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1001 Nights

"Scheherazade's story will be told once again."

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.

Top Cast

  • Catherine Zeta-Jones

    Catherine Zeta-Jones

    Sheherazade

  • Gérard Jugnot

    Gérard Jugnot

    Jimmy Genious

  • Thierry Lhermitte

    Thierry Lhermitte

    The King

  • Stéphane Freiss

    Stéphane Freiss

    Aladin

  • Vittorio Gassman

    Vittorio Gassman

    Sinbad

  • Roger Carel

    Roger Carel

    The Great Vizier

  • Marc Dudicourt

    Marc Dudicourt

  • Georges Montillier

    Georges Montillier

  • Alfredo Pea

    Alfredo Pea

Overview

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.

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