The Adventures of Prince Achmed

"The Adventures of Prince Achmed" was released in Germany on September 3, 1926.

Neither the original negative nor a copy of the original German version exist anymore.

This reconstruction was based on a fragmented nitrate copy

with English information captions from the National Film and Television Archive, London.

It was recopied and the German original information captions

were inserted according to the surviving censor card.

"The Adventures of Prince Achmed"

The Magician

Dinarsade

Achmed

Pari Banu

Aladdin

The Witch

The African magician was most powerful.

The Caliph's city celebrated the ruler's birthday.

The great Caliph.

"A magic horse, my most magnificent Caliph.

It flies through the air."

Princess Dinarsade, the Caliph's daughter.

Her brother, Prince Achmed.

"I won't sell the horse for all the gold in the world!"

"Then select from among my treasures!"

"May I select whatever I like?"

"By the beard of the Prophet!"

End of Act 1

Act 2

The Story of Prince Achmed

"How can the horse be directed towards earth again?"

"The decoration on the head forces it upwards..."

"the lever at the tail pulls it down to earth."

"Is the Prince aware of this?"

Far, far from home,

he finally lands on one of the magic islands of Wak-Wak.

Prince Achmed was young and brave and not afraid of any adventure.

"Who are you, girls?"

"We serve Pari Banu,

ruler of the islands of the spirits of Wak-Wak."

"Stay with us, attractive stranger."

On the neighboring island in the Magic Sea...

the beautiful Pari Banu and her female companions

come to bathe every night.

"Give me my feathers!"

"Follow me to my beautiful home country!"

Thus, Pari Banu was kidnapped from the land of the demons.

The horse carried them to far-away China.

"Don't be afraid of me..."

"I shall serve you to my death."

"You don't know the demons of Wak-Wak!"

"They will kill you!"

"Allah's grace will protect us if you be come my wife."

Meanwhile, the magician has been looking for his magic horse.

"We will find our way home and you will forget Wak-Wak."

"I will follow you."

"The Prince is sending you this robe..."

"...I am to take you to him!"

End of Act 2

Act 3

Adventures in China

The Emperor of China

The Emperor's Favorite

This is where the magician took Pari Banu

to sell her to the emperor.

The emperor liked the beautiful Pari Banu.

"Kill her or make her your wife!"

"Now brave prince, I will get your sister!"

In this mountain there lived the magician's powerful enemy:

The Witch of the Flaming Mountain.

"How dare you come to my magic mountain?"

"The African magician brought me here."

"Stop! He is my greatest enemy!"

"And you are my friend!"

The Bridegroom

"Help me set Pari Banu free!"

"I am not afraid of the demons."

"With these weapons you can defeat the demons."

The Bride