Alí Babá y los cuarenta ladrones (1954)
Género : Aventura, Comedia
Tiempo de ejecución : 1H 32M
Director : Jacques Becker
Escritor : Cesare Zavattini
Sinopsis
Ali Baba (Fernandel) es enviado por su amo Casim a comprar una nueva esclava. Como la muchacha no es feliz en el harén, Alí le compra un loro para que la entretenga, pero le promete, además, que hará todo lo posible por sacarla de allí. La oportunidad llega cuando, accidentalmente, escucha a unos bandidos las palabras claves, “Ábrete, Sésamo”, que permiten abrir la gruta en la que se esconde un fabuloso tesoro.
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