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Directed by Kevin Connor
UK 1979

 

The evil Caliph Alquazar (Christopher Lee, Scream and Scream Again) has his soul imprisoned in a mirror. The only thing now capable of defeating him is the magical Rose of Elil. And so Alquazar recruits the adventurer Hasan (Oliver Tobias, The Stud), who claims to be a prince, to go and obtain the Rose of Elil, promising Hasan the hand of Princess Zuleira (Emma Samms, TV’s Dynasty) in return. Joined by young rogue Majeed (Puneet Sira) and his pet monkey, Hasan fights the perils on the Island of Elil to complete the quest, unaware that all that awaits him at the end is Alquazar’s treachery. Directed by Kevin Connor (The Land That Time Forgot) and co-starring Peter Cushing (At the Earth’s Core), Capucine (The Pink Panther), Mickey Rooney (Ambush Bay) and John Ratzenberger (TV’s Cheers).

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A valiant prince battles an evil sorcerer to rescue his true love in this colorful fantasy, which features high adventure and plenty of special effects. The hero must overcome a number of dangers, along the way receiving help from a beautiful street urchin and a magical rose.

Excerpt from B+N located HERE

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Theatrical Release: July 5th, 1979

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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray

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Distribution Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
Runtime 1:38:17.057       
Video

1.78:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 22,281,627,983 bytes

Feature: 20,465,817,600 bytes

Video Bitrate: 24.45 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
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Audio

DTS-HD Master Audio English 1554 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1554 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
Commentary:

Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
Subtitles English, None
Features Release Information:
Studio: Kino

 

1.78:1 1080P Single-layered Blu-ray

Disc Size: 22,281,627,983 bytes

Feature: 20,465,817,600 bytes

Video Bitrate: 24.45 Mbps

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Video

 

Edition Details:

• NEW Audio Commentary by director Kevin Connor
• Theatrical Trailer (2:54)


 Blu-ray Release Date: May 28th, 2019
 Standard Blu-ray Case

Chapters 8

 

 

Comments:

NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were taken directly from the Blu-ray disc.

ADDITION: Kino Blu-ray (May 2019): Kino have transferred the 70's UK-produced fantasy-adventure film Arabian Adventure to Blu-ray. It shows a few scratches in the beginning scenes but settles down and has some impressive effects as well as some weaker ones. The transfer is single-layered with a decent bitrate and looks reasonable with plenty of grain (and some scanner noise) giving the film presentation some texture. It is in the 1.78:1 aspect ratio and the image quality only modest in relation to the films source - it seems to require a good cleaning. I think fans will be pleased with it in 1080P.

On their Blu-ray, Kino use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel mono track (16-bit) in the original English language. It handles the effects, Arabian traditional music and a score by Ken Thorne (Hannie Caulder, Wolf Lake, The Bed Sitting Room, The Outsider) well creating a fantasy atmosphere from glorious adventure to seething tension in spots. Kino offer optional English subtitles on their Region 'A' Blu-ray.

The Kino Blu-ray has a new (2019) commentary by director Kevin Connor hosted by C. Courtney Joyner. Connor is 82-years old but recalls details of the production quite well and he has some salient comments on the cast, crew, Pinewood studio effects and much more. Joyner keeps the conversation going with some good questions. There is also a theatrical trailer.  

This isn't a high-CGI effort but is far from simple with some extensive work done (models, wires) in the creation of Arabian Adventure that impressive conceptualization. It's a film that is a perfect young boy's adventure and certainly will carry nostalgia value for many. To that crowsd the Blu-ray with informative commentary has our recommendation! 

Gary Tooze

 

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