Semiramis Cinema

Sadoun Street,
Baghdad

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HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on December 25, 2008 at 9:10 am

Here is the July 13, 2007 USA Today article about its closing:
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kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on September 26, 2007 at 9:04 pm

Not directly connected with this theater, but interesting in its own right, MGM had a subsidiary in El Nasr, Baghdad in 1970, according to the IMPA of that year. The subsidiary was called MGM Middle East, Inc.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on April 13, 2007 at 9:36 am

Here is the Washington Post article from August 2006:
http://tinyurl.com/3698rv

Life's Too Short
Life's Too Short on August 20, 2006 at 7:36 am

I am glad to know that you did not travel to Iraq yourself.

I can’t imagine being a theatre owner under those circumstances. I think the operators get a lot of credit for attempting to stay open at least.

Ken Roe
Ken Roe on August 17, 2006 at 3:48 pm

A photograph of the Semiramis Cinema by Joshua Partlow—The Washington Post:
http://flickr.com/photos/kencta/218023574/

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on August 16, 2006 at 6:27 pm

I wonder if the theocracy limited or censored the American films in the past. You would think nudity, alcohol use or obscenity would be verboten.