Luciana Paluzzi as a genie in 1001 NIGHTS (1968)
Luciana became an IT girl of sorts in the 1960s, having appeared in THUNDERBALL (1965) and a host of other projects, in movies or TV, throughout the decade all because of her role in HERCULES (1958) in which she had a small supporting role as Iole's handmaiden. She literally worked non stopped before retiring in the 1970s. It's incredible how many actors got their start from appearing in HERCULES. In this lightweight movie, she plays a genie who turns into a bird and 'lives' in a golden birdcage, not a genie bottle. It's entertaining but sorta repetitive. By the middle of the movie, I usually lose interest. It's not bad by any means but the story is not very compelling even if the cast does its best. A typical late 1960s foreign production with overly brightly lit sets and super-colourful costumes.
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