The Adventures of Prince Achmed
1926 · 66 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 7,216 VOTES · DIR. Lotte Reiniger
Overview
Taken from The Arabian Nights, the film tells the story of a wicked sorcerer who tricks Prince Achmed into mounting a magical flying horse and sends the rider off on a flight to his death. But the prince foils the magician’s plan, and soars headlong into a series of wondrous adventures.
Dialogue Timeline — 131 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 The Adventures of Prince Achmed
00:01:24 Peri Banu
00:05:54 "A magic horse, Exalted Caliph, which flies through the air"
00:07:24 "I swear it-by the Beard of the Prophet!"
00:12:03 Far from his homeland he landed on one of the magic islands of Waq Waq
00:15:39 ...where every night the exquisite Peri Banu and her attendants bathed
00:20:06 "I am yours to command to the end of time"
00:22:42 "I will follow you!"
00:26:29 Hither the Sorcerer brought Peri Banu to sell her to the Emperor
00:31:13 "How dare you come to my magic mountain?"
00:32:30 "I fear no spirits!"
00:37:59 "Take me to Waq Waq"
00:39:11 ...POSSESSES
00:40:54 "I was a poor tailor in the city of the Caliph"
00:42:42 "Fetch the Lamp"
00:45:32 "What is your command, O Master?"
00:48:42 "So she became my wife"
00:50:02 "A fearful storm blew up"
00:51:58 "The spirits want to kill her, because she left to follow you"
00:55:11 "Your enemy is dead!"
00:57:07 Yet the spirits of darkness came before him
01:01:26 "Return and seek happiness in the land of mortals"
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed131
Dialogue density2.0 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line01:01:26
Production Record
DirectorLotte Reiniger
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes7,216