La Rosa di Bagdad

La Rosa di Bagdad English The Rose of Baghdad is a 1949 Italian animated film. In 1952, the film was dubbed into English, retitled The Singing Princess and starring Julie Andrews in her first film and first venture into voiceover work. The film was reissued in 1967, at the height of Andrews subsequent Hollywood career. It is often cited as one of the first animated movie from Europe and in Technicolor.

A long time ago, the people of Baghdad lived happily under the rule of Caliph Oman III, greatest and kindest of any Caliph. Even at the time of his niece Princess Zeilas upcoming thirteenth birthday, the people were happier still. However, the tyrant Sheikh Jafar, and his shadow of a magician, Burk, have other plans, in order to take over Omans kingdom. After a lovely performance by Princess Zeila and her snake charmer friend Amin, a messenger attempts to give a proclamation, written by Omans information minister, Tonko, to the princes from the three cities across the river. However, before the messenger could get any further, Burk turns him into stone.Later, after Amin charms a few snakes, his Magpie, Calina, attempts to steal one of Amins bells after breaking her promise while working on a tambourine. He not only attended Princess Zeilas next performance at the palace he applied the music for it. After the performance, Jafar, who also attended, attempts to propose to Zeila, but Caliph Omans ministers, Tonko, Zirko, and Zizibe, think otherwise, even Amin, who later overhears that Burk has put an infatuation spell on Jafars ring, making anyone who wears it fall in love with him. ........

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