To win the hand of the caliph of Bagdad’s daughter (played by Julanne Johnston), a thief (Fairbanks) embarks on a dangerous and mystical journey to secure the most desirable treasure imaginable. The film was a popular success, and Fairbanks made women swoon as one of the screen’s first superstars. Known for his dashing demeanour and incredible stunts, Fairbanks, who would also routinely contribute to the scripts of his films under the pseudonym Elton Thomas, actually created the story for this version of The Thief of Bagdad and included types of special effects and production design never previously seen by audiences. The film was remade several times, of which the most notable is the 1940 British film directed by Ludwig Berger, Michael Powell, and Tim Whelan.
玛利亚(达科塔·布鲁·理查兹 Dakota Blue Richards 饰)的父亲身负重债,逝世后只留给了她一本厚厚的古书《月亮坪的历史》,里面记载着月亮公主与白马的童话。十三岁的玛利亚变成了孤儿,来到月亮坪庄园投靠叔叔本杰明(艾恩·格拉法德 Ioan Gruffudd 饰)。然而入住古堡不久,玛利亚就发现怪事接踵而至:她的东西总是被到处乱放,屋里的钢琴会自动演奏,夜里甚至有一匹白马的影子在屋外晃荡……然而对于这些疑问叔叔却只字不肯透露,玛利亚只好偷偷翻阅那本被叔叔藏起来了的古书,终于得知了月亮坪上一段久远的神秘往事与仇怨,原来整个山谷已被月亮公主的诅咒笼罩百年,唯有等待一位拥有纯真心灵的解咒人出现…… 本片改编自英国儿童文学作家伊丽莎白·古吉的经典小说《古堡里的月亮公主》。