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Aladdin

Genre
Family
Rating
PG
Released
24 May, 2019
Aladdin

Aladdin is a folk tale most probably of Middle Eastern origin. Despite not being part of the original text of The Book of One Thousand and One Nights, it is one of the best-known tales associated with that collection. It was actually added by the Frenchman Antoine Galland, based on a folk tale that he attributes to the Syrian Maronite storyteller Hanna Diyab.

Name Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
Aarne-Thompson grouping ATU 561 (Aladdin)
Region (Probably) Middle Eastern
Published in The One Thousand and One Nights, compiled and translated by Antoine Galland

About Aladdin

Live-action adaptation of the 1992 Disney film of the same name in which a thief falls in love with a princess. He also befriends a wish-granting Genie and must save his kingdom from the villainous Jafar. The film is written and directed by Guy Ritchie.

Achievement of Aladdin

The filmmakers went through a thorough casting process to ensure that the actors were of Arabian descent. Mena Massoud, who plays Aladdin, was born the year that the Disney animated version was released. 

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Latest information about Aladdin updated on July 28 2021.