AMARA: Nalu.

Yes, my lady.

You have lived
in the court
of Baghdad.

Tell me, what is the
Khan really like?

He is magnificent,
my lady.

He rules the world. He is the
greatest warrior in all the land.

Ali Baba is greater.

Slave, you would
be flogged

If your words reached the
ears of the great Khan.

We are camped beside the
Pool of Midnight, my lady.

The water is clear
and blue and very cool.

Then I need not bear this
terrible heat any longer.

My lady, you may
not leave your tent.

The guard would
not permit it.

Attract the attention
of the guards, Jamiel.

Give me
your clothes.

But the order
of the Khan.

Hulagu Khan is
not yet my master.

Your clothes.

Wait here.
I will signal.

Let me go. I haven't killed
a single Mongol all day.

(WATER SPLASHING)

Hello.

Where are you?

I'm curious
to see you.

I feed on the curiosity
of foolish men.

An evil genie
in the pool.

I distract the thoughts of men and
lead them in the ways of mischief.

I know the ways of mischief.
Come out and let me see you.

A confection
of the gods.

Are you among the
men in the caravan?

I haven't seen
you before.

I'm a weary traveler who also
takes the road to Baghdad.

And your caravan rests
beside the Pool of Midnight?

Nay, I am alone.

I hope to join your caravan and so
find protection against the thieves.

That's not possible. We carry
the betrothed of Hulagu Khan.

Now, go away,
and let me dress.

What manner of woman is
she who marries the Khan?

Oh, very much like any other woman.
Some find her beautiful.

If I had 1,000 pieces of gold,
I would give them all for you.

A thousand
pieces of gold.

That is not enough.
My price is high.

My mistress awaits
my coming.

Who may your mistress be that you grudge
me a few minutes of your company?

She is the betrothed
of Hulagu Khan.

Return to your
mistress then,

But know that I shall come
to you under the stars.

And someday I will buy
you for my very own.

It is the duty of a slave
to please her master,

And if that master be young and
handsome, so much the better.

Wait.

Tell me.

Would I be safe in your caravan?
Is it well-guarded?

(LAUGHING)

It is not guarded at all.

Who would dare rob the
betrothed of Hulagu Khan?

Who indeed?

(TWIG SNAPS)

What are you...

Abdullah!

It's a trap!
Ride for your life!

NALU: My lady! JAMIEL:
You are not harmed?

NALU: Are you all right?
I'm safe.

Woman of the Mongols!
Traitor!

(GROANS)

(ARROW ZIPPING)

Well? We lost him. He
was too far ahead.

One poor thief.
It is a small catch.

But we will take him
back to Baghdad.

The people shall see what happens
to those who defy the Khan.

Jamiel.

Yes, my lady?

What will they
do to the thief?

They will make an example
for all Baghdad to see.

The whip and the rack. Mangled
on the wheel, perhaps.

Oh, Jamiel. ... He is on of the ...
thieves, my lady.

It is hard telling
what they will do.

Can we not find
some way to help him?

Help an enemy
of Hulagu Khan?

We must take care,
my lady.

Jamiel, somehow, see to it
that he does not thirst.

Is one permitted to
curse that mangy thief?

Dog of a thief! Ignominious
son of a camel!

Mm...
mum

The ride across the
desert will be very hot.

Here is water for
your parched lips.

There are many in Baghdad who love the
followers of your leader, Ali Baba.

Allah be with you.

May Allah send you warts and
give you bedbugs for company!

O mighty Khan,

Ruler of the world,
master of the universe.

My daughter,
Lady Amara.

Know, 0 mighty Khan,

That peace and happiness will
come once more to Baghdad,

When the blood of my noble family
blends with that of the Mongols.

Because she is your
daughter, Prince Cassim,

There will be a royal
marriage ceremony.

Amara.

Nalu, you may go.

As the bride
of Hulagu Khan,

You will one day rule
the world, my daughter.

And if I do not choose to
rule the world, Father?

We must face facts,
Amara.

Once you are
married to Hulagu,

My position in his court
will be made safe.

Must I be sacrificed for your
position in the court of this tyrant?

Amara, for years I have
planned and worked for this.

I have suffered contempt and
humiliation at his hands.

That is why I have
kept you in Basra.

Now that my dream is
about to be realized,

I will not see
it shattered.

And if I refuse
to marry the Khan?

Why not accept conditions
as they are, Amara?

This marriage brings wealth
and power and luxury.

Would you rather starve
and die for a lost cause?

That choice is easy.

When you look on
the tortured bodies

Of those who have stood
out against the Khan,

You will know what
it means to rebel.

When you know the agony
of a thousand deaths,

You will be glad
to accept my counsel.

Amara..

For your sake, I have been a
slave to the whims of the Khan.

For you I have sacrificed my dignity,
that you might one day reign in Baghdad.

Does all this mean
nothing to you?

It is written that a daughter
must obey her father.

The wealth of the world
shall be yours, Amara.

Your slightest whims
shall be commands.

You will never regret what you
have done for me this day.

(DOOR OPENING)

The Khan calls for you,
Prince Cassim.

See how the thongs
cut his flesh, Cassim.

A thief bleeds
as any other man.

The hatred in
his eyes, Cassim.

His gallbladder is like to burst
with the venom that is in him.

I have given the order for your
execution at noon tomorrow.

But if you will tell me the hiding
place of the thieves of Ali Baba,

A way to freedom
might be found.

Shall I trust the
enemy of my people

Or the murderer
of the Caliph?

Who are you?

I'm the sword hanging
over your head.

By moonrise tomorrow, you will
be carrion for the vultures.

I know how to deal with
these men of Baghdad.

I will wring the
secret from him.

Splendid.

The Royal Seal
of Baghdad.

On your knees before it,
you traitor!

I begin to see now.
You were not drowned.

You are A...

Ali Baba, the thief.

Ali, the son of Hassan.

Aye, Cassim,
the son of Hassan,

The friend whom you
betrayed to the Mongols.

Hassan is dead.
Speak no more of him.

His memory lives, and I
will avenge his death.

By noon tomorrow,
you will be dead.

Nay, tomorrow I will see the
moonrise, and yet another moonrise.

And in the end, I will point the way
for the vultures to find your body.

Jamiel, your eyes will be burned from
your head if you are discovered here.

I thought you would like to know the
thief is tied in the marketplace.

He dies tomorrow.

What is that to me?

You would not let him
die cursing your name.

He thinks it was you who
led him into this trap.

What would you
have me do?

You could have a word
with the prisoner.

Are you mad?

I cannot go to the marketplace
to speak to a thief.

This thief is a follower
of Ali Baba.

He dies because he dared to
defy the Mongol tyrants.

Is he not worthy
of your comfort?

He is a fool to die
for a lost cause.

Should he then
live a slave?

Is it better to live taxed and
trampled upon, than to die a man?

I have known the tortures of chains,
as I know the value of freedom.

These thieves, they will be remembered
long after the Mongols are driven out.

You will come,
my lady. Please.

Now you come to torment me,
beloved of the butcher.

Beloved of the...

I came here to tell you that I did not
know of the trap that was laid for you.

What does that matter?

The Mongols were hiding at
the pool, and they took me.

I cannot let you die

Thinking that I had delivered
you to the soldiers.

Hundreds die in
Baghdad every day.

Why should one more matter?
And that one, a thief.

Because hundreds die, and I
can do nothing about it.

I want you to know that I would never
betray you or any follower of...

Of anyone.

Must you torture me
with your lies?

Why would the future queen of Baghdad
risk discovery to torture you?

Why should I come to the
marketplace to lie to a thief?

Why, indeed?

Except to trick me into telling
you the hiding place of Ali Baba.

Return to your butcher

And tell him that neither you nor Cassim
will ever wring the secret from me.

(HORN BLOWING)

(HORN BLOWING)

(ALL SHOUTING)

Again, you come before
me with evil tidings.

Again, you tell me these
robbers have escaped.

I send troops there. I
send an expedition here.

I set traps for them.
And what happens?

My entire army is not capable
of dealing with 40 thieves.

We outnumber them, we ride
them down, we surround them.

We charge only
to face each other.

They disappear into
thin air, 0 mighty one!

Craven liar! The
truth is not in you!

And now, now they come within the
very walls of Baghdad itself!

Under the nose of my own
guards, they ride into Baghdad

To rescue the only member of their
band we have ever captured.

And to steal the betrothed
of Hulagu Khan.

By the thousand one-eyed kings,
I will have their heads for it.

Their heads or yours!

We must take him back
into the cave, Ali.

Nay, let me die
as I have lived,

Here in the open desert,
under the stars.

A little wine, Old Baba,
it will strengthen you.

My strength is spent.

You will live to ride
with us again, Old Baba.

Many times.

You will ride
again, my son.

Again and again

Until the Mongols are
driven from Baghdad.

Without you to lead us,
we will never triumph.

For 10 years you
have led this band.

When he came to us, we were thieves,
despised and feared by the people.

Now we are loved
and honored.

(SHUSHING)

You tire yourself,
Old Baba.

There are things I must
say before I leave you.

Return to Baghdad,
my son.

You cannot escape
your destiny.

Avenge your father
and free your people.

They must throw
off the tyrant.

Remember, Abdullah, you
are still his nursemaid.

Forty and one for all.

Allah be with you,
my son.

We found a spy at the outpost
near the Great Rock.

What was he
doing there?

Following our trail.

I am no spy.

Release him.

I know not who you are, but
once you were very kind to me.

You brought me water
when I was a prisoner.

And it was your knife that saved
my life in the marketplace.

Why? Why did you
do these things?

When I brought the water to
your cage in the caravan,

I did not know
who you were,

But I would have died for
any follower of Ali Baba.

She whom you serve will
soon be queen in Baghdad.

Why should you be willing
to die for Ali Baba?

Because I have seen what the
Mongols do to our people,

And I have heard the songs
that are sung in secret,

Songs of praise for Ali Baba.
Let me join your band.

Are we a wandering
tribe of nomads?

Do we collect lazy
desert rats as we go?

(ALL LAUGHING)

Desert rats, did
you say, Abdullah?

By the prophet, I'll slice
him to little pieces!

Your choice.

(EXCLAIMING SHEEPISHLY)

(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)
Sharp, aren't they?

Well, I'll let
you go this time.

Abdullah,
the terror of Baghdad.

(ALL LAUGHING)

You're very clever
with your knives.

But how do I know you have
not come from the Khan?

Set me a task
that I may prove it.

Think you can
trust him, Ali?

You can trust me as you
can trust your own eyes.

I will not fail you,
Ali Baba.

Are you well-known
in Baghdad?

Aye. I can move freely within the gates.
No one will question me.

Good. Then you shall deliver
my message to the mighty Khan.

I have written that if he delivers
Cassim to me by noon tomorrow,

I shall return
him his bride.

Now we buy traitors
in the open market.

A female beauty for
the grand vizier.

(ALL LAUGHING)

The Khan must deliver Cassim
to his own riverbank estate.

We will await
them there.

They'll set a trap
for us, A...

Then we shall post
sentries to warn us.

Go, and Allah
be with you.

We must move quickly before they
have time to set a trap for us.

Abdullah, bring the girl. Men, on
to the house of the traitor Cassim!

Close, O sesame.

(ECHOING) Close, O sesame,.

Why have you
brought me here?

If all goes well, you will be returned
to your beloved by noon tomorrow.

And if all doesn't
go well...

(EXCLAIMS)

Why don't you kill me
and be done with it?

While we hold you alive, the
Khan must listen to our demands.

What have your demands
to do with me?

That is not yours
to question, my lady.

Where are you going?

Is one permitted to go
into one's own garden?

Yes.

Why do you give her
all this freedom?

If you were her prisoner, she would serve
you baked, sliced, and on a platter.

Strange are the
fortunes of war

Which place the thief
beside the Khan's beloved.

I'm curious to know why one
so beautiful, so young,

Should marry the
ruthless Khan.

I shall be queen
in Baghdad.

Does that mean more to you than love?
More than happiness?

Why are you suddenly
so kind and gentle?

My memory is long.

I can recall a country
when the Mongol scourge

Was nothing but
a fantastic nightmare,

When the people lived
to dream and love,

Not to torment
and destroy.

Strange that Ali Baba
should speak of dreams.

A man without his dreams
withers and grows old.

In the midst of terror, the
memory of other days is sweet.

Aye. There was
a beautiful garden

Where two children
played.

The moonlight was
reflected on the water.

As it is reflected
in your eyes now.

For a moment, you made me forget
that you are Ali Baba, the thief.

If these are to be
my last moments,

Let me live them
in peace.

There, It is done,.

Your Mood has flowed into my
arm and mine into yours,.

(THUDS)

Call all the guards!
Surround the palace!

What does it say?

"To the..."

Read it.

(SNARLS)
"To the Mongol Dog.
We will bargain with you.

"Your betrothed is our prisoner.
In exchange..."

Read it.
Read it, I say!

"In exchange, we want Cassim.
Cassim, who betrayed the Caliph.

"Let him be brought to his own
estate before noon tomorrow.

"Then the woman will be
returned to you unharmed.

"Otherwise she dies."

It is signed with
the mark of Ali Baba.

(CLATTERS)

Can we not send
soldiers to the estate?

This may be our chance
to capture the thieves.

He is no fool. He will
watch for every trick.

I leave the decision to you.
She is your own daughter.

Shall it be
your life or hers?

Cassim does not come.

He does not come.
Why do we wait?

Vengeance for Old Baba.
Remember our pledge.

(ALL SHOUTING)

Listen.

(ALL SHOUTING)

Why do you want
to kill me?

To avenge the death
of our Old Baba.

What is the death of
your Old Baba to me?

(ALL EXCLAIM)

He was our leader,
he died of wounds

Inflicted by the
soldiers of Hulagu Khan,

Your beloved.

MAN: A life for a life.
That is our law.

(ALL SHOUTING IN AGREEMENT)

If you kill me, the great Khan
will send soldiers to take you.

For years the great
Khan has sent soldiers,

And he hasn't
taken us yet.

(ALL SHOUTING)

Silence.

Have I given you nothing
in the past years?

Fighting and snarling
like a pack of curs.

The men are tired of waiting.
You gave them your pledge.

The traitor
has not come.

I have made my decision.

Then let me be the one
to carry it out for you.

No. Jamiel shall do it.

I, Ali Baba?

You begged to
follow me, Jamiel.

Ask anything else of me,
anything but this.

You will do as I say. There
is no better way to serve me.

Coward. You would force
my own slave to...

Take her back to
the Khan, alive.

Alive? But our message
to the Khan, our pledge.

(ALL SHOUTING)

All night I lay awake,
telling myself she must die.

Now, I break my pledge.

But why must you
weaken now?

Whatever my reason,
she goes free.

But the Mongols
will laugh at you.

Let them laugh.

You have heard
my decision.

If you want me to leave
the band, I will go.

Then I will fight you
for her life.

Send her away, if you must. We cannot
quarrel with you over a woman.

Now take her
back to Baghdad.

Now will you tell us
why you spared her?

Your blood has flowed into
my arm and mine into yours.

It will go on forever.

Your horses are
waiting, Prince Cassim.

By hard riding, you can
still arrive before noon.

Great Khan, for years
I have served you.

I sacrificed my honor.

I betrayed my friend and helped to
deliver Baghdad into your hands.

Would you sacrifice your daughter
to save your own miserable skin?

How do we know he
will keep his word?

Thieves do not keep
their bargains.

Ali Baba will slay
Amara, and then kill me.

Have mercy, mighty Khan!
Have mercy!

The road of a conqueror
is never an easy one,

But I find the hardest part of it is
trying to deal with you traitors.

You are a breed apart.

Take him away.

See to it that he reaches
his estate before noon.

Mighty one.

Father!

Amara!

(SOBBING) Father.
Come here!

Tell me, by what wiles did you secure
your release from the thieves?

I cannot explain it.

This morning, Ali Baba defied
his men and set me free.

But he bargained for the
life of your father.

For the life
of my father.

You were to die at noon, if he
were not there to take your place.

What manner of woman are you that
thieves and cutthroats release you?

Why should he seek
to kill you?

I saw how he hated you
there, in the marketplace.

What is it between you
and this Ali Baba?

Speak!

Father.

This...

This Ali Baba is Ali,
the son of the Caliph.

Ali.

You told me
he was drowned.

We never found him.

How do you know he is
the son of Hassan?

He wore the Royal Seal of
Baghdad about his neck.

Why didn't you
tell me then?

I thought he
would die there,

And thus the threat to
us would be removed.

But he lives!

And he will rally the scum
of Baghdad under his banner.

Why did you not tell me?
You knew we were pledged.

So he would have double reason
for his revenge upon you.

They pledged themselves
as children.

Pledge.

But the pledge still
burns in his heart,

And it is stronger
than his hate of me.

Our marriage will
go on as planned.

You do us great honor.

No. It will
not go on.

I cannot marry
him now!

And you shall
not force me to!

Now, now, Amara. I think
only of your happiness.

Were you thinking of my happiness when
you did not tell me that Ali is alive?

You knew how much that
pledge meant to me.

We will talk of this
later, Amara. Come.

No.

O mighty Khan. You
have power and wealth.

You have only to command it, and the
most beautiful girls in Baghdad

Will be yours
for the asking.

Surely you would not want me,
knowing that I love Ali Baba.

What is love compared to
what I have to offer you?

I can make you a queen. I can give
you silks, jewels, wealth and power!

The blood of Baghdad will be on any
gift that you had to offer me.

'Tis a pity one so lovely
should be confused by politics.

Once I was confused. I see
clearly now, too clearly!

Nothing you can
say or do

Will ever induce me to
marry this Mongol tyrant.

Be gentle with her. She's
wild and headstrong.

This has been
a great shock.

But I can make her realize the
future lies in your hands.

Hurry, take only what is necessary.
We have no time to lose.

Did you find Jamiel?
Yes, my lady.

Everything is
ready for you.

Then let's go quickly.

My lady, come.

Look!

(GROANING)

Your men torture my father.
What is the meaning of this?

Cut him down from
the rack and...

And I'll marry you.

Because he has served me well,
I will grant your wish.

Only release him, and
I'll do anything you ask.

(HORN BLOWING)

We shall be wed on the
festival of Ramadan.

It will be
a great holiday.

Princes and merchants shall come
from every corner of the world.

They shall bring rich gifts
in token of their servitude.

You are a master of
trickery, Prince Cassim.

There are times when trickery
is more powerful than force.

(CHUCKLES)

Leave me.

The horses are
ready, my lady.

I cannot go, Jamiel.

But now that you know
who Ali Baba really is...

I have given my word.

Hulagu Khan would have killed my
father if I had not promised.

I will marry him at the feast of Ramadan.
It will be a great holiday.

But, my lady,
what of Ali Baba?

Go to him, Jamiel.

Tell him I, too, remember the pledge
which we sealed with our blood.

If he had only told me who he was,
I would have stayed with him.

He will come to your
rescue, my lady.

No, no. He must not.

It may mean
disaster for him

And failure to the cause
for which he fights.

And you, Jamiel, you must stay with him.
Your heart is there.

Go quickly.

And the slave, Jamiel,
leaves the palace, my lord.

But he has not yet had time
to reach the outer gates.

You see, 0 mighty Khan,
I'm still useful to you.

Your little spy has done well, Cassim.
Return to your mistress.

I will send soldiers,
great Khan,

To bring the treacherous
slave before you.

Make no move to stop him.
Let him go to Ali Baba.

The thieves will
come to the rescue.

But this time they will
fall into our trap.

Jamiel!

Tell me of your lady.

She learned from Prince
Cassim who you are.

She said to tell you that she,
too, remembers your pledge.

Then why does
she marry the Khan?

She thought
you were dead.

But she does not
love the Mongol.

No. She refused
to marry him.

But when he tortured her
father, she gave her consent.

I will go to her.

Why all this fuss
about one woman?

For 1,000 pieces of gold, you can
buy the best in the marketplace.

A thousand pieces of gold?
I bid my life for Lady Amara.

For a man's country or his stomach, he
might bid his life, even for his horse.

Never, never for a woman.

I do not ask the life of a
single thief to save her,

But if I choose to give my own,
it is between me and Allah.

JAMIEL: I will go
with you, Ali Baba.

What? You two would storm
the walls of Baghdad

And attack the Mongol
army single-handed?

You would break into the palace
and carry off the wench?

What do you possess?
A magic carpet?

When will the
wedding be held?

At the feast
of Ramadan.

And for entertainment, they'll chop
the two of you into little bits.

There will be many
guests at the wedding.

One more will
pass unnoticed.

Then there'll be 40 more
than they bargained for.

Good.

This is the hour for
which we have waited.

This shall be our day of
reckoning with the Mongols.

You're right.
This is our hour.

With a single cast of the
dice, we will free Baghdad

Or we will die together.

We must disguise ourselves if
we are to enter the palace.

Children of camel, offspring of
donkeys, paint your foolish faces!

Dress your ugly bodies to deceive the
Mongols. This time we enter the palace!

(ALL CHEERING)

You must return to
Baghdad ahead of us.

As sentry within
their gates,

You will be able to warn us should
the Mongols become suspicious.

As Caliph of all
Baghdad, I bow to you.

I kept that a secret until
it was time to strike.

Now all of Baghdad
shall know.

Abdullah, you'd be a
favorite in any harem.

Who do you see, you ill-mannered,
insignificant little ape?

Why, Abdullah,
of course.

Now whom do you see?

Who am I supposed
to see?

I'm disguised.

Who are you? You are
a stranger among us.

Truly, I have never
laid eyes on you before.

It's a wonderful
disguise, isn't it?

It is black magic.

He has changed from Abdullah, the thief,
to Abdullah, the thief in a turban.

ALI BABA: Wait!

We must find some other way. We will
fool no one with our disguises.

Even a blind Mongol
would know us.

If a rich merchant from Basra
were to attend the wedding,

It would be fitting he bring
a rich gift for the invader.

By the stars in heaven,
this is what we shall do.

We will assemble
40 huge jars,

large enough to carry 40
weights of fragrant oil,

And large enough
to carry 40 thieves.

My lady!

(WOMEN EXCLAIMING)

Jamiel, you cannot
come in here.

I must talk to Lady
Amara, quickly.

Go, please.

Why have you returned
against my orders?

Because of Ali Baba. He bids you
have courage. He will come...

No, no, he must not. He
must not try to save me.

They would kill him. The Mongols
would welcome an attack.

Ali Baba is not such a fool
as to attack the city openly.

There will be wonderful wedding
gifts brought to Baghdad,

Among them will be 40 jars
of oil from a rich merchant.

(RUSTLING)

She was spying on you, my lady.
No, no, I...

I came only to bring
my lady's dress.

We can trust her.

If she heard our words, she
will lock them in her heart.

I have heard nothing. But I would
die before I would betray you.

It grows late.

(WHISPERING)
Today, Ali Baba comes.

Ali Baba?
Today.

Ali Baba comes today.

Ali Baba?

Great Khan, many
guests enter the city

Bringing rich gifts
to win your favor.

You must challenge everyone.

Each caravan that enters the
city must be carefully watched.

Take no chances.

The thieves are certain to try
some trick to gain admittance.

I have spies everywhere,
mighty one.

We will know the
plans of Ali Baba

Almost as soon as
he does himself.

Good.

This time he will receive a
welcome he did not bargain for.

Gifts for the
mighty Khan.

Pass on.

If you love Baghdad,
wait for the signal

And strike down the
Mongols for Ali Baba.

Whose caravan is this?

It is mine.

I am Abu Radi,
merchant of Basra.

What is inside
the jar?

Oil. Oil for the Khan.

(TAPPING)

If he uncovers
the jar, he dies.

It is a gift to
celebrate the wedding.

Pass on!

(FANFARE)

0 mighty Khan, Haidar,
Prince of El Samrah.

Precious sapphires and topaz,
garnets and bloodstone,

Vases from the ancient Temple
of Isis for your highness.

(FANFARE)

Abu Radi,
merchant of Basra.

I, a lowly merchant, do
plead with the mighty Khan

For the privilege of adding my humble
offerings to those of his noble guests.

In all the land,
there is no finer oil.

Oil for your lamps,
oil to cook your feasts,

Fragrant oils
to please your senses.

I have waited
for this moment.

My spies told me that the thieves
entered the city in 40 large jars.

This merchant from
Basra is Ali Baba.

No, wait, 0 mighty Khan. I
have prepared entertainment.

It will amuse you to see the
fate that is awaiting them.

Excellent,
Cassim, excellent.

Sada Gen,
chief of the Tatars!

Come here.

HULAGU: Rubies, blood-red for the
people of Baghdad who stood in my way.

And now,
for your pleasure,

A most unusual bit
of entertainment.

(TRUMPETS PLAYING)

(DRUMS BEATING)

What is the meaning
of this grim jest?

Seize him.

Sand!

Sand.

Your spies discovered our plans,
and we discovered your spies.

You have failed.

(SCREAMS)

You are my
honored guest.

Now there will be entertainment
befitting your rank.

You shall not die
as a humble thief,

But with all the honor
to which you are entitled.

You will live through
a thousand tortures.

And you will pray for
the release of death.

(WOMEN SCREAMING)

(ALL SHOUTING)

(HORN BLOWING)
On to the palace!
On to the palace!

Quick. Come with me.

(ALL SHOUTING)

(DOOR BANGING)

Open the gates, my
lady, for your people.

(YELLING)

(FOOTSTEPS THUDDING)

Still the nursemaid.

(LAUGHING)

(ALL CHEERING)

(FANFARE)