Alan Bates,
Dougray Scott,
James Frain,
Jason Scott Lee,
John Leguizamo
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When Sultan Said discovers his wife locked in a passionate embrace with his only brother, he flings his sword at the prince and accidentally murders his adulterous queen. Tortured by his wife's ghost,... read more
DVD Release Date: August 7, 2001
Stats: 219 reviews
Well done TV mini Series, not many things I can gripe about, it didn't feel long to me. If you like Fantasy films, it's a good watch.
Made for TV movies are a different beast than movies made for the cinema, and must be judged as a separate genre. In the TV genre this is a top-notch film. Obviously the storyline is awesome, it is taken from the book with very little change. It is visually appealing, the charact... read more
I loved this movie. The way that all the classic stories are told by making them relevant to the paranoid Sultan is wonderful. The cast was great and it didn't really have the feel of a made for tv movie like most Hallmark movies do.
One of my favorite symphony pieces was Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade. Mili Avital gives this heroine some of the same quiet and intelligent passion that I attributed to her character from listening to the music. Unfortunately, all the actors around her ham it up. Good sets an... read more
Full of enchantment and wonder. The tales weave together very well, and the acting is great. I love this mini-series.
I think about this movie daily.
Please excuse the corny computer graphics people, it was made for t.v.
This is a really cool spin on the Aladin most people know. It got me thinking and it was fun to watch.
A phantasmagorical tale filled with dragons, thieves, genies,flying carpets,and practical jokes. Full Review
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