Arabian Nights

(Arabian Nights)

Basics

A series created by
1 Season - 2 Episodes
2000 | 175 minutes | Colour | Stereo | 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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, the maniacal and cowardly sultan must marry another  to  save
his kingdom, but to avoid future matrimonial disgrace he plans to have her  executed  the  morning  after  the  wedding.  Fortunately  for him,
Scheherezade, the grand vicar's  daughter  played  by  the  lovely  Mili
Avital,  jumps  at the challenge and the chance to marry her childhood
love. A master storyteller, the newly crowned sultana  escapes  death
night  after  night with her mesmerizing tales of Ali Baba and the Forty
Thieves, Aladdin    and    his    Magic    Lamp,    countless    warriors,
supernatural duels, and ferocious genies.

Main Cast

Mili Avital
Alan Bates
James Frain
Tchéky Karyo
Jason Scott Lee
John Leguizamo
Vanessa Mae
Dougray Scott
Rufus Sewell
Jim Carter
Peter Guinness
Hugh Quarshie
Pik Sen Lim
Amira Casar
Andy Serkis
Scheherezade
Storyteller
Harun al-Rashid
Black Coda
Aladdin
Genie of the Lamp
Princess Zobeide
Amin
Ali Baba
Ja'far
Chief Executioner
Mustappa
Aladdin's Mother
Morgiana
Kasim

Production Companies

Hallmark Entertainment
Studio Babelsberg
RTL Television
Golden Horn Films
International Traders

Distributors

American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (USA)

Release Dates

🇺🇸 April 30, 2000
🇬🇧 May 01, 2000

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