Movielogr
1001 Nights (1990)
Directed by Philippe de Broca
Overview
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.
Length 98 minutes
Actors
Catherine Zeta-Jones | Gérard Jugnot | Thierry Lhermitte | Stéphane Freiss | Vittorio Gassman | Roger Carel | Marc Dudicourt | Georges Montillier | Alfredo Pea | Eric Métayer | Florence Pelly | Raymond Aquilon | Farida Khelfa | Benoît Allemane | Maurice Illouz | Maurice Lane | Omar Chenbod