India, 1903
35mm film, black and white
silent
An Indian fantasy film directed by Hiralal Sen. It is believed to be his only feature length film and was a filmed version of a play popular in Calcutta at the time. All of Sen's films were destroyed in a warehouse fire in 1917 so no copy of the film is known to exist.
Plot Summary
The story of Ali Baba and his discovery of a cave full of treasure stolen by the forty thieves.
Credits
Crew
Director: Hiralal Sen
The Royal Bioscope Company
