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1001 Nights

1001 Nights

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 11, 1990

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure

User Score

49%

Original Title

Les 1001 nuits

Production Companies

Club Investissement Média, Cinémax, Télémax, Telepool, Antenne 2, RAI

Director

Philippe de Broca

Description

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.