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A Thousand and One Nights (1945)

A Thousand and One Nights poster
Directed by
Alfred Edward Green
Genre
fantasy film, adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
18
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a fantasy comedy set in ancient Baghdad. A young man uses the magic of the Arabian Nights to win the heart of a princess.

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What happens

A Thousand and One Nights is a 1945 American adventure fantasy comedy film set in the Baghdad of the One Thousand and One Nights, directed by Alfred E. Green and starring Evelyn Keyes, Phil Silvers, Adele Jergens and Cornel Wilde. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Best Art Direction, Color (Stephen Goosson, Rudolph Sternad, Frank Tuttle) and Best Special Effects (Ray Bomba and Lawrence W. Butler). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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