Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (1970 film)

Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (French: Aladin et la Lampe Merveilleuse) is a 1970 French animated film directed by Jean Image. It is loosely based on the Arabian Nights tale of Aladdin. Made by Image's fifty-artist crew on a limited schedule in 1969 (from April to November of that year), the film proved successful with children upon its original release.

Aladdin and His Magic Lamp
Directed byJean Image
Written byFrance Image
Jean Image
StarringGaston Guez
Henri Virlojeux
Claire Guibert
René Hiéronimus
Lucie Dolène
Fred Pasquali
Georges Atlas
Richard Francoeur
Michel Gudin
Paul Guez
Jean-Pierre Leroux
Lita Recio
CinematographyPer Olaf Csongova
Music byFred Freed
Production
company
Films Jean Image
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • 28 January 1970 (1970-01-28) (France)
  • 1 July 1975 (1975-07-01) (U.S.)
Running time
71 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Paramount Pictures, who picked up the American rights for the film, released it on July 1, 1975, as part of its Saturday "Family Matinee" cinema program.[1] It was Image's second and final film to receive a U.S. release.

Voice cast

Character Original[2] English
Aladdin Gaston Guez Unknown
African magician Henri Virlojeux Gordon Heath
mother of Aladdin Claire Guibert Unknown
Hou-hou René Hiéronimus
princess Lucie Dolène
the genie of the ring Fred Pasquali
the genie of the lamp Georges Atlas
the sultan Richard Francoeur
the narrator Michel Gudin Jean Fontaine
Aladdin as child Paul Guez Unknown
Aladdin as teenager Jean-Pierre Leroux
Can-Can Lita Recio

Additional English Voices

  • Sylvain Mathieu
  • Steve Eckardt
  • Colin Drake
  • Olivier Hecquet
  • Maggie Brenner
  • Jim Bauman
  • Alex Klimenko

See also

References

  1. Lenburg, Jeff (2009). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (3rd ed.). New York: Checkmark Books. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-8160-6600-1.
  2. (in French) Planète Jeunesse page
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