Directed by:
Pier Paolo PasoliniScreenplay:
Pier Paolo PasoliniCinematography:
Giuseppe RuzzoliniComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Franco Merli, Ines Pellegrini, Luigina Rocchi, Abadit Ghidei, Francesco Paolo Governale, Luigi Antonio Guerra, Franca SciuttoPlots(1)
Exotic spectacle and unbridled sensuality collide in Pier Paolo Pasolini's dreamlike retelling of the Arabian fable. In this lush adaptation, a prince goes abroad in search of his beloved slave, whom someone has kidnapped. As he travels from land to land, he listens to erotic tales told by the people he meets--and though the stories entice him, he never can forget the lover he hopes to find again. The film--shot on location in Yemen, Ethiopia, Iran, and Nepal--is the final chapter in Pasolini's "Trilogy of Life" series that includes The Decameron and The Canterbury Tales. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Ninetto Davoli
Italy
Best movies:
The Gospel According to Matthew (1964)
Ostia (1970)
Teorema (1968)
Franco Citti
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Franco Merli
Italy
Best movies:
Il malato immaginario (1979)
Down and Dirty (1976)
Arabian Nights (1974)
Ines Pellegrini
Italy
Best movies:
Arabian Nights (1974)
Eyeball (1975)
Salo, or The 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
Luigina Rocchi
Best movies:
Scusa se è poco (1982)
Arabian Nights (1974)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
Abadit Ghidei
Best movies:
Arabian Nights (1974)
Francesco Paolo Governale
Best movies:
Arabian Nights (1974)
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Best movies:
Teresa la ladra (1972)
Man of the East (1972)
Una breve vacanza (1973)
Franca Sciutto
Italy
Best movies:
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Many Wars Ago (1970)
Manhunt (1972)