Arabian Nights (1974)
The final part of Pasolini's Trilogy of Life series is rich with exotic tales of slaves and kings, potions, betrayals, demons and, most of all, love and lovemaking in all its myriad forms. Mysterious and liberating, this is an exquisitely dreamlike and adult interpretation of the original folk tales.
Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini
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Ninetto Davoli as Aziz |
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Franco Citti as The Demon |
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Franco Merli as Nur Ed Din |
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Tessa Bouché as Aziza |
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Ines Pellegrini as Zumurrud |
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Margareth Clémenti as Aziz's Mother |
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Luigina Rocchi as Budur |
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Alberto Argentino as Prince Shahzmah |
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Francesco Paolo Governale as Prince Tagi |
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Salvatore Sapienza as Prince Yunan |
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Zeudi Biasolo as Zeudi |
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Barbara Grandi as Ragazza Trattenuta dal Demone |
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Elisabetta Genovese as Munis |
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Gioacchino Castellini as Giawàn |
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Abadit Ghidei as Queen Dunya |
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Christian Aligny as |
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Salvatore Verdetti as Barsum |
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Jocelyne Munchenbach as |
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Luigi Antonio Guerra as |
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Jeanne Gauffin Mathieu as |
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Francelise Noel as |
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Franca Sciutto as |
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Ali Abdulla as (uncredited) |
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Fessazion Gherentiel as Berhane (uncredited) |
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Rino Hammaded as Hayat (uncredited) |
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Giana Idris as Giana (uncredited) |
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Jannette You as Donna Grassa (uncredited) |
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Mohamed Ali Zedi as (uncredited) |
| Directing | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Director |
| Writing | Pier Paolo Pasolini | Writer |
| Production | Alberto Grimaldi | Producer |
| Writing | Dacia Maraini | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jole Cecchini | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Massimo Giustini | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Giuseppe Banchelli | Production Supervisor |
| Production | Carla Crovato | Production Secretary |
| Production | Mario Di Biase | Production Manager |
| Production | Alessandro Mattei | Production Supervisor |
| Directing | Umberto Angelucci | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Peter Shepherd | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Luciano Welisch | Sound |
| Camera | Marcello Mastrogirolamo | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Angelo Pennoni | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Alessandro Ruzzolini | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Claudio Sabatini | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Ugo De Rossi | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Alfredo Menchini | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Enzo Ocone | Supervising Editor |
| Directing | Beatrice Banfi | Continuity |
| Production | Maurizio Forti | Administration |
| Production | Daniele Tiberi | Administration |
| Sound | Ennio Morricone | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Giuseppe Ruzzolini | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Nino Baragli | Editor |
| Editing | Tatiana Casini Morigi | Editor |
| Art | Dante Ferretti | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danilo Donati | Costume Design |
| Sound | Fausto Ancillai | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Massimo Anzellotti | Sound Effects Editor |