A Thousand and One Nights
“Alf laila wa leila”
Othman, a fisherman, finds a baby inside a floating basket while fishing, so he takes him, raises him and teaches him fishing. Othman gets arrested for fishing in a protected area, but the prince's daughter intervenes to exempt him. A genie than appears to Othman and tells him the story of his adopted son Morgan.
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Togo Mizrahi Director · Badiea Khairy Screenplay Abdel Halim Nasr Cinematographer
First release March 20, 1941 · Produced in Egypt · Original title ألف ليلة وليلة
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Egyptian Film Company (Togo Mizrahi)
Production
Egypt
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Original title
ألف ليلة وليلة
Original language
Arabic
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Arabic
Release dates
Egypt · March 20, 1941
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