Arabian Adventure

Jul 8, 1979

1h 38m

★ 5.8

Soar into a Magical World of Action, Excitement and Enchantment!

Overview

An evil caliph (Christopher Lee) offers his daughter’s hand in marriage to a prince if he can complete a perilous quest for a magical rose. Helped by a young boy and a magic carpet, Prince Hasan (Oliver Tobias), has to overcome genies, fire breathing monsters and treacherous swamps to reach his prize and claim the hand of the Princess Zuleira (Emma Samms).

Genres

Fantasy

Science Fiction

Family

Production Companies

EMI Films

Arabian Adventure Trailers

Cast

Caliph Alquazar

Christopher Lee

Khasim

Milo O’Shea

Prince Hasan

Oliver Tobias

Princess Zuleira

Emma Samms

Majeed

Puneet Sira

Bahloul

John Wyman

Achmed

John Ratzenberger

Abu

Shane Rimmer

Asaf

Hal Galili

Beggarwoman

Elisabeth Welch

Eastern Dancer

Suzanne Danielle

Mamhoud

Art Malik

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