1001 Nights

Synopsis

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.

Cast

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Sheherazade

Gérard Jugnot

Jimmy Genious

Thierry Lhermitte

The King

Stéphane Freiss

Aladin

Vittorio Gassman

Sinbad

Roger Carel

The Great Vizier

Marc Dudicourt

Georges Montillier

Alfredo Pea

Eric Métayer

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Florence Pelly

Raymond Aquilon

Farida Khelfa

Benoît Allemane

Maurice Illouz

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Maurice Lane

Omar Chanbout

Crew

Art

• François de Lamothe Production Design

Camera

• Jean Tournier Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Jacques Fonteray Costume Design

Directing

• Philippe de Broca Director

Editing

• Henri Lanoë Editor

Production

• André Djaoui Producer
• Maurice Illouz Producer
• Sarim Fassi-Fihri Executive Producer

Sound

• Gabriel Yared Original Music Composer

Writing

• Jérôme Tonnerre Writer
• Philippe de Broca Writer

Photos