Arabian Adventure

1979

1h 38m

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5.8/10

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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).

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Kevin Connor

Writers

Brian Hayles(writer by)

Stars

Christopher Lee

Milo O’Shea

Oliver Tobias

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Caliph Alquazar

Khasim

Prince Hasan

Princess Zuleira

Majeed

Bahloul

Achmed

Abu

Asaf

Beggarwoman

Eastern Dancer

Mamhoud

Omar, the Goldsmith

Jinnee

Mauve Gang - Abdulla

Mauve Gang - Ayyub

Mauve Gang - Aziz

Mauve Gang - Ajib

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Kevin Connor

Writers

Brian Hayles(writer by)

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5/10

The Rose Of Arabia. Arabian Adventure is directed by Kevin Connor and written by Brian Hayles. It stars Christopher Lee, Milo O'Shea, Oliver Tobias, Emma Samms and Puneet Sira. Music is by Ken Thorne and cinematography by Alan Hume. A prince is sent by an evil sorcerer (Lee) on a quest for a magical rose. Should he succeed, he hopes that as a reward he will win the hand of the princess. Sometimes to moderately enjoy a film of this type, you just got to take yourself back to a time when simple children's adventure movies were made with simple film making techniques. This obviously doesn't hold up well these days, where even given the year it was made it was way behind advancements that were being made in special effects. Thus it's highly unlikely that the prepubescents of today would have the patience or care for such a production. Yet it doesn't lack for charm. Is charm enough? Well it's not a great or very good film, it's heavy on chatter, the effects are indeed a little crude, acting and accents are borderline dire, and it seems to take an age to get going, yet it's not insulting like many far bigger budget pictures have been: even nowadays! It's best just to roll with it, enjoy the whimsy and the many small roles by the likes of Peter Cushing, Mickey Rooney, Capucine and, erm, John Ratzenberger. Forgettable once it's over, but harmless with it. 5/10

John Chard07 Jan, 2017