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The Prince Who Was a Thief

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In this film based on Theodore Dreiser's short story, the handsome rogue Julna (Tony Curtis) lives the life of a skilled thief in the Middle East, thanks to his kind-hearted adopted father, Yussef (Everett Sloane). But Julna was born for a grander destiny as the next heir to the sultan's throne. Discovering his true lineage, Julna boldly starts a revolt against the treacherous Mustapha (Donald Randolph) with the help of the beautiful and spectacularly limber contortionist Tina (Piper Laurie).
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Rudolph Maté

Director

Tony Curtis

Julna

Piper Laurie

Tina

Everett Sloane

Yussef

Betty Garde

Mirza

Jeff Corey

Emir Mokar
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Synopsis In this film based on Theodore Dreiser's short story, the handsome rogue Julna (Tony Curtis) lives the life of a skilled thief in the Middle East, thanks to his kind-hearted adopted father, Yussef (Everett Sloane). But Julna was born for a grander destiny as the next heir to the sultan's throne. Discovering his true lineage, Julna boldly starts a revolt against the treacherous Mustapha (Donald Randolph) with the help of the beautiful and spectacularly limber contortionist Tina (Piper Laurie).
Director
Rudolph Maté
Producer
Leonard Goldstein
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 28m