Scheherazade
Cast & Crew
Pierre Gaspard-huit
Anna Karina
Gérard Barray
Antonio Vilar
Marilù Tolo
Jorge Mistral
Film Details
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Synopsis
Renaud de Villecroix, nephew of Emperor Charlemagne, journeys to Bagdad to assure Caliph Haroun-al-Raschid that pilgrims to the Holy Land will not disrupt the lives of those who dwell in the Mesopotamian Desert. En route, Renaud rescues Princess Scheherazade from Bedouin bandits and escorts her to Bagdad. By the time they reach the city, they are lovers; Scheherazade must abandon Renaud, however, to join the caliph's harem. She competes with two rivals in tests of wisdom, beauty, and courage, and is chosen to wed the caliph. Jealous of Scheherazade's triumph, Shirin, who is the choice of Grand Vizier Zaccar, arranges for guards to find the princess and Renaud together in the harem of the caliph; the faithless bride is subsequently condemned to death. When Renaud offers to sacrifice himself in her place, the caliph agrees but further humiliates Scheherazade by throwing her to the beggars. Again rescued by Renaud's men, the princess and Renaud flee into the desert, but after suffering thirst and fever, they are forced to return to Bagdad. Touched by the lovers' devotion, the caliph frees Renaud on the condition that Scheherazade be the caliph's bride. When Renaud helps to quell a rebellion fomented by the traitorous grand vizier, the mortally wounded caliph releases Scheherazade from her vows and blesses the lovers.
Director
Pierre Gaspard-huit
Cast
Anna Karina
Gérard Barray
Antonio Vilar
Marilù Tolo
Jorge Mistral
Fausto Tozzi
Giuliano Gemma
Gil Vidal
Joëlle Latour
Fernando Rey
José Manuel Martín
Crew
Henri Baum
Jacques Bourdon
Francisco Canet
Janine Charrat
André Domage
Pierre Gaspard-huit
Louisette Hautecoeur
André Hossein
José G. Maesso
Christian Matras
Antoine Petitjean
Michel Safra
Marc-gilbert Sauvajon
Marc-gilbert Sauvajon
Serge Silberman
Georges Wakhévitch
Georges Wakhévitch
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Notes
Opened in Paris in May 1963 as Shéhérazade; running time: 124 min; in Madrid in June 1963 as Scheherezade; in Rome in September 1963 as La schiava di Bagdad; running time: 105 min. Originally released in 70mm (Super Technirama-70 or Superpanorama-70).
