1001 Nights

1990

98 min

5.1

Ends at

Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead. In this one, she gets hold of a magic lamp.

Budget

$0

Genre

Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure

Director

Philippe de Broca

Country

Germany

Cast & Crew

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Gérard Jugnot

Thierry Lhermitte

Stéphane Freiss

Vittorio Gassman

Roger Carel

Marc Dudicourt

Georges Montillier

Alfredo Pea

Eric Métayer

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1001 Nights

Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead. In this one, she gets hold of a magic lamp.

  • Catherine Zeta-Jones

  • Gérard Jugnot

  • Thierry Lhermitte

  • Stéphane Freiss

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