Adventure ·Romance · United States of America · 1954 · 1h 34m

The Adventures of Hajji Baba

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Director
Don Weis
Cast
John Derek as Hajji Baba Elaine Stewart as Princess Fakzia Amanda Blake as Banah Thomas Gomez as Osman Aga Rosemarie Stack as Ayesha Paul Picerni as Nurel-Din
Crew
Harold Lipstein — Director of Photography William Austin — Editor Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer Richard Collins — Writer James Justinian Morier — Novel Walter Wanger — Producer
Tagline

The girls pronounce it "Hotcha Baba!"

Synopsis

In Ispahan, Persia, Hajji Baba is leaving his father's shop to seek a greater fortune, while the Princess Fawzia is trying to talk her father, the Caliph into giving her in marriage to Nur-El-Din, a rival prince known far and wide as mean and fickle. Her father intends for Fawzia to marry a friend and ally, and makes plans to send her to him.

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Mood & Themes
persia
Key Collaborators
Don Weis Director Harold Lipstein Director of Photography William Austin Editor Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer Richard Collins Writer James Justinian Morier Novel Walter Wanger Producer Gene Allen Production Design Renié Costume Design
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