The Wonders of Aladdin

The Wonders of Aladdin

Directed by	Mario Bava Henry Levin
Produced by	Joseph E. Levine Massimo Patrizi
Written by	Luther Davis Franco Prosperi Silvano Reina Duccio Tessari Marco Vicario
Story by	Stefano Strucchi
Starring	Donald O'Connor Noëlle Adam Vittorio De Sica Aldo Fabrizi Michèle Mercier
Music by	Angelo Francesco Lavagnino
Cinematography	Tonino Delli Colli
Edited by	Gene Ruggiero
Production company	Compagnie Cinématographique de France Embassy Pictures Corporation Lux Film
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	31 October 1961 (Italy) 13 December 1961 (United States) 21 February 1962 (France)
Running time	100 min.
Country	France Italy United States
Language	English
Box office	ITL 157,000,000 (Italy)

The Wonders of Aladdin (Italian: Le meraviglie di Aladino) is a 1961 Italian fantasy film directed by Mario Bava and Henry Levin and presented by Joseph E. Levine for MGM. The film stars Donald O'Connor as the title character. At this time, O'Connor was reaching the decline of his career after many years of fame.

Cast

Donald O'Connor as Aladdin
Nöelle Adam as Djalma
Vittorio De Sica as Geni
Aldo Fabrizi as Sultan
Michele Mercier as Princess Zaiha
Milton Reid as Omar
Terence Hill as Prince Moluk (credited as Mario Girotti)
Fausto Tozzi as Grand Vizier
Marco Tulli as Fakir

Critical reception

Allmovie, while not particular favorable toward the film, called it "a fun movie".^[1]

According to MGM records it made a loss of $276,000.^[2]

References

↑ Bruce Eder. "Le Meraviglie Di Aladino (1961)". Allmovie. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
↑ The Eddie Mannix Ledger, Los Angeles: Margaret Herrick Library, Center for Motion Picture Study .

External links

Films directed by Mario Bava

Films directed	Black Sunday (1960) Hercules in the Haunted World (1961) Erik the Conqueror (1961) The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) Black Sabbath (1963) The Whip and the Body (1963) Blood and Black Lace (1964) Planet of the Vampires (1965) Kill, Baby, Kill (1966) Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966) Danger: Diabolik (1968) Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970) Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970) Roy Colt and Winchester Jack (1970) A Bay of Blood (1971) Baron Blood (1972) Lisa and the Devil (1974) Rabid Dogs (1974) Shock (1977)

Films co-directed	Ulysses (1954) (uncredited) I Vampiri (1957) (uncredited) Caltiki - The Immortal Monster (1959) (uncredited) The Giant of Marathon (1959) (uncredited) Esther and the King (1960) The Wonders of Aladdin (1961)

Television directed	The Odyssey (1968)

Films directed by Henry Levin

Cry of the Werewolf (1944)
I Love a Mystery (1945)
Night Editor (1946)
The Devil's Mask (1946)
The Unknown (1946)
The Return of Monte Cristo (1946)
The Guilt of Janet Ames (1947)
The Mating of Millie (1948)
The Man from Colorado (1948)
Mr. Soft Touch (1949)
Jolson Sings Again (1949)
The Petty Girl (1950)
Convicted (1950)
The Flying Missile (1950)
Two of a Kind (1951)
The Family Secret (1951)
Belles on Their Toes (1952)
The President's Lady (1953)
The Farmer Takes a Wife (1953)
The Gambler from Natchez (1954)
The Dark Avenger (1955)
Let's Be Happy (1957)
Bernardine (1957)
The Lonely Man (1957)
April Love (1957)
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)
Holiday for Lovers (1959)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
Where the Boys Are (1960)
The Wonders of Aladdin (1961)
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
Come Fly with Me (1963)
Honeymoon Hotel (1964)
Genghis Khan (1965)
Kiss the Girls and Make Them Die (1966)
Murderers' Row (1966)
The Ambushers (1967)
The Desperados (1969)
That Man Bolt (1973)
Run for the Roses (1977)
The Treasure Seekers (1979)
Scout's Honor (1980)

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