Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1971)
July 18, 1971Release Date
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1971)
July 18, 1971Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Chikao Ohtsuka
Alibaba (voice)
Junpei Takiguchi
Kajiru (voice)
Arthur Grosser
Goro
Gorō Naya
Goro (voice)
Kosei Tomita
Spirit of the Lamp (voice)
A.J. Henderson
Nibbler
Isamu Tanonaka
Police Chief (voice)
Kenji Utsumi
Dora (voice)
Nobuyo Oyama
Huck (voice)
Masao Imanishi
Michiko Nomura
Rob Roy
Tom
Ichiro Nagai
Hiroshi Shidara
Director
Neil Shee
Genie
Morihisa Yamamoto
Writer
Hayao Miyazaki
Screenplay / Key Animation / Storyboard Artist
Akira Daikuhara
Animation Director
Yasuji Mori
Key Animation
Shoji Ikehara
Key Animation
Koichi Tsunoda
Key Animation
Takashi Abe
Key Animation
Shigeo Matoba
Key Animation
Michihiro Kanayama
Key Animation
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 18, 1971
Original Nameアリババと40匹の盗賊
StatusReleased
Running Time55m
Genres
Wiki.
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (アリババと40匹の盗賊, Ari Baba to Yonjūppiki no Tōzoku) is a 1971 anime film by Toei Animation, retelling the evergreen story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves from the Arabian Nights, or One Thousand and One Nights.It was directed by Hiroshi Shidara and written by Morihisa Yamamoto. Hayao Miyazaki played a decisive role in developing structure, characters and designs for this film, whose credits list him as Key Animator and Organizer. Seiichiro Uno wrote original music for the film.It was released on 18 July 1971 in Japan. Other releases followed, including:
West Germany (as Ali Cats und der fliegende Professor, on 16 March 1973)
Italy (as Ali Babà e i 40 ladroni)
USA (a dubbed version called Alibaba's Revenge)
International English version (Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves)
Spain (as Ali Babà i els 40 lladres; in Catalan, aired in Canal Nou, on 29 October 1994).