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The Wonders of Aladdin (1961)

The Wonders of Aladdin poster
Original title
Le Meraviglie di Aladino
Directed by
Mario Bava, Henry Levin
Genre
fantasy film
Country
France, Italy, United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man named Aladdin finds a magic lamp with a genie inside. He uses the genie's powers to win the love of a princess and outwit his enemies.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulcomedicadventurouscolorfulupbeatfantastical

What happens

The Wonders of Aladdin (Italian: Le meraviglie di Aladino) is a 1961 Italian-French-American adventure comedy fantasy film directed by Henry Levin (with second unit direction by Mario Bava—uncredited in U.S. prints but credited as sole director in Italy) and produced by Joseph E. Levine for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars Donald O'Connor as the title character. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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