1001 Nights
– Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, ..
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.
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Release Date:
11 Apr 1990
Language:
French, English
Director:
Philippe de Broca
Writer:
Philippe de Broca, Jérôme Tonnerre
Main Actors:
Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gérard Jugnot, Stéphane Freiss, Thierry Lhermitte
Plot:
Adventures of Sheherazade through the legends of the 1001 nights. She meets all the great heroes and kings, and is helped on her journey by a Genie who's living in 1990 London and uses his TV to reach Sheherazade.
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