Targeted for assassination by his first wife and his evil brother, a young sultan must marry by the next full moon or he will lose his kingdom. His uncertainty over his newfound bride causes her to stall the sultan with a series of fantastic stories to ease the tension and stall her impending execution.
Mili Avital
as Scheherezade
Alan Bates
as Storyteller
James Frain
as Schahzenan / Harun
Rufus Sewell
as Ali Baba
Tchéky Karyo
as Black Coda
Dougray Scott
as Sultan Shahryar
Jason Scott Lee
as Aladdin
Vanessa-Mae
as Princess Zobeide
John Leguizamo
as Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring
Jim Carter
as Ja'Far
Hugh Quarshie
as Mustappa
Amira Casar
as Morgiana
