The golden arrow
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | The golden arrow |
| Original title | L'arciere delle mille e una notte |
| Country of production | Italy |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 1962 |
| length | 92 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 6 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Antonio Margheriti |
| script |
Bruno Vailati Augusto Frassinetti Filippo Sanjust Giorgio Prosperi Giorgio Arlore |
| production | Goffredo Lombardo for Titanus Film |
| music | Mario Nascimbene |
| camera | Gabor Pogany |
| cut | Mario Serandrei |
| occupation | |
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The golden arrow (original title: L'arciere delle mille e una notte ) is an Italian adventure film with fantasy elements that Antonio Margheriti directed in 1962. The mediocre-reviewed film was shown for the first time in Germany on August 23, 1963.
action
The regent of Damascus, Vizier Baktiar, prevents the wedding of Jamila, the niece of the rightful ruler, the sultan whom Baktiar had murdered, by doing an impossible task. A bow should be drawn in order to shoot a magic arrow. Whoever succeeds in this will also be offered the throne of the sultanate.
But the little thief Hassan manages to do this and, since the legend of the arrow returning to the rifleman is refuted, he is recognized as a child kidnapped during the coup; whoever knew him was immediately thrown into prison by Baktiar. Hassan's thief friends kidnap Jamila. On the way to the hiding place, Hassan falls in love with Jamila and, against the will of his gang, wants to bring her back without asking for money for her. When he does that, he too ends up immediately in dungeon. Three lamp ghosts set him free; and under the condition not to steal anything, they want to help him find the shot arrow.
Since Hassan cannot withstand some luring stolen goods, the ghosts ensure that he can only find the arrow through adventures in Egypt and with torch people. He returns to Damascus on a magic carpet and, with the support of the lamp ghosts, can overthrow Baktiar from the throne to take a seat with Jamila himself.
criticism
“The special effects are of unusually different quality. The film also suffers from a lack of momentum and Tab Hunter's idle game. "
"A lavishly staged adventure story with the usual 'exotic' suspense ingredients and fairytale-like borrowings, without of course being really suitable for children."
Web links
- The Golden Arrow in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ronald M. Hahn , Volker Jansen, Norbert Stresau : Lexicon of Fantasy Films. 650 films from 1900 to 1986 . Heyne, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-453-02273-4 , p. 184.
- ↑ The golden arrow. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .