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Arabian Adventure

1979 · 99 min

A colourful, old-fashioned fairy-tale romp full of rubbery monsters and flying-carpet spectacle, best enjoyed with a forgiving, childlike sense of wonder.

Tagline
Soar into a Magical World of Action, Excitement and Enchantment!
Overview
An evil caliph 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 has to overcome genies, fire-breathing monsters, and treacherous swamps to reach his prize and claim the hand of the Princess Zuleira.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • power
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • fate
Places
  • fantasy world
  • wilderness
Era
timeless
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour4
Realism2
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
fantasy, science fiction, family
Directed by
Kevin Connor
Written by
Brian Hayles
Starring
Christopher Lee, Milo O'Shea, Oliver Tobias, Emma Samms, Puneet Sira, John Wyman, John Ratzenberger, Peter Cushing
Music
Ken Thorne
Cinematography
Alan Hume
Runtime
99 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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