Thousand and One Nights, A [alf layla wa layla] (1964) - (Shadia) Style B stone litho Egyptian movie poster F, NM $125 *
Size: 27" x 39"
Price: $125
Condition: Folded, Near Mint
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This is an original Egyptian stone litho poster designed by Marcel to
promote the 1964 Hassan Al Imam 125-minute color film A Thousand
and One Nights starring Shadia as Shahira, with screenplay and
dialogue by Mohamed Moustapha Sami and cinematography by Abdelhalim
Nasr. Plot summary: Hassan [Farid Shawqi] the beggar and his son
Shahtut frequented fairs, where Hassan did tricks. They were often
away from home. His wife Shahira worked in his absence and
entertained her paramour, a genie. However Shahtut discovered the
genie's presence once when he come home unexpectedly. He warned his
mother he would say somthing to his father. The lover seized him and
threatened him, and the boy died in his hands. Shahira fled with the
paramour to the desert and he began attacking caravans. He was able
to get away from the caliph's men. Shahira had a baby but lost the way
with him in the desert. She left him alone in the desert with half an
amulet, the other half of which was with the paramour. The caliph's
soldiers took him and named him Kazem. Meanwhile Hassan married Ka'ba
al-Ghazal and had a baby named Hayat. The soldiers declared a curfew
and were beating the people to drive them into their homes. Hayat was
knocked to the ground, but she was saved by Fotouh. She thought he
was a beggar but discovered he was a gardener in the sultan's palace
and fell in love with him. However, Nourhan, a lady from the palace,
was eavesdropping on the conversations between Fotouh and Hayat.
Kazem grew up and because of his intrigues he bacame a minister who
took lovers, among them Zubayda and Nourhan, who brought him news from
the palace. The caliph made a plan for his son Noureddin to
masquerade as one of the people and present himself to Hayat as the
gardener named Fotouh if he was not in agreement with the behavior of
his minister Kazem. A caravan came into Baghdad owned by Sheikh
Gawal. Hassan the beggar knew him as the old genie enemy who had
killed his son, and decided to take revenge against him. The paramour
accused him of theft and asked the sultan to cut off his hand, but the
caliph died and his son Noureddin took the throne. Hayat was surprised
when she learned the new caliph was the palace gardener. The new
caliph revoked all the orders Kazem had issued. Zubayda offered to
kill the caliph by means of Hassan. Kazem released Hassan and asked
him for the hand of his daughter Hayat and to kill the caliph during
the dance that would take place at the celebration. However Nourhan
intervened at the last minute and intercepted the knife thrust Hassan
had directed at the caliph. When Hassan was caught he said it was the
genie who had prompted him to commit this crime; he had taken
advantage of the fact that he was in the same prison, killed him and
fled. Kazem fell in love with Hayat. This angered Zubayda, who
decided to take revenge. She allowed Hassan into the palace, who
dicovered that Kazem was carrying the other part of the amulet,
learned he was the son of the genie and attacked him. However Kazem
did not die and he ordered that Hassan and his son be burned in the
public square. The caliph returned from his journey at that time,
revoked Kazem's order and asked Hayat to marry him.
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