Kismet
FAMED STAGE HIT GLORIFIED ON THE SCREEN!
A roguish poet is given the run of the scheming Wazir's harem while pretending to help him usurp the young caliph. Kismet (The will of Allah), is the story of a young Caliph who falls in love with the beautiful Marsinah poet's daughter, in ancient Baghdad. Origin : Stranger in Paradise is a popular English song. The melody is an adaptation of the Polovtsian Dances (Prince Igor), popular in Russia.
- Year: 1955
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Music, Romance, Adventure, Fantasy
- Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Keyword: musical, beggar, bagdad, romance, impostor
- Director: Vincente Minnelli
- Cast: Howard Keel, Ann Blyth, Dolores Gray, Vic Damone, Monty Woolley, Sebastian Cabot