The Wonders of Aladdin

The Wonders of Aladdin
Directed byHenry Levin
Mario Bava
Screenplay byLuther Davis
Story byStefano Strucchi
Duccio Tessari
Adaptation:
Silvano Reina
Franco Prosperi
Pierre Véry
Based onAladdin and the Magic Lamp from One Thousand and One Nights
Les mille et une nuits
by Antoine Galland
Produced byJoseph E. Levine
Massimo Patrizi
StarringDonald O'Connor
Noëlle Adam
Vittorio De Sica
Michèle Mercier
CinematographyTonino Delli Colli
Edited byItalian version:
Maurizio Lucidi
English version:
Gene Ruggiero[1]
Music byAngelo Lavagnino
Color processEastmancolor
Production
companies
Embassy International Pictures
Lux Film
Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France[1]
Distributed byLux Flm (Italy and France)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (International)[1]
Release dates
  • October 31, 1961 (1961-10-31)
(Italy)
  • December 13, 1961 (1961-12-13)
(United States)
  • February 21, 1962 (1962-02-21)
(France)[1]
Running time
99 minutes (Italy)
93 minutes (US)[1]
CountriesItaly
France
United States
LanguagesItalian
English
Budget$1.75 million[2]
Box office£157 million (Italy)

The Wonders of Aladdin (Italian: Le meraviglie di Aladino) is a 1961 Italian-French-American adventure comedy fantasy film directed by Henry Levin (with second unit direction by Mario Bava—uncredited in U.S. prints but credited as sole director in Italy) and produced by Joseph E. Levine for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film stars Donald O'Connor as the title character.

  1. ^ a b c d e Cite error: The named reference Lucas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "'Production for Me' - Levine". Variety. 19 July 1961. p. 7.