Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (French: Aladin et la Lampe Merveilleuse) is a 1970 French animated film directed by Jean Image. It is loosely based on the Arabian Nights tale of Aladdin. Made by Image's fifty-artist crew on a limited schedule in 1969 (from April to November of that year), the film proved successful with children upon its original release.
| Aladdin and His Magic Lamp | |
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| Directed by | Jean Image |
| Written by | France Image Jean Image |
| Starring | Gaston Guez Henri Virlojeux Claire Guibert René Hiéronimus Lucie Dolène Fred Pasquali Georges Atlas Richard Francoeur Michel Gudin Paul Guez Jean-Pierre Leroux Lita Recio |
| Cinematography | Per Olaf Csongova |
| Music by | Fred Freed |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time | 71 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Paramount Pictures, who picked up the American rights for the film, released it on July 1, 1975, as part of its Saturday "Family Matinee" cinema program.[1] It was Image's second and final film to receive a U.S. release.
Voice cast
edit- Jean-Pierre Leroux as adult Aladdin
- Henri Virlojeux as African magician
- Claire Guibert as mother of Aladdin
- René Hiéronimus as Hou-hou
- Lucie Dolène as princess
- Fred Pasquali as the genie of the ring, master of darkness and grand vizier
- Georges Atlas as the genie of the lamp
- Richard Francoeur as the sultan
- Michel Gudin as the narrator
- Paul Guez as Aladdin as child
- Lita Recio as Can-Can
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
- ^ (in French) Planète Jeunesse page
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