

Kismet
In ancient Baghdad, penniless beggar Hafiz dotes on his beautiful daughter, Marsinah, at home and adopts the dashing and wealthy persona of the Prince of Hassir on the streets. While wooing the glamorous Lady Jamilla, wife of the Grand Vizier, Hafiz accidentally ignites a battle between the treacherous Vizier and the rakish Caliph for his daughter's hand in marriage, in the process exposing each man's secrets.
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5.5/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $3M
- Box office
- $1.8M
- Language
- English
- arranged marriage
- beggar
- bagdad
- based on play or musical
- caliph
Top billed cast
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical1 Oct 1944
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical22 Jan 1945
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Kismet was released on 1 October 1944.
Audience reviews
1- C6/10
CinemaSerf
2/19/2026
I’m usually a sucker for these sumptuous Arabian Nights style adventures, but I really struggled to stay engaged with this, despite it’s cast. Ronald Colman is “Hafiz”, a wily street beggar with a vivid imagination who fancies himself a prince. His occasional lover is “Jamilla” (Marlene Dietrich) who just happens to be the shrewd and independently-minded wife of the Grand Vizier. Now she knows that he is full of it, …
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