Prince of Thieves

Middle Eastern folktale collection One Thousand and One Nights has been greatly treasured by Western storytellers who are fascinated by the fantastic world within The exoticism conveyed in Western film adaptations greatly appealed to Cantonese opera and film writer Ma Sitsang who adapted The Thief of Bagdad 1924 into Cantonese opera The Prince of Thieves set in an ancient empire influenced by both East and West In 1958 director Luk Bong adapted the play into a film turning the thief of the original film into a Robin Hoodesque hero who poses as a prince to compete for the princess hand in marriage Packed with a thrilling treasure hunt and a damselindistress rescue as well as eyecatching special effects Prince of Thieves is 100 a romantic swashbuckler