Product Details

• Actors: Boris Bystrov, Dodo Chogovadze, Andrei Fajt, Otar Koberidze, Ekaterine Verulashvili
• Directors: Boris Rytsarev
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: Russian
• Subtitles: English, French, Russian
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: July 24, 2001
• Run Time: 84 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005KH3N
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #119,300 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Aladdin's Magic Lamp" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
A made-in-Russia film version of the colorful Oriental fairy tale. The beautiful daughter of a Sultan, Boudour lives in Bagdad. Anyone who dares to look at her is executed. But the willful and capricious princess commands Aladdin to look at her. The moment the young man does so, he falls in love with her. And the magic lamp with the omnipotent genie in it, ready to fulfill any wish of his master, helps Aladdin protect his lover from the wicked Maghribian wizard.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great version of "Aladdin" from Russia, September 23, 2001

By	Y. Boykov (Princeton, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I remember "Volshebnaya lampa Aladdina" (Magic lamp of Aladdin) from my childhood. I first saw it in 1975 when I was 6 in a movie-theater (kino-teatr, in Russian) with my father. I liked it so much that I came to see it several times again with my friends. Now that I have a kid of my own I was really exited to get this DVD for him.

The movie is very well made for kids and is very good for the whole family to watch. In my opinion it is much better than "Aladdin" made in Hollywood. The movie is much fun to see but don't expect flashy MTV-style clips. This Russian version of Aladdin stays much closer to the spirit of the original middle-eastern fairy tale. From watching this movie as an adult I can add that the main charecter (Aladdin) is sometimes a bit too "sweet". Side charecters acting is quite enjoyable.

This DVD release is very good technically. Despite its age the movie appears in great colors. The restoration is well done. It also appears in wide-screen (ananamorfic) transfer. I was plesantly surprised to see this movie in 5.1 surround sound. There are three soundtracks to choose from (original Russian, English and French). The quality of English dubbing seems reasonable but I would not be an expert to comment on it. Anyway, you can choose subtitles in 8 or more languages.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Alladin's Magic Lamp, October 1, 2005

By	MAHBUB RAHMAn "Mark Rahman" (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This movie was a disappointment. I bought the movie based on the online review of other viewers. This was a mistake. The quality of the DVD movie was very poor. The content was mediocore. Even my 8 year old daughter was not impressed. It definitely was not worth the money I paid for.

M.Rahman

2 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Definate rip off, October 25, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Aladdin & His Magic Lamp [VHS] (VHS Tape)

I didn't like it. My cousin and I watched it and it was a dissapointment. Dont rent it, dont buy it, dont waste your time.