Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor (1974)

Original title

Pohádky tisíce a jedné noci

Directed by

Karel Zeman

Genre

fantasy film, animated film, adventure film, cinematic fairy tale

Country

Czechoslovakia

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sailor named Sinbad goes on fantastical voyages inspired by Arabian Nights tales. The movie uses paper cutout animation that looks like Persian miniature paintings.

whimsicaldreamlikevisually lushleisurely pacedadventurouswhimsicalexoticnostalgic

What happens

Pohádky tisíce a jedné noci (literally Tales of 1,001 Nights) is a 1974 Czechoslovak animated film directed by Karel Zeman. The film combines the voyages of Sindbad the Sailor with elements of other tales from the Arabian Nights. Released in America as Adventures of Sinbad the Sailor, it is also known as A Thousand and One Nights. The film was animated using paper cutouts and draws its visual inspiration from Persian miniatures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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