Arabian Nights

2000 film directed by Steve Barron
Movie television_film Q623864
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Arabian Nights

Summary

Arabian Nights is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arabian Nights's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • Arabian Nights's instance of is recorded as miniseries[4].
  • Arabian Nights was directed by Steve Barron[5].
  • Peter Barnes wrote the screenplay for Arabian Nights[6].
  • Arabian Nights's composer is recorded as Richard Harvey[7].
  • Arabian Nights's genre is fantasy film[8].
  • Arabian Nights's based on is recorded as One Thousand and One Nights[9].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Mili Avital[10].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Alan Bates[11].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was James Frain[12].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Tchéky Karyo[13].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Jason Scott Lee[14].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was John Leguizamo[15].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Dougray Scott[16].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Rufus Sewell[17].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Jim Carter[18].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Peter Guinness[19].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Amira Casar[20].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Andy Serkis[21].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Alexei Sayle[22].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was James Callis[23].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Hugh Quarshie[24].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Inday Ba[25].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Burt Kwouk[26].
  • A cast member of Arabian Nights was Oded Fehr[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Arabian Nights was produced by Dyson Lovell[28]. It was directed by Steve Barron[5]. Peter Barnes wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Mili Avital[10], Alan Bates[11], James Frain[12], Tchéky Karyo[13], Jason Scott Lee[14], and John Leguizamo[15].

Publication

Publication dates include +2000-04-30T00:00:00Z[29], +2000-01-08T00:00:00Z[30], and +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z[31]. The original language of Arabian Nights was English[32]. Its genre is fantasy film[8]. It was distributed by video on demand[33].

Reception

Reviews include 7.6/10[34] and 75%[35].

Why It Matters

Arabian Nights ranks in the top 10% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (139 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [33] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . elpais.com. Retrieved . elpais.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre fantasy film
    End time +2000-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Number of episodes {'amount': '+2'}
    Production company Sonar Entertainment
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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