Sindbad the Navigator (film)
| Movie | |
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| German title | Sinbad the Navigator |
| Original title | Sinbad the Sailor |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1947 |
| length | 112 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Richard Wallace |
| script | John Twist |
| production | Stephen Ames |
| music | Roy Webb |
| camera | George Barnes |
| cut | Frank Doyle |
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Sinbad the Sailor (in the original Sinbad the Sailor ) is an American adventure film by Richard Wallace from 1947. The script is based on a story by George Worthing Yates, who turn to figures from the Oriental tale from the Arabian Nights recourse. The world premiere in Germany took place on August 10, 1950.
action
Sindbad enjoys telling stories to people. When his listeners start to get bored because of his always the same stories, he tells them about his “eighth journey”.
Sindbad and his friend Abbu encounter a stranded ship. When they get on board, they find the crew poisoned. Sindbad finds a map. The legendary treasure of Alexander the Great on the fable island of Deryabar is recorded on it. When the two friends bring the ship to Basra , the chief there has the ship confiscated and auctioned. Sindbad agrees with the Khan that he may keep the ship if there are no commandments. He then spreads the rumor that the ship is cursed. Shortly before the end of the auction there is still a bid. It comes from Shireen, which is part of the harem of the Emir of Daibul . Sindbad opposes this and has to buy the ship at a price he cannot afford. He steals the auctioneer's money to pay off his debt.
Sindbad visits Shireen and hears from the mysterious Melik, who wants the treasure for himself. Melik tries to kill Sindbad, but he escapes the attack. He hires some sailors and takes off with his ship. The team has heard many mysterious stories about Melik, but no one has ever seen this man.
After a few days, Sindbad anchored in another port. He wants to visit Shireen again. He is captured, but the emir believes his lie that he is the Prince of Deryabar and accepts him as a guest. The dexterous and cunning Sindbad, together with Shireen, can escape the emir. Sindbad has sails set to sail to Deryabar. But the ship will soon be arrested. It turns out that the ship's barber is Melik. He found the treasure map and destroyed it. Sindbad, Melik and the emir are now teaming up to sail to Treasure Island.
On the island you will find the ruins of Alexander's palace, which is administered by the ancient Aga. Aga is convinced that Sindbad is Alexander's prodigal son. A medallion that Sindbad has had since childhood serves as proof. Aga is convinced and leads the men to the hiding place of the treasure. He tells Sindbad that he is actually Alexander's son and thus the Prince of Deryabar. As a child, he was given to seafarers to protect him from treasure robbers.
Melik tries to kill the emir with a poisonous potion. The plan fails, the emir lets Melik infuse the deadly drink. Meanwhile, Sindbad escapes. He sneaks onto the emir's ship and frees his crew. The emir is killed by Greek fire launched from his own ship.
Sindbad ends his story, the audience doesn't believe him and wants to hear another story. But they are surprised when Sindbad presents them with gold and jewels. The enchanting Shireen appears and boards a ship with Sindbad that is supposed to bring her back to Deryabar.
Reviews
"Oriental fairytale magic in bright colors, carefree entertainment for young and old."
"Douglas Fairbanks Jr. successfully followed in the footsteps of his famous father, who was Hollywood's most beloved screen daredevil in the silent movie era, with this colorful, lavishly appointed adventure spectacle."
“Director Richard Wallace succeeds in unfolding exotic splendor and romantic magic in order to create an exciting adventure in typical Hollywood fashion in the colorful, shimmering fairytale world of the early Orient. Leading actor Douglas Fairbanks Jr., who can be seen in the role of Sindbad as an oriental jack-of-all-trades, also contributes, as does Maureen O'Hara as the jewelry-obsessed, beautiful Shireen. "
background
The budget for the RKO production was just under 2.5 million US dollars.
Richard Wallace, one of the founding members of the Directors Guild of America , made only five more films after this film. He died in November 1951. For Brad Dexter it was the third role in a movie, for Stephen Ames the debut as executive producer.
Cinematographer George Barnes was an award-winning contributor on the set. He won an Oscar in 1941 for his black and white work on Rebecca .
Captain Fred F. Ellis was the advisor for the nautical details.
The film is not based on its own fairy tale. In the fairy tales from the Arabian Nights that Scheherazade tells her king, Sindbad undertakes seven journeys.
The fairy tale character of Sindbad appeared 23 times in real films in cinema and television. Actors included Shemp Howard (one of The Three Stooges ) in Arabian Nights (1942), Lon Chaney junior in Abu Andar, Hero of Damascus (1952), Dale Robertson in Sindbad's Son (1955), Kerwin Mathews in Sindbad's Seventh Journey , John Phillip Law in Sindbad's Dangerous Adventures (1974), Patrick Wayne (son of John Wayne ) in Sindbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977), Lou Ferrigno in Sindbad - Lord of the Seven Seas (1989), Vittorio Gassman in Scheherazade - With 1000 PS ins Abenteuer (1990) and Richard Grieco in Sindbad - The Battle of the Black Knights (1998).
Web links
- Sindbad the Sailor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Movie posters from Germany, USA, Spain and Italy
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sindbad the Navigator. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .
- ↑ http://www.cinema.de/film_aktuell/filmdetail/film/?typ=inhalt&film_id=30784
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from April 29, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039826/business
