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Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961)

Country of Origin: France / Italy / USA
Year of Production: 1960 - 1961
Running Times: 92 mins (UK) 93 mins (USA / West Germany) 100 mins (Italy)
Format: Eastmancolour 35mm CinemaScope
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: mono

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Compagnie Cinématographique de France / Lux Film S.p.a.
Producers: Joseph E. Levine, Massimo Patrizi

SCRIPT
Script: Luther Davis, Franco Prosperi, Silvano Reina, Duccio Tessari, Marco Vicario
Story: Stefano Strucchi

DIRECTION
Directors: Mario Bava, Henry Levin, Franco Prosperi
2nd Unit Director: Mario Bava
Assistant Director: Alberto Cardone
2nd Assistant Director: Franco Prosperi

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Tonino Delli Colli

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Gene Ruggiero

MUSIC
Music: Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Musical Director: Mario Ammonini

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Costume Designers: Rosine Delamare, Giorgio Desideri

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Flavio Mogherini

MISCELLANEOUS
Choreographer: Secondino Cavallo (real name: Dino Cavallo)

LOCATIONS
Studio: Titanus Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

CAST
Donald O'Connor (Aladdin)
Noëlle Adam (Djalma)
Vittorio De Sica (Genie)
Aldo Fabrizi (Sultan)
Michèle Mercier (Princess Zaina)
Milton Reid (Omar)
Mario Girotti (Prince Moluk)
Fausto Tozzi (Grand Vizier)
Luigi Tosi
Marco Tulli (Fakir)
Raymond Bussières (magician)
Alberto Farnese (bandit chieftain)
Franco Ressel (Vizier's lieutenant)
Vittorio Bonos (lamp merchant)
Adriana Facchetti (Benhai)
Giovanna Galletti (midwife)

AVAILABILITY

USA
Theatrical Distributors: MGM
Video Distributors: Charter Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Finland
Rating: K-16

TIMELINE

1960
December

18: Italy – filming begins

1961
January

30: Italy – filming ends

July
13: Italy - passed by the ratings board

October
31: Italy – theatrical release

December
13: USA – theatrical release

1962
February

21: France – theatrical release

June
1: West Germany – theatrical release

December
17: UK – theatrical release

1963
February

25: Denmark – theatrical release

June
14: Finland – theatrical release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Aladdinin ihmeet - Finnish title
Aladins Abenteuer - West German title
Les mille et une nuits - Italian title
The Wonders of Aladdin

KEYWORDS

aladdin. genies, lamps, magic


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