Kismet (1955)
Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy • 1h 53m
Overview
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.
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Dolores Gray, Vic Damone, Monty Woolley, Sebastian Cabot, Jay C. Flippen, Mike Mazurki, Jack Elam, Ted de Corsia, Pat Sheehan, Reiko Sato, Patricia Dunn, Bernie Hamilton, Ray Aghayan, Ed Agresti, Jan Arvan, William Bagdad, Ross Bagdasarian, Rama Bai, Nita Bieber, John Bleifer, Lennie Bluett, Herman Boden, David Bond, George Bruggeman, Buddy Bryan, Barrie Chase, Noel Cravat, Drusilla Davis, Jack Dodds, Jamie Farr, Louise Franklin, Naji Gabbay, Leonard George, Jean Hartelle, Edmund Hashim, Hilo Hattie, David Hoffman, Sam Hunter, Dick Johnstone, Dulcie Jordan, George Keymas, George Khoury, Marc Krah, Walter Kray, Ethan Laidlaw, Norman Leavitt, Luana Lee, Virginia Lee, Guy Manford, John Mansfield, Charles Mauu, Reed Maxcy, Bert May, Maria McClay, Frank Mitchell, Leonard Mudie, Diana Norris, Donna Norris, Don Orlando, Hamil Petroff, Frank Radcliffe, Gloria Rhoads, Phil Rich, Julie Robinson, Herman Rudin, Sam Scar, Norbert Schiller, Reginald Lal Singh, Aaron Spelling, Nick Thompson, Arthur Tookoian, Dee Turnell, Bruno VeSota, Charles Wagenheim, George Wandell, Mel Welles, Marc Wilder, Norman Wright
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Warner Archive, 2k + 4k scans
Warner Archive, 2k + 4k scans
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: John Ford
1988/1990 WB Hi-Fi VHS, crystal clear, albeit with some distortion in louder areas
The 4K Blu-ray reuses the same poor mastering used on the 2006 WB Blu-ray, only with a completely unnecessary bass cut and extra noise reduction.
Even putting resolution aside, the Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray has the best video. The old Blu-ray master and earlier DVD both had massive issues with colour.
That said, picture on the 4K Blu-ray isn't perfect, with strange posterized magenta glints and some instances of DNR: https://bsky.app/profile/dagscott.bsky.social/post/3leahavqi7k2l
Director: John Ford
1988/1990 WB Hi-Fi VHS, crystal clear, albeit with some distortion in louder areas
The 4K Blu-ray reuses the same poor mastering used on the 2006 WB Blu-ray, only with a completely unnecessary bass cut and extra noise reduction.
Even putting resolution aside, the Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray has the best video. The old Blu-ray master and earlier DVD both had massive issues with colour.
That said, picture on the 4K Blu-ray isn't perfect, with strange posterized magenta glints and some instances of DNR: https://bsky.app/profile/dagscott.bsky.social/post/3leahavqi7k2l
Director: Terence Young
Director: Terence Young
Director: Morton DaCosta
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray from 12K scan
Director: Morton DaCosta
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray from 12K scan
Director: David Lean
iTunes Streaming
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray coming October 6
iTunes Streaming
Director: David Lean
iTunes Streaming
Warner Archive 4K Blu-ray coming October 6
iTunes Streaming
Director: John Ford
Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray is AI upscaled https://ibb.co/album/mCJ7RQ
Director: John Ford
Germany Filmjuwelen Blu-ray is AI upscaled https://ibb.co/album/mCJ7RQ
Director: Edgar Selwyn
Director: Edgar Selwyn
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Director: James W. Horne
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from nitrate protection elements
Director: James W. Horne
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from nitrate protection elements
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from original technicolor negatives
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from original technicolor negatives
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
More Music on Blu-ray
Carlotta FR Blu-ray box set: 2K restoration of 4K scan. This 2K restoration’s detail level is quite good, although its highlights are somewhat blown out. On the other hand, the newer 4K restoration (on DCP only as of Aug 2026) exhibits severe black crush.
TBD. Carlotta sounds muffled.
Carlotta’s English subtitles omit quite a bit of dialog. This was improved upon in the subs accompanying the newer 4K restoration DCP.
Carlotta FR Blu-ray box set: 2K restoration of 4K scan. This 2K restoration’s detail level is quite good, although its highlights are somewhat blown out. On the other hand, the newer 4K restoration (on DCP only as of Aug 2026) exhibits severe black crush.
TBD. Carlotta sounds muffled.
Carlotta’s English subtitles omit quite a bit of dialog. This was improved upon in the subs accompanying the newer 4K restoration DCP.
Director: Martin Scorsese
MVD 4K Blu-ray see caps but it has the encoding error with the dropped frames
Director: Martin Scorsese
MVD 4K Blu-ray see caps but it has the encoding error with the dropped frames
Directors: Chris Appelhans & Maggie Kang
Currently streaming on Netflix
2026 Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Currently streaming on Netflix
Directors: Chris Appelhans & Maggie Kang
Currently streaming on Netflix
2026 Criterion 4K Blu-ray
Currently streaming on Netflix
Director: Chen Kaige
Director: Chen Kaige
Director: Norman Taurog
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Director: Norman Taurog
Warner Archive Blu-ray 4K restoration
Director: Bert Stern
Director: Bert Stern
Director: Antoine Fuqua
US Lionsgate or International Universal 4K Blu-ray
US Lionsgate or International Universal 4K Blu-ray (similar encoding) - caps
Director: Antoine Fuqua
US Lionsgate or International Universal 4K Blu-ray
US Lionsgate or International Universal 4K Blu-ray (similar encoding) - caps
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Rob Reiner
Director: Richard Bartlett
Director: Richard Bartlett
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