Alibaba

Alibaba

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 13, 1937

Runtime

1h 55m

Original Title

Alibaba

Director

Modhu Bose

Description

Based on the 'Arabian Nights', this film tells of the Baghdadi woodcutter Alibaba (M. Bose) and his magic 'Open Sesame' formula; of the hero's jealous brother Kasim and the slave girl Marjina (S. Bose). The film adapts the 1897 play, giving it a Hollywood-derived exotic flavour. An improvised 'modern' dance is inserted. The slow, mannered acting with the frontally framed tableau shots are enlivened by the dance scenes, especially the Marjina-Abdallah sequence.