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23 November 1978 (USA) morePlot:
A resourceful thief helps a handscome prince fight an evil wizard and win the hand of a beautiful princess. | add synopsisUser Comments:
I actually liked it a lot! more (1 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Roddy McDowall | ... | Hasan |
 | Kabir Bedi | ... | Prince Taj |
 | Frank Finlay | ... | Abu Bakar |
| Marina Vlady | ... | Perizadah |
| Pavla Ustinov | ... | Princess Yasmine |
| Daniel Emilfork | ... | Genie |
 | Ian Holm | ... | The Gatekeeper |
 | Terence Stamp | ... | Wazir Jaudur |
 | Peter Ustinov | ... | The Caliph |
| Ahmed El Shenawi | ... | Kanishka (as Ahmed El-Shenawi) |
| Kenji Tanaki | ... | Lalitaditya |
| Neil McCarthy | ... | Jaudur's Aide |
| Vincent Wong | ... | Interpreter |
| Leon Greene | ... | Jaudur's Guard |
| Bruce Montague | ... | Police Chief |
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102 min | USA:100 minLanguage:
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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UK:U | Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Australia:G | West Germany:6 | Finland:K-8Filming Locations:
Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UKFun Stuff
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When I was a kid, I regarded this version as in about the same league as The Sinbad Trilogy, with its exquisite Arabian locales and flashy costumes. Roddy McDowell and Kabir Bedi have good chemistry with Bedi as an expatriate Prince and McDowell as his comedic thief companion.
Although sometimes silly in terms of special effects and production values, this is a story genuinely well-told. I'd not call it a classic, but it is a great deal better than most other TV movies you'll run into. Just look at the cast with lots of great roles by those you wouldn't expect, with Ian Holm, Peter Ustinov, and Terence Stamp in unforgettable roles. Even future Star Trek babe Marina Sirtis (Councellor Troi) has her debut here as a busty harem girl.
Perhaps the best aspect besides the wonderfully addictive orchestral musical score, has to be the weird and trippy atmosphere inside the evil cave that Prince Taj has to explore to find the diamond. This whole sequence is definitely the strongest point of the film and is one of the best scare-sequences I've seen. Lots of creepy blue lighting, evil whispering sounds, hallucinations, etc. This, coupled with the extremely weird-looking giant green genie, make this a movie that you just can't miss if you're into escapist fantasy.