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Arabian Adventure

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

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).

Release Date : 1979-07-08

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : EMI Films

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Christopher Lee

Character Name : Caliph Alquazar

Original Name : Christopher Lee

Gender : Male

Milo O’Shea

Character Name : Khasim

Original Name : Milo O’Shea

Gender : Male

Oliver Tobias

Character Name : Prince Hasan

Original Name : Oliver Tobias

Gender : Male

Emma Samms

Character Name : Princess Zuleira

Original Name : Emma Samms

Gender : Female

Puneet Sira

Character Name : Majeed

Original Name : Puneet Sira

Gender : Male

John Wyman

Character Name : Bahloul

Original Name : John Wyman

Gender : Male

John Ratzenberger

Character Name : Achmed

Original Name : John Ratzenberger

Gender : Male

Shane Rimmer

Character Name : Abu

Original Name : Shane Rimmer

Gender : Male

Hal Galili

Character Name : Asaf

Original Name : Hal Galili

Gender : Male

Elisabeth Welch

Character Name : Beggarwoman

Original Name : Elisabeth Welch

Gender : Female

Suzanne Danielle

Character Name : Eastern Dancer

Original Name : Suzanne Danielle

Gender : Female

Art Malik

Character Name : Mamhoud

Original Name : Art Malik

Gender : Male

Jacob Witkin

Character Name : Omar, the Goldsmith

Original Name : Jacob Witkin

Gender : Male

Milton Reid

Character Name : Jinnee

Original Name : Milton Reid

Gender : Male

Cengiz Saner

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Abdulla

Original Name : Cengiz Saner

Gender : Male

Marcel Steiner

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Ayyub

Original Name : Marcel Steiner

Gender : Male

William Sleigh

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Aziz

Original Name : William Sleigh

Gender : Male

Andy Bradford

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Ajib

Original Name : Andy Bradford

Gender : Male

Albin Pahernik

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Asham

Original Name : Albin Pahernik

Gender : Male

Stuart Fell

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Alvi

Original Name : Stuart Fell

Gender : Male

Gurdial Sira

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Akbar

Original Name : Gurdial Sira

Gender : Female

Dan Long

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Cell Guard

Original Name : Dan Long

Gender : Male

Tim Pearce

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Zaeed

Original Name : Tim Pearce

Gender : Male

Benjamin Feitelson

Character Name : Mauve Gang - The Water Seller

Original Name : Benjamin Feitelson

Gender : Male

Omelia Warland

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Handmaiden

Original Name : Omelia Warland

Gender : Male

Michael Watkins

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Fruitseller

Original Name : Michael Watkins

Gender : Male

David Freedman

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Ali

Original Name : David Freedman

Gender : Male

Colin Howells

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Felah

Original Name : Colin Howells

Gender : Male

Bobby Parr

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Pulan

Original Name : Bobby Parr

Gender : Male

Alf Mangan

Character Name : Mauve Gang - Sulan

Original Name : Alf Mangan

Gender : Male

Eddie Tagoe

Character Name : The Nubian

Original Name : Eddie Tagoe

Gender : Male

Sonny Caldinez

Character Name : The Nubian

Original Name : Sonny Caldinez

Gender : Male

Robert La'Bassiere

Character Name : The Nubian

Original Name : Robert La'Bassiere

Gender : Male

Clive Curtis

Character Name : The Nubian

Original Name : Clive Curtis

Gender : Male

Danna Amici

Character Name : The Nubian

Original Name : Danna Amici

Gender : Male

Roy Stewart

Character Name : Nubian

Original Name : Roy Stewart

Gender : Male

Peter Cushing

Character Name : Wazir Al Wuzara

Original Name : Peter Cushing

Gender : Male

Capucine

Character Name : Vahishta

Original Name : Capucine

Gender : Female

Mickey Rooney

Character Name : Daad El Shur

Original Name : Mickey Rooney

Gender : Male

Reviews

J

John Chard

@John Chard

2024-05-16

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

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-06-05

This last film of the Kevin Connor/John Dark series of fantasy adventures, which I recall fondly from my childhood, sees Christopher Lee as "Alquazar", an evil sorcerer who manages to trick the lovestruck Oliver Tobias ("Prince Hasan") into setting off on a perilous journey for the all-powerful "Rose of Elil" which will earn him the hand of the beautiful Emma Sands ("Princess Zuilera"). Along the way he has a many adventures on his magic carpet; picks up the obligatory street-rat "Majeed" (Puneet Sira) and encounters magic and evil as he tries to fulfil his quest. It's a traditional Arabian Nights type story with sumptuous costumes and sets, and Lee is great as the baddie. A marvellously obsequious Milo O'Shea, Peter Cushing, Capucine and an all-too-brief series of scenes with Mickey Rooney make this more of an adventure story than a romantic one; and I quite enjoyed it.