Taken from The Arabian Nights, a wicked sorcerer and the beautiful prince Achmed battle one against the other during a series of wondrous adventures.
Directed by Lotte Reiniger
prince
flying horse
sorcerer
silent film
arabian nights
epic poem
silhouette animation
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
Crew
Lotte Reiniger
Director
Lotte Reiniger
Screenplay
Wolfgang Zeller
Original Music Composer
Lotte Reiniger
Animation
Popular Reviews
97 reviews
Isaline
8.0★ · 05/08/26
Vu au cinéma avec un orchestre symphonique, c'était incroyable Pour l'anecdote ce film est le premier film d'animation à avoir été conservé et restauré dans son intégralité (ça enlève pas la vision orientaliste mais voilà 🤓)
Vu au cinéma avec un orchestre symphonique, c'était incroyable Pour l'anecdote ce film est le premier film d'animation à avoir été conservé et restauré dans son intégralité (ça enlève pas la vision orientaliste mais voilà 🤓)
An
7.0★ · 04/03/26
Los colores son simplemente mágicos, así es como se deberían ver unos dibujos de verdad.
Los colores son simplemente mágicos, así es como se deberían ver unos dibujos de verdad.
Hayden Taylor
4.0★ · 01/19/26
Wait I actually really liked this one, the animation was really interesting and I could follow the story really well
Wait I actually really liked this one, the animation was really interesting and I could follow the story really well
Diego MillerPRO
7.0★ · 01/08/26
100 years old, fucking mind blowing. The narrative is very simple, almost secondary but the sillhouettes have more imagination and atmosphere than most modern animation.
100 years old, fucking mind blowing. The narrative is very simple, almost secondary but the sillhouettes have more imagination and atmosphere than most modern animation.
JPA
7.7★ · 12/31/25
77 A very interesting film, which is very important for animated films, but in my opinion the short films by Lotte Reiniger are better.
77 A very interesting film, which is very important for animated films, but in my opinion the short films by Lotte Reiniger are better.
