1001 Nights

1990 • 98 min

“Scheherazade's story will be told once again.”

★ 5.1 / 10 (64 votes)

Fantasy Comedy Adventure

Synopsis

Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead. In this one, she gets hold of a magic lamp.

About This Film

1001 Nights is a 1990 fantasy, comedy, adventure film directed by Philippe de Broca. With a runtime of 98 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 5.1 out of 10 based on 64 votes on TMDB. The film stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Stéphane Freiss, Vittorio Gassman among its cast of 17 credited actors.

Cast

Catherine Zeta-Jones

as Sheherazade

Gérard Jugnot

as Jimmy Genious

Thierry Lhermitte

as The King

Stéphane Freiss

as Aladin

Vittorio Gassman

as Sinbad

Roger Carel

as The Great Vizier

Marc Dudicourt

as

Georges Montillier

as

Alfredo Pea

as

Eric Métayer

as

Florence Pelly

as

Raymond Aquilon

as

Farida Khelfa

as

Benoît Allemane

as

Maurice Illouz

as

Maurice Lane

as

Omar Chanbout

as

Crew