1990 · 98 min · Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure
Sheherazade has been married to a ruler who wants many wives, but only one at a time. Consequently, as soon as he has bedded them, he has them put to death. In most retellings, the girl staves off this unfortunate conclusion by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights, telling irresistible stories instead. In this one, she gets hold of a magic lamp.
Directed by Philippe de Broca. Starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gérard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermitte, Stéphane Freiss and Vittorio Gassman.
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