A drama based on the novel by Charles Dickens which tells the story of Arthur Clennam who is thrown into a debtor's prison. There he meets a young seamstress whose father has been imprisoned for twenty-five years. A film in originally released in two parts.
Amnesty decided not to present a benefit show in 1978 in order to consider how to make better use of the performing talent so favourably disposed to assist it in raising funds. Peter Luff left Amnesty in 1978 and the organisation's new fund-raising officer, Peter Walker, was deputed to work with Lewis on reconfiguring the show to raise more money and greater awareness of Amnesty. Lewis proposed to Cleese that in addition to the comedy performances the show should feature some contemporary rock musicians. Cleese delegated this responsibility to Lewis who recruited Who guitarist Pete Townshend to perform, as well as New Wave singer-songwriter Tom Robinson.
Um califa malvado (Christopher Lee) oferece a mão de sua filha em casamento a um príncipe se ele puder completar uma busca perigosa por uma rosa mágica. Ajudado por um menino e um tapete mágico, o Príncipe Hasan (Oliver Tobias), tem que superar gênios, monstros cuspidores de fogo e pântanos traiçoeiros para alcançar seu prêmio e reclamar a mão da Princesa Zuleira (Emma Samms).
