The top mistakes in Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves http://www.moviemistakes.com/film4291 en Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:55:21 +0000 63450 Jamiel delivers Ali Baba's ransom note to Hulagu Khan by throwing a knife, and the shocked Khan and his guards look to the window. Since Jamiel does not duck away immediately, he should have been seen and identified immediately, but nothing of that sort happens. 61065 At the end, Jamiel climbs one of the palace towers and, as a sign of victory, hoists the Arabian flag. Only thing: Baghdad was located in Persia (today's Iran and Iraq), not Arabia; and the shown flag, the green 'shahada', did not appear until the late 18th century. The ancient Persian flag, as far as I could find out, showed a star. 61069 When Abdullah escapes his Mongolian pursuers by jumping his horse across the ravine, the horse kicks loose some debris at the edge. But the rocks simply disappear, indicating that the ravine is a painted set-up.