The Conqueror of the Orient

Produced byStarringCinematographyEdited byMario SansoniMusic byGiovanni FassinoDistributed byVariety Distribution102 minutesCountryItalyLanguageItalian

The Conqueror of the Orient (Italian:Il conquistatore dell'Oriente) is a 1960 Italian adventure film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Gianna Maria Canale, Rik Battaglia and Irène Tunc.^[1] It is set several centuries ago in the Middle East, part of a group of Arabian Nights-inspired films made in Italy during the era. It was shot at the De Laurentiis Studios in Rome.

The plot centres around a lowly fisherman saving a princess from the kingdom's oppressive rulers, then discovering that he is the true heir to the throne.

Cast

• Gianna Maria Canale as Dinazar / Zobeida
• Rik Battaglia as Nadir
• Irène Tunc as Fatima
• Edda Ferronao as Fatima' Maid #1
• Attilio Torelli as Leader of the Red Robes Tribe
• Riccardo Ferri as Leader of the White Robes Tribe
• Myriam Cordella as Fatima' Maid #2
• Aldo Pini as Chief of Prison Guards
• Renato Montalbano
• Paul Muller as Sultan Dakar
• Tatiana Farnese as Katiscia
• Franco Balducci as Nureddin, Nadir's Companion
• Giulio Donnini as Rato - the Chancellor
• Fosco Giachetti as Omar, Nadir's Father

References

Bibliography

• Howard Hughes. Cinema Italiano: The Complete Guide from Classics to Cult. I.B.Tauris, 2011.

External links

• The Conqueror of the Orient at IMDb
• The Conqueror of the Orient at Variety Distribution