A Thousand and One Nights
1945 film by Alfred E. Green
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Key Facts
- Director: Alfred Edward Green[3]
- Screenwriter: Richard English[4], Jack Henley[5]
- Composer: Marlin Skiles[6]
- Genre: fantasy film[7], adventure film[8]
- Based on: One Thousand and One Nights[9]
- Cast member: Cornel Wilde[10], Evelyn Keyes[11], Phil Silvers[12], Adele Jergens[13], Dennis Hoey[14], Dusty Anderson[15], John Abbott[16], Nestor Paiva[17], Nina Foch[18], Rex Ingram[19], Richard Hale[20], Shelley Winters[21], Philip Van Zandt[22]
- Producer: Samuel Bischoff[23]
- Production company: Columbia Pictures[24]
- Director of photography: Ray Rennahan[25]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[26]
- Distribution format: video on demand[27]
- Country of origin: United States[28]
- Publication date: January 1, 1945[29]
- Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[30]
- Narrative location: Baghdad[31]
- Film editor: Gene Havlick[32]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Color[33], Academy Award for Best Special Effects[34]
- Title: A Thousand and One Nights[35]
- Different from: A Thousand and One Nights[36]
- Duration: 93 minutes[37]
Why It Matters
A Thousand and One Nights has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]