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JACKIE CHAN FILMS LEAVING SBS ON DEMAND ON JUNE 29th:
The Thief of Bagdad
PG
UK, 1940
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Language: English
Director: Michael Powell, Ludwig Berger, Tim Whelan
Starring: Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin, Rex Ingram
What’s it about?
The evil Jaffar (Veidt) has imprisoned the King of Bagdad, Ahmad (Justin). A young thief, Abu (Sabu), helps him to escape to the Sultan’s palace where Ahmad falls in love with the Sultan’s daughter, who is betrothed to Jaffar. As the two attempt to restore peace to the city, their adventures bring them into contact with a genie and a flying carpet, both of which they will need if they are to defeat Jaffar. Co-directed by Michael Powell (The Red Shoes, Black Narcissus).
Harry, Here’s Here To Help
M
France, 2000
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Language: French
Director: Dominik Moll
Starring: Laurent Lucas, Sergi López, Mathilde Seigner, Sophie Guillemin
What’s it about?
Michel (Lucas) and Claire (Seigner) are a low-income, educated couple who – with three demanding daughters in the back seat – are on their way to their holiday home, an old house which requires so much work that it consumes their entire vacation. On their way, in the bathroom of a gas station, Michel is approached by Harry (López), a school acquaintance he can’t remember, who then…
