
The Thief of Bagdad(1940)
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.


“Pier Paolo Pasolini unfolds the Sensual and Erotic tales of the fabled... 1001 Arabian Nights”
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.

Ninetto Davoli
Aziz

Franco Citti
The Demon

Franco Merli
Nur Ed Din

Tessa Bouché
Aziza

Ines Pellegrini
Zumurrud

Margareth Clémenti
Aziz's Mother

Luigina Rocchi
Budur
Alberto Argentino
Prince Shahzmah
Francesco Paolo Governale
Prince Tagi
Salvatore Sapienza
Prince Yunan
Arabian Nights is a adventure, fantasy film released in 1974 exploring themes of princess, eroticism, sultan, erotic movie, arabian nights. Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini, it stars Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Franco Merli. 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.
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