Directed by:
Pier Paolo PasoliniScreenplay:
Pier Paolo PasoliniCinematography:
Giuseppe RuzzoliniComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Ninetto Davoli, Franco Citti, Franco Merli, Ines Pellegrini, Luigina Rocchi, Abadit Ghidei, Francesco Paolo Governale, Luigi Antonio Guerra, Franca SciuttoPlots(1)
Pier Paolo Pasolini traveled to Africa, Nepal, and the Middle East to realize this ambitious cinematic treatment of a selection of stories from the legendary The Thousand and One Nights. This is not the fairy-tale world of Scheherazade or Aladdin, though. Instead, the director focuses on the book’s more erotic tales, framed by the story of a young man’s quest to reconnect with his beloved slave girl. Full of lustrous sets and costumes and stunning location photography, Arabian Nights is a fierce and joyous exploration of human sexuality. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
![Ninetto Davoli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270711_605111.jpg)
Ninetto Davoli
Italy
Best movies:
The Gospel According to Matthew (1964)
Ostia (1970)
Theorem (1968)
![Franco Citti](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/153/626/153626397_459be6.jpg)
Franco Citti
Italy
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
Franco Merli
Italy
Best movies:
Il malato immaginario (1979)
Down and Dirty (1976)
Arabian Nights (1974)
![Ines Pellegrini](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/409/165409533_037254.jpg)
Ines Pellegrini
Italy
Best movies:
Arabian Nights (1974)
Eyeball (1975)
Salo, or The 120 Days of Sodom (1975)
![Luigina Rocchi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/217/160217069_a2d960.jpg)
Luigina Rocchi
Best movies:
Scusa se è poco (1982)
Arabian Nights (1974)
Cannibal Holocaust (1980)
![Abadit Ghidei](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/237/160237681_2b7277.jpg)
Abadit Ghidei
Best movies:
Arabian Nights (1974)
![Francesco Paolo Governale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/237/160237680_1797da.jpg)
Francesco Paolo Governale
Best movies:
Arabian Nights (1974)
Luigi Antonio Guerra
Best movies:
Teresa la ladra (1972)
Man of the East (1972)
Una breve vacanza (1973)
Franca Sciutto
Italy
Best movies:
Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1972)
Many Wars Ago (1970)
Manhunt (1972)