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Directed by
John Rawlins
USA 1942
Get swept away on a magical carpet ride! Prepare for every wish to be answered in the dazzling film spectacular Arabian Nights! See the passionate romance, lavish riches and exotic splendor of this classic fable that was “beautifully mounted in Technicolor” (Leonard Maltin) and is now magically brought to life in HD. Jon Hall (Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves), Maria Montez (Cobra Woman) and Sabu (The Jungle Book) star in this lush, epic story of two half brothers who battle each other for the power of the throne and the love of a sensual, gorgeous dancing girl. Directed by John Rawlins (Sudan) and co-starring Leif Erickson (The Lady Gambles), Billy Gilbert (The Great Dictator), Shemp Howard (Pittsburgh) and Thomas Gomez (Force of Evil). This thrilling adventure, the first of six films starring Montez and Hall, was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Cinematography (Color), Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration (Color), Best Sound and Best Music Score. ***
Dancer Sherazade was told by the stars that she will become wife of the kalif in Bagdad. She tells Kamar, brother of kalif Haroun. He planned a coup d'etat, which failed at first, but supported by the wasir he finally succeeds. Haroun is injured and gets help from Ahmad's actor troupe, where he is nursed by Sherazade, who doesn't recognise him. When she hears that Kamar is looking for her she goes to him, but is sold with the complete troupe of actors to slavery. They're able to escape, but Haroun is still in danger. To save him, Sherazade agrees to poison Kamar, but Haroun tries to establish his rulership first. |
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Theatrical Release: December 25th, 1942
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Distribution | Universal Home Video - Region 1 - NTSC | Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray |
Runtime | 1:26:27 | 1:26:47.201 |
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1.33:1
Aspect Ratio Average Bitrate: 6.24 mb/s NTSC 720x480 29.97 f/s |
1.37 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 27,768,004,765 bytesFeature: 27,193,669,632 bytes Video Bitrate: 37.91 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video |
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Audio | English (Dolby Digital mono) |
DTS-HD Master
Audio English 1553 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1553 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 /
48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps |
Subtitles | English, None | English, None |
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Release Information: Edition Details: • Robert
Osborne Introduction |
Release Information: Studio: Kino
1.37 :1 1080P Dual-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 27,768,004,765 bytesFeature: 27,193,669,632 bytes Video Bitrate: 37.91 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video
Edition Details:
• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Phillipa Berry
Standard Blu-ray Case Chapters 9 |
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On their
Blu-ray,
Kino use a DTS-HD Master dual-mono track (16-bit) in the original
English language. It is another advancement in the film's audio effects
- ie. sword conflicts, horses plus a fine score by
Frank Skinner (The
Sleeping City, The Lady Gambles, The
Appaloosa,
Madame
X,
Magnificent
Obsession,
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,
All That Heaven Allows,
Thunder Bay, and
The Naked City) sounding
clean, and a bit deeper with
more consistent dialogue. Kino offer optional English
subtitles on their Region 'A'
Blu-ray.
The Kino
Blu-ray
has a new commentary by Film Historian Phillipa Berry. She does a solid
job - fully prepared and keeping excellent pace sharing anecdotes on
cast, crew and production - highlighting Jon Hall - his suicidal death
at age 64, Maria Montez ("The Queen of Technicolor") and Sabu,
son of an Indian mahout (elephant rider)
and pointing out Turhan Bey, Stooge Shemp Howard and Acquanetta (who was
originally considered for the part of Sherazade) nicknamed "The
Venezuelan Volcano" known for her role as a transformative ape in
Captive Wild Woman, and
Jungle Woman. There is also an SD trailer.
Arabian Nights
is renowned for its lush appearance with grandiose sets and costuming
- winning awards for color cinematography and art-direction. It's one of
the most visually satisfying of the Arabic-adventure 'One Thousand and One Nights'
folk-tales put to film. I am very happy
to own on Blu-ray.
Sure... recommended!
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