Kismet (1944) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
A middle-aged beggar and magician who poses as the Prince of Hassir at night. He builds high walls to raise his daughter Marsinah on fairy tales, schemes to marry her to the Vizier, and attempts to as...
The Queen of the Grand Vizier's harem who is fascinated by the fake Prince of Hassir. She agrees to leave the Vizier and marry Hafiz after he negotiates with the ruler. She accompanies Hafiz into exil...
The young ruler who disguises himself as a gardener's son to understand his people. He falls in love with Marsinah, survives an assassination plot, spares Hafiz's life after his failed attempt, and ul...
Hafiz's daughter, sheltered behind high walls and raised on fairy tales about marrying royalty. She secretly falls in love with the disguised Caliph. Though initially despondent about being promised t...
A powerful official suspected of plotting against the Caliph. He hosts Hafiz, tries to win him over, and later orders Marsinah's death during a palace scramble. He is ultimately killed by Hafiz in the...
Marsinah's loyal nurse who grumbles about Hafiz's grandiose fantasies. She is aware of Marsinah's secret romance with the gardener's son but keeps the secret from her employer until the lovers are reu...
The Caliph's trusted adviser who strongly disapproves of the ruler's practice of disguising himself and roaming the streets of Baghdad to observe his subjects firsthand.
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Hafiz offers Marsinah's hand to the Grand Vizier, intending her to become Queen of the Harem and the Vizier's wife.
Karsha is Marsinah's nurse and knows that Marsinah has fallen in love with the gardener's son.
Agha is identified as the Caliph's trusted adviser and disapproves of the ruler's practice of disguising himself and roaming Baghdad.
Jamilla is described as the Queen of the Grand Vizier's harem. She reluctantly performs for him before agreeing to leave with Hafiz.
Hafiz asks Jamilla to leave the Grand Vizier and marry him, and she agrees. She later leaves Baghdad with Hafiz for Hassir.
The disguised Caliph meets Marsinah while posing as a gardener's son, and they fall in love. They are united and marry at the end.
The plot explicitly identifies Marsinah as Hafiz's daughter. Hafiz builds high walls around their home and tries to arrange her marriage.
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
At the end, Marsinah is shown with Jamilla beside her when she learns that the gardener's son is the Caliph.
Karsha repeatedly growls “Bah!” whenever Hafiz becomes expansive about his fantasies concerning Marsinah's future.
Hafiz agrees to kill the Caliph with his knife trick, but the Caliph recognizes the expected attack and leans out of the knife's path.
The Caliph suspects the Grand Vizier after the Vizier kills an attempted assassin before the prisoner can be questioned.
Hafiz bargains with the Grand Vizier, offers to assassinate the Caliph, and later fights him in the harem, where the Vizier is killed.
A deceptive beggar's schemes collide with hidden love, political ambition, and a final destiny shaped by sacrifice.
Directed by William Dieterle
Kismet (1944) · 5.5/10 · adventure, fantasy, romance
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