Abdulla the Great (Original title)My Kingdom for a Woman (Working title)Abdullah's Harem (Alternative title)
Date: 1954 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, EgyptDirector: Gregory Ratoff
Synopsis: Story of a degenerate monarch of an imaginary country.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Harems
Releases
Date: 1954not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 103 mins Length: 9327 FeetDialogue (original): English
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v24 n276 January 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v87 n7664 3 Dec 1956 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - v87 n7664 3 Dec 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: La Cinématographie Française n1656 18 Feb 1956
Title: [La Cinématographie Française - n1656 18 Feb 1956: no known title]Language: French
In: The Film Daily v109 n117 18 Jun 1956 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v109 n117 18 Jun 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v140 n9 13 Jun 1956 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v140 n9 13 Jun 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 4 Apr 1956
Title: [Variety - 4 Apr 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v203 n11 16 Jun 1956 Page: 937
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v203 n11 16 Jun 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2573 6 Dec 1956 Page: 17
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2573 6 Dec 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7268 3 Dec 1956 Page: 4
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7268 3 Dec 1956: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7499 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-562584
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 3175 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-701007
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 1954 (Release)Countries: United Kingdom, EgyptDirector: Gregory Ratoff
Synopsis: Story of a degenerate monarch of an imaginary country.
Genre: Comedy
Subject: Harems
Releases
Date: 1954not specifiedRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - SoundRuntime: 103 mins Length: 9327 FeetDialogue (original): English
Credits
(19)
Production Company: Misr International Films, Production Company: Sphinx Film, Producer: Gregory Ratoff, Screenplay: George St. George, Screenplay: Boris Ingster, Original story: Ismet Regeila, Director of Photography: Lee Garmes, 2nd Unit Photographer: Stanley Sayers, Editor: Maurice Rootes, Art Director: Walli-El-Din Sameh, Art Director: Elliot Scott, costume: Jean Dessès, costume: Jacques Fath, Maggie Rouff, Music: Georges Auric, Sound: John Digby Jones, [Sound Re-recording]: Peter T. Davies, [Dialogue Coach]: Harriet White
Cast
(7)
Gregory Ratoff (Abdulla), Kay Kendall (Ronnie), Marina Berti (Aziza), Sydney Chaplin (Captain Ahmed Farid), Alexander D'arcy (Marco), Marti Stevens (Singer), Mary Costes (The Countess)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(9)
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v24 n276 January 1957 Page: 5Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v24 n276 January 1957: no known title]Language: English
In: Today's Cinema v87 n7664 3 Dec 1956 Page: 6
Title: [Today's Cinema - v87 n7664 3 Dec 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: La Cinématographie Française n1656 18 Feb 1956
Title: [La Cinématographie Française - n1656 18 Feb 1956: no known title]Language: French
In: The Film Daily v109 n117 18 Jun 1956 Page: 6
Title: [The Film Daily - v109 n117 18 Jun 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: The Hollywood Reporter v140 n9 13 Jun 1956 Page: 3
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v140 n9 13 Jun 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 4 Apr 1956
Title: [Variety - 4 Apr 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Herald v203 n11 16 Jun 1956 Page: 937
Title: [Motion Picture Herald - v203 n11 16 Jun 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Kinematograph Weekly n2573 6 Dec 1956 Page: 17
Title: [Kinematograph Weekly - n2573 6 Dec 1956: no known title]Language: English
In: Daily Film Renter n7268 3 Dec 1956 Page: 4
Title: [Daily Film Renter - n7268 3 Dec 1956: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(2)
Film materials(2)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: CTASound: CombinedLength: 7499 FeetStock date: 1959BFI identifier: C-562584
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Re-recorded NegativeBase: CTASound: SoundLength: 3175 FeetStock date: 1966BFI identifier: C-701007
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film