Title: Ali Baba and the Seven Saracens
Year: 1964
Genres: Adventure; Fantasy
Director: Emimmo Salvi

Cast:

• Bruno Piergentili as Sinbad / Ali Baba
• Bella Cortez as Fatima
• Gordon Mitchell as Omar
• Carla Calò as Farida (Omar’s lover)
• Amedeo Trilli as Haswan (Fatima’s uncle)

Synopsis:

Ali Baba (here called Sinbad in the original Italian) leads a rebel uprising against the tyrannical warlord Omar, who seeks to conquer the seven neighboring kingdoms. To free his people, Ali Baba must enter Omar’s tournament of champions and defeat each realm’s fiercest warrior. Along the way he gains the aid of Fatima, Omar’s captive niece, whose courage and loyalty prove as vital as any sword. In the climactic duel, Ali Baba confronts Omar himself, triumphing through both skill and the bond he’s forged with Fatima, and restores justice to the land.

Trivia:

• Also released under the alternative title Sinbad Against the Seven Saracens.
• Starred Italian peplum regular Bruno Piergentili, but bodybuilder actor Gordon Mitchell’s turn as the villain Omar often overshadows the hero in English-language prints.
• The film was dubbed into English and released straight to American television by AIT (American International Television) in 1965.
• Produced by Avis Film on a modest budget, it exemplifies the Italian “sword and sandal” craze of the early 1960s.