Sheherazade
Brief Synopsis
A nubile ex-slave flees, with the help of a genie, the clutches of her husband, the Caliph of Baghdad, who takes a new wife each day and executes her the morning after to insure fidelity.
Cast & Crew
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Philippe De Broca
Director
Catherine Zeta-jones
Roger Carel
Vittorio Gassman
Alfredo Pea
Gérard Jugnot
Film Details
Also Known As
1001 Nights, The, Les Mille et une Nuits, Mille et une Nuits, Scheherazade, Thousand and One Nights, A
Genre
Action
Adventure
Release Date
1990
Location
Malta; Morocco
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
Synopsis
A nubile ex-slave flees, with the help of a genie, the clutches of her husband, the Caliph of Baghdad, who takes a new wife each day and executes her the morning after to insure fidelity.
Director
Philippe De Broca
Director
Cast
Catherine Zeta-jones
Roger Carel
Vittorio Gassman
Alfredo Pea
Gérard Jugnot
Stephane Freiss
Thierry Lhermitte
Crew
Gerard Barra
Sound Engineer
J C Bourgouin
Camera Operator
Philippe De Broca
Screenplay
Francois Delamothe
Art Director
Andre Djaoui
Producer
Bernard Farrel
Production Manager
Sarim Fassi-fihri
Other
Sarim Fasssi Fihri
Line Producer
Jacques Fonteray
Costume Designer
Christian Guillon
Special Effects Supervisor
Maurice Illouz
Executive Producer
Patrick Jaquillard
Assistant Director
Henri Lanoe
Editor
Paul Lemarinel
Makeup
Claudio Mancini
Line Producer
Arthur Plasschaert
Choreographer
Jean-charles Ruault
Sound
Shula Siegried
Casting
Jérôme Tonnerre
Screenplay
Teresa Topolski
Casting
Jean Tournier
Director Of Photography
Gabriel Yared
Music
Film Details
Also Known As
1001 Nights, The, Les Mille et une Nuits, Mille et une Nuits, Scheherazade, Thousand and One Nights, A
Genre
Action
Adventure
Release Date
1990
Location
Malta; Morocco
Technical Specs
Duration
2h
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Miscellaneous Notes
Began shooting Late April 1989.
The film will also be presented as a four hour mini-series.
