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Marjina Abdulla (1973)

Marjina Abdulla poster
Original title
মর্জিনা আবদুল্লা
Directed by
Dinen Gupta
Genre
family, comedy
Country
India
Runtime
2h 16m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A band of thieves hides their loot in a cave and a woodcutter stumbles on their secret. The story follows characters from the classic tale as they outwit the outlaws.

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What happens

Marjina Abdulla is a 1973 Indian Bengali-language dacoit western action-adventure film based on Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves directed by Dinen Gupta. This film's music has been directed by Salil Choudhury.The film stars Rabi Ghosh, Gita Dey, Utpal Dutt, Santosh Dutta, Mithu Mukherjee and Debraj Roy in the lead roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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