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PHOTO CREDIT: Above photo by John Rickman Photography, San Jose, California. |
Movies with Middle Eastern Themes
or Belly Dance Scenes
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Fantasies of the East
Movies in this category have been inspired by 1001 nights, and include fantasies such as genies, flying carpets, magic rings, mythical monsters, etc.
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Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves | Stars Samia Gamal. Contains several excellent dance scenes. In French, with English subtitles. |
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Golden Voyage of Sinbad | View opinion poll. |
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Seventh Voyage of Sinbad | By Ray Harryhausen. |
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Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger | By Ray Harryhausen. |
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Sinbad the Sailor | Stars Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Maureen O'Hara |
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Thief of Bagdad (1924 Version) | Stars Douglas Fairbanks, Sr. |
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Thief of Bagdad (1940 version) | Stars Sabu, Rex Harrison, Conrad Veidt |
Imagined History
This category includes Biblical epics, Pharaonic settings, historic Bagdad, desert nomads, and other situations set in the historical Middle East.
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Bagdad | Stars Maureen O'Hara. |
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Casbah | Stars Yvonne DeCarlo. |
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Flame of Araby | Stars Maureen O'Hara. |
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Harem (1985 movie) | |
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Harem Suaré | View opinion poll. |
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Kismet (1944 version), sometimes called Oriental Dream | Stars Marlene Dietrich and Ron Colman. |
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Kismet (1955 version, based on the Broadway musical) | Stars Howard Keel. |
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Land of the Pharaohs | Stars Joan Collins and Jack Hawkins. |
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Salomé | Starring Rita Hayworth |
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Samson and Delilah (1949 version) | Stars Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature |
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Sheik, The and Son of the Sheik | Stars Rudolph Valentino |
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Solomon and Sheba | Stars Yul Brynner (with hair!) and Gina Lollabrigida |
Other Loosely Middle Eastern Themes
Movies in this category may contain plots that feature archeologists, travel, the Foreign Legion, mummies, and other topics that touch on the Middle East but don't emphasize the connection.
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Abbott & Costello In the Foreign Legion | Stars Abbott & Costello. |
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Abbott & Costello Lost in a Harem | View opinion poll. |
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Beau Hunks | Stars Laurel & Hardy. Doesn't contain any dance scenes. |
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Carry On Follow That Camel | Dance scene by Anita Harris. |
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Harum Scarum | Stars Elvis Presley. |
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Valley of the Kings | Stars Eleanor Parker and Robert Taylor. Includes a dance scene by Samia Gamal. |
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Wee Wee Monsieur | Stars the Three Stooges. |
Everything Else
These movies have little or nothing to do with the Middle East, but contain belly dancing scenes. They may include scenes in Middle Eastern restaurants with dancers performing, spy thrillers that briefly pass through Middle Eastern countries, and other belly dance scenes in movies that otherwise have no connection to the Middle East.
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The Brass Bottle | Includes a dance scene by Lulu Porter. |
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Roustabout | Includes a dance scene featuring Wilda Taylor. |
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Salomé, Where She Danced | Starring Yvonne DeCarlo. |
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Salomé's Last Dance | Caution: Pay careful attention to the price of the DVD before placing an order. |