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Director:
Philippe de Broca
Writers:
Philippe de Broca (writer)
Jérôme Tonnerre (writer)
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Release Date:
11 April 1990 (France) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy more
Tagline:
Scheherazade's story will be told once again. more
Plot:
This movie displays the adventures of Sheherazade throught the legends of the 1001 nights. She meets all the great heroes and kings... more | full synopsis
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NewsDesk:
Singing and acting, but not at the same time – Zeta-Jones falters on Broadway
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User Reviews:
First part sleeper with Second part racer more (12 total)

Cast

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Catherine Zeta-Jones ... Sheherazade
Gérard Jugnot ... Jimmy Genious
Stéphane Freiss ... Aladin

Thierry Lhermitte ... The King
Vittorio Gassman ... Sinbad
Roger Carel ... The Great Vizier
Marc Dudicourt
Georges Montillier ... The Executioner
Alfredo Pea ... Agib
Valérie Rojan
Eric Métayer ... Abdullah
Joy Graham ... Mrs. Wilson
Maurice Lane ... Mr. Wilson
Tim Holm ... The Chief Inspector
Raymond Aquilon ... The Grand Eunuch
Florence Pelly ... The Grand Vizier's Daughter
Farida Khelfa ... The Queen
Faycal Smaili ... Aziz
Omar Zerrei ... Azaz
Omar Chenbod ... The Grand Imam
Tahar al Asbahami ... The Grand Chamberlain
Abdelkader Lofti ... The Fat Merchant
Maurice Illouz ... The Bourgeois
Mohamed Majd ... The Blind Man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Ahmed Boulane ... Pirate
Max Vialle
J.R.M. Chapman ... English man (uncredited)
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Directed by
Philippe de Broca 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Philippe de Broca  writer
Jérôme Tonnerre  writer

Produced by
André Djaoui .... producer
Salim Fassi Fihri .... executive producer
Maurice Illouz .... producer
 
Original Music by
Gabriel Yared 
 
Cinematography by
Jean Tournier 
 
Film Editing by
Henri Lanoë 
 
Casting by
Ahmed Boulane 
 
Production Design by
François de Lamothe 
 
Costume Design by
Jacques Fonteray 
 
Makeup Department
Annick Legout .... assistant makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ahmed Boulane .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Rachid Boulane .... assistant property master
Karym Ronda .... props
Gilles Ségurel .... property master
 
Sound Department
Gérard Barra .... sound
Laurent Quaglio .... supervising sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Pascal Charpentier .... special effects coordinator
Christian Guillon .... special effects
 
Visual Effects by
Pascal Charpentier .... visual effects coordinator
Christian Foucher .... digital artist
François Ploye .... computer animation system designer
 
Stunts
Patrick Cauderlier .... stunts
Daniel Vérité .... stunts
 
Casting Department
Mohamed Nesrate .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Abdelkrim Boulane .... costume assistant
Khalil Boulane .... wardrobe
 
Editorial Department
Sylvie Petat .... editor trainee
 
Other crew
Mohamed Benhmamane .... location manager
Tim Holm .... dialogue coach
Joel Proust .... horse master
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
1001 Nights (International: English title) (informal literal title)
Le mille e una notte (Italy)
Les mille et une nuits (France) (alternative spelling)
Scheherazade (UK) (TV title)
Sheherazade
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
France | Italy | Switzerland
Language:
French | English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
UK:PG | West Germany:6
Filming Locations:
Malta more
Company:
Cinémax more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Catherine Zeta-Jones's feature-film debut. more
Quotes:
The Great Vizier: [walks over to Sheherazade and wakes her up] I must cut off your head. more

FAQ

Why was Sherezade naked when she landed in Sinbad's lap?
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2 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
First part sleeper with Second part racer, 5 November 2002
10/10
Author: susannealia from Montreal, Canada

First part is a somewhat "sleeper" interpretation of the original legendary story. Had to remind myself to keep watching - although all paid off and switched to a balmy rapid pace in the 2nd part, where you have to wake up and keep alert to catch all of the jokes and plays which feast on the UK / middle-eastern switch location theme. Very funny for anyone with knowledge of people from either of these places.

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