Arabian Nights (miniseries)

:This is about the TV series; for alternate uses, see Arabian Nights (disambiguation)

The Stories

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba finds a magic cave filled with the treasures stolen by the Forty Thieves and there malevolent leader Black Coda. Ali Baba takes the riches for himself and goes to Damascus, where he uses the stolen treasure to live in luxury. Enraged by this, Black Coda goes into Damascus, in order to kill Ali Baba and take back his treasure. This is the first of Scheherazade?s cliff-hangers.

Related Topics:
Black Coda - Damascus

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BacBac the Hunchback

BacBac is a court jester and the most popular man in Constantinople, so when he accidentally chokes and dies at a dinner party, his hosts panic and try to get rid of the body. The rest of the story follows the body of BacBac as it is passed from person to person, each of whom believes that they have killed the late jester.

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Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp

This story tells the classic tale of Aladdin, a Chinese thief who finds a lamp containing a genie that can grant wishes. This story is perhaps most notable for John Leguizamo?s portrayal of two genies, the Genie of the Lamp and the Genie of the Ring. Vanessa Mae, whose best known as a violinist, plays Princess Zobeide in this story.

Related Topics:
Aladdin - Chinese - Genie - John Leguizamo?s - Vanessa Mae - Violinist

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Amin the Beggar

This story follows Amin, played by Dougray Scott, a beggar from Cairo who is abducted by Sultan Harun al-Rashid, played by James Frain. In order to indulge his cruel sense of humor, Harun tricks Amin into thinking that he is the Sultan, before returning the beggar to the slums, causing him to go insane.

Related Topics:
Cairo - Harun al-Rashid

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The Three Brothers

This, the last story told by Scheherazade, follows the adventures of three brothers, who each travel the world in order to win the affection of their father, the king of Yemen, by obtaining unique treasures. This story contains the famous flying carpet.

Related Topics:
Yemen - Flying carpet

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