Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1954)

Original title

Ali Baba et les Quarante Voleurs

Directed by

Jacques Becker

Genre

comedy film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 32m

Rated

G

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 145 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poor woodcutter named Ali Baba stumbles upon a secret cave filled with treasure belonging to a band of forty thieves. He uses his discovery to improve his life, but the thieves soon come looking for him.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulbreezyamusingcolorfulfast-pacedcomedic

What happens

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (French: Ali Baba et les 40 voleurs) is a 1954 French comedy film directed by Jacques Becker and starring Fernandel, Samia Gamal and Dieter Borsche. It was made at the Billancourt Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by Georges Wakhévitch. Some scenes were shot on location in French Morocco. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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