1001 Nights

"Scheherazade's story will be told once again."

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.

Director: Philippe de Broca

Cast

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Sheherazade

Gérard Jugnot

Jimmy Genious

Thierry Lhermitte

The King

Stéphane Freiss

Aladin

Vittorio Gassman

Sinbad

Roger Carel

The Great Vizier

Marc Dudicourt

Georges Montillier