Arabian Adventure (1979)

An evil magician seeks to gain power by obtaining a magic rose. A peasant boy and a prince join forces to stop him.

Director:

Kevin Connor

Writer:

Brian Hayles (screenplay)

Stars:

Christopher Lee, Milo O'Shea, Oliver Tobias

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Christopher Lee	...	Caliph Alquazar
Milo O'Shea	...	Khasim
Oliver Tobias	...	Prince Hasan
Emma Samms	...	Princess Zuleira
Puneet Sira	...	Majeed
Peter Cushing	...	Wazir Al Wuzara
Capucine	...	Vahishta
Mickey Rooney	...	Daad El Shur
John Wyman	...	Bahloul
John Ratzenberger	...	Achmed
Shane Rimmer	...	Abu
Suzanne Danielle	...	Eastern Dancer
Elisabeth Welch	...	Beggarwoman (as Elizabeth Welch)
Hal Galili	...	Asaf
Art Malik	...	Mamhoud (as Athar Malik)

Storyline

An evil magician seeks to gain power by obtaining a magic rose. A peasant boy and a prince join forces to stop him.

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Plot Keywords:

evil magician | caliph | genie | monkey | princess | 

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Taglines:

SEE THE MONSTER-MAKER ATTACKED BY HIS MONSTER! SEE THE BATTLE OF THE FLYING CARPETS! SEE PRINCE HASAN IN A DUEL WITH THE FORCES OF EVIL! SEE THE MAGIC SAPPHIRE PROTECT MAJEED AND HIS MONKEY!

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Genres:

Fantasy | Adventure

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Certificate:

G

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 July 1979 (Netherlands)

Also Known As:

1001 peripeteies stin aravia

Filming Locations:

Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

EMI Films, British Lion Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brian Hayles, who wrote the screenplay, died before the release of the film; Keith Miles's novelisation for Mirror Books was dedicated to his memory.

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Connections

Referenced in Intimate Portrait: Emma Samms (2002)

User Reviews

what a pile of Pooh

this film is pathetic the acting (if you could call it that is cardboard and predictable) the plot again is predictable and so clichéd (with no real attempt to even disguise the cliché). I didn't know that thieves had cockney accents in 'arabia'. what makes it even worst is that all the actors are supposed to be Arab but just have lots of fake tan on. it looks like everything from every fantasy and storybook has been thrown into a bag and pulled out in some random order. the story doesn't seem to focus on one magic thing to the next this is too dull a film to mention in fact i couldn't get through the whole thing without giving up and deciding that this is a wholesale waste of my time. i was very surprised to see that this film had been made in 1979. i mean, star wars had been made by then, Indiana Jones wasn't far off. jaws had been made and yet the effects in this film are pathetic. i could not justify giving this film any more than a one as a rating.