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John derek, amanda blake, and elaine stewart in the adventures of hajji baba 1954. As is often true, theres no substitute for verisimilitude, and, of course, we havent even gotten to title lead john derek yet. The mission of the operation was to airlift hajj pilgrims stranded in beirut, lebanon to jeddah, saudi arabia before the closing of the gates to mecca. Song hajji baba persian lament artist nat king cole. It is also full of what martin scorsese is fond of calling strong images.
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At the same time the princess fawzia elaine stewart is trying to talk her father into giving her in marriage to nureldin paul picerni a prince known far and wide. Twentieth century fox film corporation, allied artists pictures, netherlands fox film corporation soggetto. The adventures of hajji baba movie quotes rotten tomatoes. The adventures of hajji baba of ispahan by morier, james justinian, 1780. The best thing about this movie is nat king cole singing the title song. In ispahan, persia, a barber mistakes an emerald ring as the prize to be delivered to a prince known far and wide, only to realize that a runaway princess is the real treasure awaited, promising to escort her to her final destination. In ispahan, persia, a barber named hajji baba john derek is leaving his fathers shop to find a great fortune. Ive always been a looneytunes sucker for arabian adventures in which. Redolent with offscreen hints of prodigious debauchery, the adventures of haji baba is a unique, and unexpected. The name for the operation was derived from the title of the book the adventures of hajji baba of ispahan, written. The adventures of hajji baba 1954 dvd john derek elaine stewart. The adventures of hajji baba is an american movie, based on the hajji baba novels, which was produced in 1954. The adventures of hajji baba 1954 the movie database tmdb. The adventures of hajji baba 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
A wealthy shipbuilding family falls apart in the wake of labor unrest and economic crisis. With john derek, elaine stewart, thomas gomez, amanda blake. All this holds true for the adventure of haji baba, a racy, sexsoaked oasis of a film. Directed with lackluster aplomb by don weis, the film tells the tale of a charismatic misanthrope and his accidental encounter with the beloved sexpot from a royal house. The adventures of hajji baba times favorite movie button. Given a big boost at the boxoffice by being one of the first wave of cinemascope films thanks to producer walter wanger cannily brokering a deal with allied artists and 20th century fox, 1954s the adventures of hajji baba is the kind of film that made a pile of cash and pleased audiences before promptly being forgotten as they moved on to. Abulhasan, who is supposed to be the inspiration for mirza firouz, was quite upset by the novels, as was hajji baba, a persian who studied medicine in england and apparently never forgave morier for using his name.
The adventures of hajji baba is a cheesy, but exotic film with many campy moments and a lot of scantilyclad women. In ispahan, persia, hajji baba is leaving his fathers shop to seek a greater fortune, while the princess. In ispahan, persia, hajji baba is leaving his fathers shop to seek a greater fortune, while the princess fawzia is trying to talk her father, the caliph into giving her in marriage to nureldin, a rival prince known far and wide as mean and fickle. Directed by cult favorite don weis and produced by hollywood veteran walter wanger, the adventures of hajji baba 1954 is a charming piece of exotica about a persian barber john derek unexpectedly landed with the mission to escort a princess elaine stewart to her wedding. Hajji baba article about hajji baba by the free dictionary. Hajji promises to escort her and they spend the night with the caravan of osman aga, who invites them to stay for the dancing girls, among them, the incomparable ayesha. Curzon, george nathaniel curzon, marquis of, 18591925. The pair are overtaken by the caliphs guards sent to bring fawzia back, but the guards are driven off by an invading army of turcoman women, a band of fierce and beautiful. Scarlet street is a 1945 noir tragedy film directed by fritz lang. Watch the adventures of hajji baba full movie video dailymotion. Alibaba and 40 thieves 1954 full movie related search. In midapril 1954, however, allied and wanger struck a deal with twentieth centuryfox to distribute the picture.
On seeing the film again recently, this attitude is still as strong as my memory has retained over the many years passed. The adventures of hajji baba 1954 cast and crew moviefone. The adventures of hajji baba 1954 directed by don weis. Zany adventures ensue as the pair bicker and argue with each other, but ultimately fall in love. Baldridge had a hand in everything, from designing the cover and drawing dozens of. Home adventure the adventures of hajji baba 1954 dvd john. The adventures of hajji baba 1954 cast and crew a clever persian barber john derek wows the harem and wins a princess elaine stewart by saving her from an evil prince. The adventures of hajji baba 1954 streaming francais. In ispahan, persia, hajji baba john derek is leaving his fathers shop to seek a greater. Thomas gomez is great as osman aga, giving his character the most energy out of everyone in the cast and outshining the film s two stars. Derek plays the impoverished persian barber, hajji baba, who aspires to win. Jan 14, 2019 the adventures of hajji baba was made in southern california and directed by don weis. John derek, elaine stewart, thomas gomez directors. Tap roots is a 1948 technicolor western war film set during the american civil war.
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