The Tales of the Thousand and One Nights
The Tales of the Thousand and One Nights
1921, French. Directed by Viktor Tourjansky.
Tells the story of the adventures of the resourceful Scheherazade. Newly married to Shahryar, a deranged monarch who murders his brides after the wedding night, Scheherazade manages to keep her head by entertaining her husband with exciting stories and always trailing off at the most infuriating cliffhangers.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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- Released
- 23 December 1921
- Original title
- Les Contes de mille et une nuits
- Country
- France
- Written by
- Viktor Tourjansky
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The Tales of the Thousand and One Nights runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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The Tales of the Thousand and One Nights isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 December 1921. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Tales of the Thousand and One Nights?
The Tales of the Thousand and One Nights (1921) was directed by Viktor Tourjansky and stars Nathalie Kovanko, Nicolas Rimsky, Paul Ollivier.