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Arabian Adventure (1979)
Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1979
Running Times: 98m
Length:
Format: 35mm
Colour Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound: recorded in Dolby System
DIRECTION
Directed by: Kevin Connor
CREW
 PRODUCTION
Copyright: © Badger Films Limited MCMLXXIX [1979]
Production Companies: A John Dark, Kevin Connor production
Produced by: John Dark
Production Supervisor: Graham Easton
SCRIPT
Screenplay by: Brian Hayles
DIRECTION
Assistant Director: Ray Frift
Continuity: Doreen Soan
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Alan Hume
Camera Operator: Derek Browne
Second Camera: Arthur Wooster
Camera Assistant: Mike Frift
Gaffer: John Swan
EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Barry Peters
Assistant Editor: Robert Gavin
Colour by: Rank Film Laboratories
MUSIC
Music Composed and Conducted by: Ken Thorne
SOUND
Creative Sound: Jim Atkinson
Sound: Dennis Nisbett, Gerry Humphreys
COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Costume Supervisor: Rosemary Burrows
Make-Up: Robin Grantham, Yvonne Coppard
Hairdresser: Stella Rivers
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: George Gibbs
Special Effects: Richard Conway, David Harris
VISUAL EFFECTS
Process Photography: Charles Staffell
Matte Effects: Cliff Culley
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Elliot Scott
Art Director: Jack Maxsted
Set Dresser: Terry Ackland-Snow
Property Master: Bert Hearne
Construction Manager: Larry Cleary
LOCATIONS
Made at Pinewood Studios, Iver, England
STUNTS
Stunt Arranger: Marc Boyle
Stunt Double: Kiran Shah (uncredited)
Fencing Master: Alf Joint
CASTING
Casting: Alan Foenander
CAST
with
Christopher Lee (Alquazar)
Milo O'Shea (Khasim)
and
Oliver Tobias as Prince Hasan
introducing
Emma Samms (Princess Zuleira)
Puneet Sira (Majeed)
John Wyman (Bahloul)
John Ratzenberger (Achmed)
Shane Rimmer (Abu)
Suzanne Danielle (Eastern dancer)
Elisabeth Welch (beggarwoman)
Special Guest Appearances
Peter Cushing
(Wazir Al Wuzara)
Capucine (Vahishta)
and
Mickey Rooney (Daad El Shur)
Hal Galili (Asaf)
Athar Malik (Mahmoud)
Jacob Witkin (Omar, the Goldsmith)
Milton Reid (Jinnee)
Mauve Gang
Cengiz Saner (Abdulla)
Marcel Steiner (Ayyub)
William Sleigh (Aziz)
Andrew Bradford (Adjib)
Albin Pahernik (Asham)
Stuart Fell (Alvi)
Gurdial Sira (Akbar)
Dan Long (cell guard)
Tim Pearce (Zaeed)
Benjamin Feitelson (the water seller)
Omelia Warland (handmaiden)
Michael Watkins (fruitseller)
David Freedman (Ali)
Colin Howells (Felah)
Bobby Parr (Pulan)
Alf Mangan (Sulan)
The Nubians
Eddie Tagoe
Sonny Caldinez
Robert Cabassiere
Clive Curtis,
Danna Amici
Roy Stewart
PLOT SUMMARY
The evil Caliph Alquazar has his own soul trapped in a mirror and now
the only thing that can defeat him is the magical Rose of Elil. He recruits
Hasan, and adventurer who claims to be a prince, to find the rose for
him, promising him the Princess Zuliera as his reward. The naive Hasan,
unaware of Alquazar's true motives, sets off on his quest.
AVAILABILITY
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Associated Film Distributors
Video Distributor: Sinister Cinema
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Finland
Rating: K-12
UK
Rating: U
USA
Rating: G
MPAA: 25486
TIMELINE
1979
July
19: UK theatrical release (at the Warner West End, London)
November
25: USA - theatrical release in Tampa, Florida
1980
May
1: Finland theatrical release
2002
December
27: USA - television broadcast (on FAMZ Channel)
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
Alfombras mágicas - Spanish title
Im Banne des Kalifen - German title
Prinssi Hassanin seikkailut - Finnish title
Przygoda arabska - Polish title
Tapete Voador, O - Portugese title
Trésor de la montagne sacrée, Le - French title
REFERENCES
PERIODICALS
Screen International 30 June 1979 p.2
note
KEYWORDS
arabian nights, magic, sorcerors
Last Updated:
12 June, 2009
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