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===Theatrical films=== [[File:Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917).webm|thumb|thumbtime=6|''Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'' (1917)]] ====Animation: Europe and Asia==== * The 1926 animated film ''[[The Adventures of Prince Achmed]]'' (the earliest surviving animated feature film) combined the story of Aladdin with that of the prince. In this version the princess Aladdin pursues is Achmed's sister and the sorcerer is his rival for her hand. The sorcerer steals the castle and the princess through his own magic and then sets a monster to attack Aladdin, from which Achmed rescues him. Achmed then informs Aladdin he requires the lamp to rescue his own intended wife, Princess Pari Banou, from the demons of the Island of Wak Wak. They convince the Witch of the Fiery Mountain to defeat the sorcerer, and then all three heroes join forces to battle the demons. * ''[[A Thousand and One Nights (1969 film)|A Thousand and One Nights]]'' is a 1969 [[Japan]]ese [[adult animation|adult]] [[anime]] [[feature film]] directed by [[Eiichi Yamamoto]], conceived by [[Osamu Tezuka]]. The film is a first part of [[Mushi Production]]'s ''[[Animerama]]'', a series of films aimed at an adult audience. * The animated feature ''[[Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (1970 film)|Aladdin and His Magic Lamp]]'' by Film Jean Image was released in 1970 in France. The story contains many of the original elements of the story as compared to the Disney version. * ''Aladdin and his Wonderful Lamp'' (1975), Japanese short anime film produced by [[Toei Animation]], featured in the series ''Classic Tales Retold'' (''Sekai Meisaku Dōwa Manga Shirīzu''). * ''[[Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1982 film)|Aladdin and the Magic Lamp]]'' was a rendition in Japanese directed by Yoshikatsu Kasai, produced in Japan by Toei Animation and released in the United States by [[The Samuel Goldwyn Company]] in 1982. * ''[[Son of Aladdin]]'' is a 2003 Indian [[3D Animation|3D-animated]] fantasy-adventure film by [[Singeetam Srinivasa Rao]], produced by [[Pentamedia Graphics]]. It follows the adventures of the son of Aladdin and his fight with an evil sorcerer. ====Animation: United States==== * In the 1934 short film ''[[Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1934 film)|Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp]]'', Aladdin is a child laborer who finds a magic lamp and uses it to become a prince. * In the 1938 animated film ''[[Have You Got Any Castles?]]'', Aladdin makes a brief appearance asking for help but gets punched by one of the Three Musketeers. * ''[[Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp]]'' is a 1939 ''[[Popeye|Popeye the Sailor]]'' [[Popeye the Sailor (film series)|cartoon]], with Popeye portraying Aladdin and Olive Oyl playing the Princess. * In the 1942 animated film ''[[Foney Fables]]'', Aladdin makes another brief appearance rubbing the magic lamp, but the genie is on strike. * The 1959 animated film ''[[1001 Arabian Nights (1959 film)|1001 Arabian Nights]]'', starring [[Mr. Magoo]] as Aladdin's uncle and produced by [[UPA (animation studio)|UPA]]. * [[DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp]] is heavily based on Aladdin, but with Huey, Dewey, and Louie replacing the title character. *''[[Aladdin (1992 Golden Films film)|Aladdin]]'' is a 48-minute [[animated film]] based on the story. It was produced by [[Golden Films]] and the American Film Investment Corporation. Like all other Golden Films productions, the film featured a single song, "Rub the Lamp", written and composed by Richard Hurwitz and John Arrias. It was released direct to video on April 27, 1992, by [[GoodTimes Entertainment|GoodTimes Home Video]] (months before Disney's version was released), and was reissued on DVD in 2002 as part of the distributor's Collectible Classics line of products. * ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'', the 1992 animated feature by [[Walt Disney Feature Animation]]. In this version, several characters are renamed or amalgamated. For instance, the Sorcerer and the Sultan's vizier were combined into one character named [[Jafar (Aladdin)|Jafar]], while the Princess is renamed [[Princess Jasmine|Jasmine]]. They have new motivations for their actions. The [[Genie (Disney)|Genie of the Lamp]] only grants three wishes and desires freedom from his role. A sentient [[magic carpet]] replaces the ring's genie, while Jafar uses a royal magic ring to find Aladdin. The names "Jafar" and "Abu", the Sultan's delight in toys, and their physical appearances are borrowed from the 1940 film ''[[The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)|The Thief of Bagdad]]''. The setting is moved from China to the fictional Arabian city of Agrabah, and the structure of the plot is simplified. ** ''[[The Return of Jafar]]'' (1994), the first [[direct-to-video]] sequel to the 1992 Walt Disney movie. ** ''[[Aladdin and the King of Thieves]]'' (1996), the direct-to-video second and final sequel to the 1992 Walt Disney movie. ====Live-action: English language films==== * ''[[Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1917 film)|Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp]]'' (1917), directed by [[Chester M. Franklin]] and [[Sidney Franklin (director)|Sidney A. Franklin]] and released by the [[Fox Film Corporation]], told the story using child actors.<ref name="Letterboxd">{{cite web|title=Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp|url=https://letterboxd.com/film/aladdin-and-the-wonderful-lamp-1917/|website=Letterboxd|access-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150117014816/http://letterboxd.com/film/aladdin-and-the-wonderful-lamp-1917/|archive-date=17 January 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.439/default.html |title=The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'' |access-date=2017-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909053132/https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.439/default.html |archive-date=2017-09-09 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="TCM">{{cite web|title=Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/491456/aladdin-and-the-wonderful-lamp|website=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=8 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909053047/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/491456/Aladdin-and-the-Wonderful-Lamp/|archive-date=9 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the earliest known filmed adaptation of the story. *''[[Arabian Nights (1942 film)|Arabian Nights]]'' is a 1942 [[adventure film]] directed by [[John Rawlins (director)|John Rawlins]] and starring [[Sabu Dastagir|Sabu]], [[Maria Montez]], [[Jon Hall (actor)|Jon Hall]] and [[Leif Erickson (actor)|Leif Erickson]]. The film is derived from ''[[The Book of One Thousand and One Nights]]'' but owes more to the imagination of [[Universal Pictures]] than the original Arabian stories. Unlike other films in the genre (''[[The Thief of Bagdad (1940 film)|The Thief of Bagdad]]''), it features no monsters or supernatural elements.<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/67558/arabian-nights#articles-reviews Article on ''Arabian Nights'' at ''Turner Classic Movies''] accessed 10 January 2014</ref> * ''[[A Thousand and One Nights (1945 film)|A Thousand and One Nights]]'' (1945) is a tongue-in-cheek Technicolor fantasy film set in the Baghdad of the One Thousand and One Nights, starring Cornel Wilde as Aladdin, Evelyn Keyes as the genie of the magic lamp, Phil Silvers as Aladdin's larcenous sidekick, and Adele Jergens as the princess Aladdin loves. * ''[[Aladdin and His Lamp]]'', a 1952 fantasy adventure film with [[Johnny Sands]] and [[Patricia Medina]] as Aladdin and Princess Jasmine. * ''[[The Wonders of Aladdin]]'' is a 1961 film directed by Mario Bava and Henry Levin and starring [[Donald O'Connor]] as Aladdin. This film has a more working-class focus: Aladdin helps the prince ([[Terence Hill|Mario Girotti]]) and princess (as does a [[fakir]]) but never becomes one and ends up in a romantic relationship with his neighbor, Djalma ([[Noelle Adam]]). The genie ([[Vittorio De Sica]]) can grant only three wishes (although what constitutes as a single wish is quite malleable, probably due to his sympathies with Aladdin) and shrinks with each one, which is leading to his eternal rest after 12,000 years. * ''[[1001 Nights (1990 film)|1001 Nights]]'' (''Les 1001 nuits''), a 1990 French-Italian film with [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]], [[Stéphane Freiss]] and [[Vittorio Gassman]], loosely based on Sherazade's and Aladdin's stories. * ''The Erotic Adventures of Aladdin X'', a 1994 Italian pornographic film with [[Christoph Clark]]. * A 1998 direct-to-video movie ''A Kid in Aladdin's Palace'' directed by Robert L. Levy which is a sequel to ''[[A Kid in King Arthur's Court]]''. *''Adventures of Aladdin'' (2019), a [[mockbuster]] produced by [[The Asylum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/what-it-takes-to-make-a-hollywood-mockbuster-the-slightly-shittier-blockbuster/|title=What It Takes to Make a Hollywood Mockbuster, the "Slightly Shittier" Blockbuster|date=2019-05-24|website=Vice News|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529024052/https://news.vice.com/en_us/article/j5wda7/what-it-takes-to-make-a-hollywood-mockbuster-the-slightly-shittier-blockbuster|archive-date=2019-05-29|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|title=Adventures of Aladdin (2019)|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/adventures_of_aladdin|language=en|access-date=2019-05-29}}</ref> * ''[[Aladdin (2019 film)|Aladdin]]'', a [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] live-action remake of the [[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|1992 animated film]], released in 2019. It stars [[Mena Massoud]] as the title character, [[Naomi Scott]] as Jasmine, [[Marwan Kenzari]] as Jafar, and [[Will Smith]] as the Genie. ====Live-action: Non-English language films==== * ''Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'' is a 1927 [[Cinema of India#Silent films (1890s–1920s)|Indian silent film]], by Bhagwati Prasad Mishra, based on the folktale.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999">{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|url-access=registration|access-date=12 August 2012|year=1999|publisher=British Film Institute|isbn=9780851706696}}</ref> * ''Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp'' is a 1931 Indian silent film, adapted from the folktale, by Jal Ariah.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999"/> * ''Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag'' (''Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'') is a 1933 Indian [[Hindi]]-language fantasy-adventure film by Jal Ariah. A remake of the 1931 film in sound.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999"/> * ''Aaj Ka Aladdin'' (''Today's Aladdin'') is a 1935 Indian Hindi-language film by Nagendra Majumdar. It is a modern retelling of the folktale.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999"/> * ''Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag'' (''Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'') is a 1937 Indian Hindi-language film adaptation by Navinchandra.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999"/> * ''[[Aladdin Aur Jadui Chirag]]'' (''Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp'') is a 1952 Indian Hindi-language musical fantasy-adventure film by [[Homi Wadia]], starring [[Mahipal]] as Aladdin and [[Meena Kumari]] as [[Badroulbadour|Princess Badar]]. * ''[[Alif-Laila]]'' is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language fantasy film by [[K. Amarnath]], Vijay Kumar portrays the character of Aladdin with actress [[Nimmi]] as the female [[genie]]. * ''Chirag-e-Cheen'' (''Lamp of China'') is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language film adaptation by G.P. Pawar and C. M. Trivedi.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999"/> * ''[[Alladin Ka Beta]]'' (''Son of Alladin'') is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language action film, it follows the story of the son of Alladin. * ''[[Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp (1957 film)|Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp]]'' is a 1957 Indian fantasy film by [[T. R. Raghunath]]. Based on the story of Aladdin, it was [[multiple-language version|simultaneously filmed]] in [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Tamil language|Tamil]] and Hindi with [[Akkineni Nageshwara Rao]] portraying the title character. * ''Alladdin Laila'' is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language film by Lekhraj Bhakri, starring [[Mahipal]], [[Lalita Pawar]] and [[Shakila]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999"/> * ''[[Sindbad Alibaba and Aladdin]]'' is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language musical fantasy-adventure film by Prem Narayan Arora. It features the three most popular characters from the Arabian Nights. Very loosely based on the original, in which the heroes get to meet and share in each other's adventures. In this version, the lamp's ''jinni'' (genie) is female and Aladdin marries her rather than the princess (she becomes a mortal woman for his sake). * ''Main Hoon Aladdin'' (''I am Aladdin'') is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language film by Mohammed Hussain, starring [[Ajit Khan|Ajit]] in the title role.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999"/> * A [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] film ''[[Aladdin and His Magic Lamp (1967 film)|Volshebnaia Lampa Aladdina]]'' ("Aladdin's Magic Lamp") was released in 1966. * A Mexican production, ''[[Pepito y la Lampara Maravillosa]]'' was made en 1972, where comedian ''[[Chabelo]]'' plays the role of the genie who grant wishes to a young kid called Pepito in 1970s Mexico City. * ''[[Adventures of Aladdin]]'' is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language adventure-film based on the tale, by Homi Wadia. * ''[[Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum]]'' (''Aladdin and the Magic Lamp'') is a 1979 Indian adventure fantasy-drama film by [[I. V. Sasi]]. It was simultaneously filmed in [[Malayalam]] and Tamil with [[Kamal Haasan]] in the title role. * In 1986, an Italian production (under supervision of [[Golan-Globus]]) of a modern-day Aladdin was filmed in [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami]] under the title ''[[Superfantagenio]]'', starring actor [[Bud Spencer]] as the genie and his daughter Diamante as the daughter of a police sergeant. * ''[[Aladin (film)|Aladin]]'' is a 2009 Indian Hindi-language [[Fantasy film|fantasy]] [[action film]] directed by [[Sujoy Ghosh]]. The film stars [[Ritesh Deshmukh]] in the title role, along with [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[Jacqueline Fernandez]] and [[Sanjay Dutt]]. * ''[[The New Adventures of Aladdin]]'', France modern retelling of the tale of Aladdin. ** ''[[Alad'2]]'', second sequel to the French movie ''[[The New Adventures of Aladdin]]'' (2018). * ''[[Ashchorjyo Prodeep]]'' is a 2013 Indian [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-language film by [[Anik Dutta]]. This film is based on a [[Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay]] novel of the same name and deals with the issues of [[consumerism]]. It is a modern adaptation of Aladdin about the story of a middle-class man (played by [[Saswata Chatterjee]]) who accidentally finds a magic lamp containing a [[Jinn]] (played by [[Rajatava Dutta]]). * ''[[Aladin Saha Puduma Pahana]]'' was released in 2018 in Sri Lanka in Sinhala language.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/02/22/?fn=sa1802222 |title=Dhananjaya became Aladin |website=Sarasaviya |access-date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002085713/http://www.sarasaviya.lk/2018/02/22/?fn=sa1802222|archive-date=2018-10-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> * In the 2020 Japanese live action series [[Kamen Rider Saber]], this story is adapted into a "Wonder Ride Book" named "Lamp Do Alangina", which is the main Wonder Ride Book of Kamen Rider Espada.
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