Arabian Nights DVD

Arabian Nights
In this made-for-TV retelling of the classic tale A Thousand and One Nights, a woman discovers the ability to spin a good yarn is literally a matter of life and death. Schahriar (Dougray Scott), a powerful sultan who rules Bagdad, has developed a bitterness and distrust of women ever since he discovered his first wife was unfaithful to him. He no longer trusts the fair sex and has vowed to never marry again, but circumstances force him to wed Scheherezade (Mili Avital), a beautiful girl he's known since he was a child. Schahriar decides that if he must marry Scheherezade, he will murder her after their wedding night. Scheherezade, however, is understandably unenthusiastic about this idea, and to postpone her execution, begins regaling Schahriar with a long series of fascinating stories; by keeping him intrigued with her fables of adventure and honor, she hopes his heart will soften and she will be allowed to live. Scheherezade's stories include the tales of Ali Baba (Rufus Sewell), BacBac the Hunchback (Alexei Sayle), Aladdin (Jason Scott-Lee), the Genie of the Lamp (John Leguizamo), and many more. Arabian Nights was originally shown as a two-part miniseries, with the first episode airing on ABC on April 30, 2000. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Mili Avital as Scheherezade Dougray Scott as Schahriar Alan Bates as The Storyteller Jason Scott Lee as Aladdin John Leguizamo as Lamp Genie/Ring Genie Rufus Sewell as Ali Baba Tchéky Karyo as Black Coda Alexei Sayle as BacBac James Frain as Jim Carter as Peter Guinness as Hugh Quarshie as

Crew Choi Ho Man - Art Director Mike Fenton - Casting Allison Cowitt - Casting Nina Gold - Casting Maurizio Millenotti - Costume Designer Steven Barron - Director Robert Halmi, Jr. - Executive Producer Robert Halmi, Sr. - Executive Producer Richard Harvey - Composer (Music Score) Ben Van Os - Production Designer Tony Burrough - Production Designer Remi Adefarasin - Cinematographer Dyson Lovell - Producer Eve Ramboz - Special Effects Howard Ellis - Supervisor/Manager Peter Barnes - Screenwriter

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General Specifications: Language Options: English Subtitle Options: English Sound Processing: DDS2.0: Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels of sound from a 2-channel stereo mix. Additional Features: Standard full-screen 2.0 Dolby Surround "Making of" documentary Cast and crew information Production notes Digitally mastered Scene access Interactive menus DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard MPAA Rating: NR DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 175 min   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 0. Scene Index 1. Main Titles [3:44] 2. A Madman Rules [4:56] 3. Marriage [5:14] 4. Sesame Seed Biscuit [4:04] 5. Black Coda [5:28] 6. "Open Sesame" [4:01] 7. Kasim Gets Killed [3:47] 8. A Rich Funeral [2:47] 9. "It's a Trick" [5:26] 10. Forty Jars of Oil [5:06] 11. Morgiana's Plan [4:23] 12. Ali Baba's Party [2:20] 13. The Sultan's Jester [:53] 14. Taking a Gamble [4:04] 15. A Final Jest [2:50] 16. Pickpocket [1:54] 17. "Take This Ring" [6:35] 18. Trapped Underground [8:25] 19. The Lamp Genie [7:23] 20. Money [4:43] 21. Introdutions [3:35] 22. Unworthy of Her Love [2:35] 23. Magic Monkey [1:46] 24. Eliminating the Enemy [4:46] 25. Living in Style [3:08] 26. A Bargain [3:18] 27. Aladdin Wins [4:14] 28. Storytelling [5:31] 29. A Joke [7:33] 30. The Sultan's Court [3:24] 31. A Rude Awakening [3:22] 32. Repeating the Jest [5:56] 33. The Three Brothers [1:17] 34. The Greatest Wonder [2:26] 35. Telescope [3:59] 36. A Rare Fruit [1:26] 37. Flying Carpet [4:09] 38. United [4:03] 39. "Stories Can Save Us" [4:02] 40. End Credits [5:08]