The Adventures of Prince Achmed

(1926)

★ 7.6 IMDb · 242 votes

Genres: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance

Year: 1926

Runtime: 66 мин

Country: Germany

Director: Lotte Reiniger

Plot

Taken from The Arabian Nights, a wicked sorcerer and the beautiful prince Achmed battle one against the other during a series of wondrous adventures.

Based on stories from "The Arabian Nights." A wicked sorcerer tricks Prince Achmed into riding a magical flying horse. The heroic prince is able to subdue the magical horse, which he uses to fly off to many adventures. While travelling, he falls in love with the beautiful Princess Pari Banu, and must defeat an army of demons to win her heart. The entire film is animated using the silhouette technique, which employs movable cardboard and metal cutouts posed in front of illuminated sheets of glass.