Im Bann des Kalifen (1979)

Im Bann des Kalifen: Directed by Kevin Connor. With Christopher Lee, Milo O’Shea, Oliver Tobias, Emma Samms. An evil magician seeks to gain power by obtaining a magic rose. A peasant boy and a Prince join forces to stop him.

“Arabian Adventure is directed by Kevin Connor and written by Brian Hayles. It stars Christopher Lee, Milo Ou0026#39;Shea, Oliver Tobias, Emma Samms and Puneet Sira. Music is by Ken Thorne and cinematography by Alan Hume.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eA prince is sent by an evil sorcerer (Lee) on a quest for a magical rose. Should he succeed, he hopes that as a reward he will win the hand of the princess.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSometimes to moderately enjoy a film of this type, you just got to take yourself back to a time when simple childrenu0026#39;s adventure movies were made with simple film making techniques. This obviously doesnu0026#39;t hold up well these days, where even given the year it was made it was way behind advancements that were being made in special effects. Thus itu0026#39;s highly unlikely that the prepubescents of today would have the patience or care for such a production. Yet it doesnu0026#39;t lack for charm.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIs charm enough? Well itu0026#39;s not a great or very good film, itu0026#39;s heavy on chatter, the effects are indeed a little crude, acting and accents are borderline dire, and it seems to take an age to get going, yet itu0026#39;s not insulting like many far bigger budget pictures have been: even nowadays! Itu0026#39;s best just to roll with it, enjoy the whimsy and the many small roles by the likes of Peter Cushing, Mickey Rooney, Capucine and, erm, John Ratzenberger. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eForgettable once itu0026#39;s over, but harmless with it. 5/10”