Arabian Nights

Overview

Targeted for assassination by his first wife and his evil brother, a young sultan must marry by the next full moon or he will lose his kingdom. His uncertainty over his newfound bride causes her to stall the sultan with a series of fantastic stories to ease the tension and stall her impending execution.

Cast

Mili Avital

Scheherezade

Alan Bates

Storyteller

James Frain

Schahzenan / Harun

Rufus Sewell

Ali Baba

Tchéky Karyo

Black Coda

Dougray Scott

Sultan Shahryar

Jason Scott Lee

Aladdin

Vanessa-Mae

Princess Zobeide

John Leguizamo

Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring

Jim Carter

Ja'Far

Hugh Quarshie

Mustappa

Amira Casar

Morgiana