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
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jean Image
Written by	France Image Jean Image
Starring	Gaston Guez Henri Virlojeux Claire Guibert René Hiéronimus Lucie Dolène Fred Pasquali Georges Atlas Richard Francoeur Michel Gudin Paul Guez Jean-Pierre Leroux Lita Recio
Cinematography	Per Olaf Csongova
Music by	Fred Freed
Production company	Films Jean Image
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release dates	28 January 1970 (1970-01-28) (France) 1 July 1975 (1975-07-01) (U.S.)
Running time	71 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

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

• Jean-Pierre Leroux as adult Aladdin
• Henri Virlojeux as African magician
• Claire Guibert as mother of Aladdin
• René Hiéronimus as Hou-hou
• Lucie Dolène as princess
• Fred Pasquali as the genie of the ring, master of darkness and grand vizier
• Georges Atlas as the genie of the lamp
• Richard Francoeur as the sultan
• Michel Gudin as the narrator
• Paul Guez as Aladdin as child
• Lita Recio as Can-Can

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See also

• Lists of animated feature films