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Kismet

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1955 | 113 min | Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With middling reviews (57% on Rotten Tomatoes) and soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for romantics, fantasy fans and adventure fans. If you loved Wicked: For Good or The Wizard of Oz, start here.
The mood
Warm and romantic.
The pace
Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 53 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1955: an older pace and style.

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.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsBelow par

    57% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $2 million worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 24K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Vincente Minnelli

  • Howard KeelThe Poet
  • Ann BlythMarsinah
  • Dolores GrayLalume
  • Vic DamoneCaliph
  • Monty WoolleyOmar
  • Sebastian CabotWazir
  • Jay C. FlippenJawan
  • Mike MazurkiChief Policeman
  • Jack ElamHasan-Ben
  • Ted de CorsiaPolice Sub-altern