The Conqueror of the Orient
The Conqueror of the Orient is a 1960 Italian adventure film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Gianna Maria Canale, Rik Battaglia and Irène Tunc. 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