1001 Nights

5.1

98m

1990

U

Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure

Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead. In this one, she gets hold of a magic lamp.

Starring

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Stéphane Freiss, Vittorio Gassman, Roger Carel, Marc Dudicourt, Georges Montillier, Alfredo Pea, Eric Métayer

Directed By

Philippe de Broca