Arabian Adventure (1979)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1979
Running Times: 98 mins
Format: colour     35mm
Ratio:
Sound: Dolby

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Badger Films/EMI Films Ltd
Producer: John Dark

SCRIPT
Script: Brian Hayles

DIRECTION
Director: Kevin Connor

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Alan Hume

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Barry Peters

MUSIC
Music: Ken Thorne

SOUND
Re-Recording Mixer: Gerry Humphreys

STUNTS
Stunt Arranger: Marc Boyle
Stunt Double: Kiran Shah
Fencing Master: Alf Joint

CAST
Christopher Lee (Alquazar)
Milo O'Shea (Khasim)
Oliver Tobias (Prince Hasan)
Emma Samms (Princess Zuleira)
Puneet Sira (Majeed)
John Wyman (Bahloul)
John Ratzenberger (Achmed)
Shane Rimmer (Abu)
Hal Galili (Asaf)
Elisabeth Welch (beggarwoman)
Suzanne Danielle (Eastern dancer)
Athar Malik (Mahmoud)
Jacob Wilkin (Omar, the Goldsmith)
Milton Reid (Jinnee)
Cengiz Saner (Abdulla)
Marcel Steiner (Ayyub)
William Sleigh (Aziz)
Andy 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)
Eddie Tagoe, Sonny Caldinez, Robert Cabassiere, Clive Curtis, Danna Amici,
Roy Stewart (Nubians)
Peter Cushing (Wazir Al Wuzara)
Capucine (Vahishta)
Mickey Rooney (Daad El Shur)

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.

USA
Theatrical Distributor: Associated Film Distributors
Video Distributor: Sinister Cinema

Finland
Rating: K-12

UK
Rating: U

USA
Rating: G

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)

Alfombras mágicas - Spanish title
Im Banne des Kalifen - German title
Prinssi Hassanin seikkailut - Finnish title
Przygoda arabska - Polish title
O Tapete Voador - Portugese title
Le trésor de la montagne sacrée - French title

MAGAZINES

Screen International 30 June 1979 p.2
note

KEYWORDS

arabian nights, magic, sorcerors

Last Updated: 15 October, 2008