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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 Conqueror of the Orient
Directed by	Tanio Boccia
Written by	Tanio Boccia Gianni Mauro Mario Moroni John Davis Hart
Produced by	Diego Alchimede Nino Misiano Giorgio Morra Giuliano Simonetti
Starring	Gianna Maria Canale Rik Battaglia Irène Tunc
Cinematography	Vincenzo Seratrice Luciano Trasatti
Edited by	Mario Sansoni
Music by	Giovanni Fassino
Production companies	Tabos Film Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	21 October 1960
Running time	102 minutes
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

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

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