Harum Scarum (1965)

Directed by

Gene Nelson

Genre

musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 35m

Rated

NR

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An Elvis Presley movie. A singer travels to a Middle Eastern country and gets caught up in a plot involving a kidnapped princess. It is a musical comedy with songs and slapstick.

lightheartedcheerfulfast-pacedcampywhimsicaldatedescapistenergetic

What happens

Harum Scarum (released in the United Kingdom as Harem Holiday) is a 1965 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley. It was shot on the original Cecil B. DeMille set from the film The King of Kings, with additional footage shot on location at the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth, Los Angeles. Some of the film was based on Rudolph Valentino's 1921 movie The Sheik. The film reached #11 on the Variety national weekly box office chart, earned $2 million at the box office, and finished #40 on the year end list of the top-grossing films of 1965. The film is listed in Golden Raspberry Award founder John Wilson's book The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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