Per amore... per magia...

Per amore... per magia...

1967 · ★ 7.0 · Adventure, Fantasy, Music

There was once upon a time the Grand Duchy of Forilalì where Aladdin lived. After taking part in many robberies, he decided to turn honest for the love of the beautiful Princess Esmeralda. But his intention lasted only a few days. Afterward he found himself in jail with his old companions. They were freed by the magician Magrebì and in a night of lunar eclipse, Aladdin found a magic lamp. He succeeded in cleaning his sister Adalgisa's house with the help of the genie and then, with no help at all, to marry Esmeralda. But evil powers were in action.

Directed by Duccio Tessari · Written by Franco Migliacci

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Gianni Morandi Aladino
Mina Aichesiade
Sandra Milo Algisa
Rosemary Dexter Esmeralda
Paolo Poli Jo Babà
Mischa Auer il Granduca di Forilarì
Daniele Vargas il visconte di Pallerineri
Gianni Musy Magrebino
Harold Bradley Hassan, il genio della lampada
Rossano Brazzi l'araldo
Tony Renis il boia
Lorella De Luca Figlia del Cardinal

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