Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961)


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Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961)

Post by PeplumParadise » 29/06/2021, 22:55

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Director

Henry Levin (credited as director in English credits / credited as "a film by" in French and Italian versions)
Mario Bava (credited as director in French and Italian versions / uncredited in English credits)
According to camera operator Marcello Gatti, Levin directed 80% of the film, while Bava was in charge of second-unit direction, special effects and post production. (source: Wikipedia)

Storyline

Aladdin's mother buys him a gift of a lamp, which he accidentally discovers contains a genie who will grant him 3 wishes. He sets out to travel to Basorah, where the wedding between Princess Zaina and Prince Moluk is scheduled to take place. Moluk is also travelling to Basorah, with Aladdin's some-time girlfriend Djalma in his caravan, but is kidnapped along the way by the evil Grand Vizier, who wants Zaina for himself. With the aid of the genie and other friends he picks up along the way, Aladdin saves the day.

Notes
The film was produced in tandem with Il ladro di Bagdad, with which it shares many sets and costumes.
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Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961)

Post by PeplumParadise » 29/06/2021, 23:25

Cast

(actors credited in the English and French versions)
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Donald O'Connor
as Aladdin

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Noëlle Adam
as Djalma

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Vittorio De Sica
as The Genie

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Aldo Fabrizi
as The Sultan

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Terence Hill
(credited as "Mario Girotti")
as 1. Prince Moluk
as 2. Doll that resembles Prince Moluk

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Fausto Tozzi
as The Grand Vizier

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Raymond Bussières
(credited as "Raimond Bussieres")
as 1. The Magician
as 2. The Sultan's astronomer, brother of the Magician

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Milton Reid
as Omar

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Alberto Farnese
as The Bandit Chief

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Marco Tulli
as Fakir

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Giovanna Galletti
as The magician's accomplice who exchanges the babies

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Adriana Facchetti
as Benhai, Aladdin's mother

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Franco Ressel
as The Grand Vizier's lieutenant

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Michèle Mercier
as Princess Zaina
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Re: Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961)

Post by PeplumParadise » 30/06/2021, 0:06

Uncredited actors

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"Al Capone"
as Courtier

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"Baldie"
as Courtier

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"Balding Black Guy"
as Servant of the Grand Vizier

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Aldo Canti
as Street acrobat

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Consalvo Dell'Arti
as Courtier

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"Fat Man with Squared Head"
as Courtier

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Tom Felleghy
Physician

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Ivy Holzer
as Amazon

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Ignazio Leone
as Father of Djalma

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Giuseppe Marrocu
as Courtier

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Sandro Mondini
as Courtier

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Spartaco Nale
as Henchman of the Bandit Chief

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Mario Pascucci
as Courtier

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Ettore Ribotta
as Courtier

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"Scarecrow"
as Courtier

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Anna Maria Surdo
as The Amazon Queen

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"The Indifferent Man"
as Courtier

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Alfred Thomas
as Servant of the Grand Vizier

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Anita Todesco
as Amazon

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Nazzareno Zamperla
as 1. Street acrobat
as 2. Fighter for the Bandit Chief

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Rinaldo Zamperla
as 1. Muzda
as 2. Fighter for the Bandit Chief
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Re: Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961)

Post by PeplumParadise » 30/06/2021, 0:10

Unidentified actors

Uncredited actors listed by other sources, but not identified
Vittorio Bonos - IMDb as the Lamp Merchant - It doesn't seem like him
Omero Capanna - IMDb as Muzda - Rinaldo Zamperla plays this role
Angelo Iacono - IMDb as Arabic man
Luigi Tosi - IMDb with no role - I can't see him in any of the unidentified roles

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The Barber's customer

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The Doll

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Fire-eater

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Guard who is disguised as Prince Moluk

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Grand Vizier's guard killed by the Doll

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Ibrahim

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The Lamp Seller - This role is identified on IMDb as being Vittorio Bonos, but I'm uncertain about the ID.

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The Male Doll

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Merchant robbed by Aladdin

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Prince Moluk's handmaidens

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The Palace Announcer
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Re: Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961)

Post by PeplumParadise » 30/06/2021, 10:13

Unidentified actors

Most of the exterior scenes for this film were shot in Tunisia, so it is probable that the actors in these scenes will be Tunisian.
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Re: Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961)

Post by PeplumParadise » 30/06/2021, 10:19

Unidentified actors

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Re: Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961)

Post by Emiliano » 01/07/2021, 15:17

Father of Djalma is Ignazio Leone.

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Re: Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961)

Post by PeplumParadise » 01/07/2021, 15:27

Emiliano wrote:
01/07/2021, 15:17
Father of Djalma is Ignazio Leone.
Interesting, but yes, I think you're right. I know Leone very well but had never considered him in this role before, probably due to him being made up to look much older. I can see it quite obviously in the first pic, though in the second pic he bears some resemblance to Giulio Donnini (but it's not him).

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Re: Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961)

Post by Emiliano » 01/07/2021, 15:52

PeplumParadise wrote:
01/07/2021, 15:27
Emiliano wrote:
01/07/2021, 15:17
Father of Djalma is Ignazio Leone.
Interesting, but yes, I think you're right. I know Leone very well but had never considered him in this role before, probably due to him being made up to look much older. I can see it quite obviously in the first pic, though in the second pic he bears some resemblance to Giulio Donnini (but it's not him).
And I think he had a double role (n. 33 on the left)

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Re: Le meraviglie di Aladino (1961)

Post by Emiliano » 01/07/2021, 16:00

The actor on the right, laughing on # 52 is quite famous but I can't remember in which movies I have seen him in. He usually wears a mustache.

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