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Les 1001 Nuits is a French-Italian fantasy film loosely based on the ancient Persian legend One Thousand and One Nights. It is directed by Philippe de Broca and stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as Sheherazade who has married a King (Thierry Lhermitte) who desires to have many virgin wives but only one at a time. As soon as the King has sex with a new wife, he has her put to death at sunrise. Sheherazade delays this unfortunate ending by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories that are unfinished when the sun rises. In this version, Sheherazade finds a magical lamp that holds the genie Jimmy Genius (Gerard Jugnot) who is from the 20th century. Jimmy helps Sheherazade by providing her with 20th-century technology including a parachute that is used to drop a nude Sheherazade into a man's lap.
Actress Catherine Zeta Jones received her first film role in Les 1001 Nuits. The film was shot in 1989 and released in 1990 to little acclaim.
Original Release
04/11/1990
Cast
Name | Character |
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Catherine Zeta-Jones | Sheherazade |
Gérard Jugnot | Jimmy Genious |
Stéphane Freiss | Aladin |
Thierry Lhermitte | The King |
Vittorio Gassman | Sinbad |
Roger Carel | The Great Vizier |
Marc Dudicourt | |
Georges Montillier | The Executioner |
Alfredo Pea | Agib |
Valérie Rojan |
Directors
Writers
Philippe de Broca, Jérôme Tonnerre
Cast
Name | Character |
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Catherine Zeta-Jones | Sheherazade |
Gérard Jugnot | Jimmy Genious |
Stéphane Freiss | Aladin |
Thierry Lhermitte | The King |
Vittorio Gassman | Sinbad |
Roger Carel | The Great Vizier |
Marc Dudicourt | |
Georges Montillier | The Executioner |
Alfredo Pea | Agib |
Valérie Rojan | |
Eric Metayer | Abdullah |
Joy Graham | Mrs. Wilson |
Maurice Lane | Mr. Wilson |
Tim Holm | The Chief Inspector |
Raymond Aquilon | The Grand Eunuch |
Florence Pelly | The Grand Vizier's Daughter |
Farida Khelfa | The Queen |
Faycal Smaili | Aziz |
Omar Zerrei | Azaz |
Omar Chenbod | The Grand Imam |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Sarim Fassi | Executive Producer |
Maurice Illouz | Producer |
André Djaoui | Producer |