1 00:01:06,984 --> 00:01:08,565 Many centuries ago 2 00:01:08,569 --> 00:01:09,979 in ancient persia, 3 00:01:09,987 --> 00:01:11,352 the wealthy young men were sent 4 00:01:11,363 --> 00:01:15,106 to the imperial military academy in Baghdad 5 00:01:15,117 --> 00:01:16,573 by their fathers 6 00:01:16,577 --> 00:01:18,989 who in former years have endured 7 00:01:18,996 --> 00:01:21,157 hardships and privations 8 00:01:21,164 --> 00:01:22,244 while fighting valiantly 9 00:01:22,249 --> 00:01:25,787 to rid the land of futile tyrants. 10 00:01:25,877 --> 00:01:27,993 It was a matter of the gravest concern 11 00:01:28,005 --> 00:01:29,245 to these fathers 12 00:01:29,256 --> 00:01:30,541 that their sons, 13 00:01:30,549 --> 00:01:33,006 reared in the lap of luxury, 14 00:01:33,010 --> 00:01:33,999 might prove unfitted 15 00:01:34,011 --> 00:01:36,002 to withstand adversity, 16 00:01:36,013 --> 00:01:37,219 should it strike. 17 00:01:37,222 --> 00:01:39,053 Kashma. 18 00:01:39,057 --> 00:01:41,969 Happy birthday, kashma. 19 00:01:48,025 --> 00:01:49,811 Happy birthday, kashma. 20 00:01:49,818 --> 00:01:51,354 Happy birthday. 21 00:01:51,361 --> 00:01:54,899 Happy birthday, kashma. 22 00:01:54,906 --> 00:01:55,986 I'll see you tonight, 23 00:01:55,991 --> 00:01:57,106 oh breath of my life. 24 00:01:57,117 --> 00:01:59,779 We shall both see you. 25 00:02:09,838 --> 00:02:11,999 At the academy, these young men 26 00:02:12,007 --> 00:02:12,996 were taught discipline, 27 00:02:13,008 --> 00:02:14,464 horsemanship, and proficiency 28 00:02:14,468 --> 00:02:17,710 in the use of Lance and scimitar, 29 00:02:17,721 --> 00:02:19,336 to all of which they dutifully 30 00:02:19,348 --> 00:02:20,383 applied themselves 31 00:02:20,390 --> 00:02:22,881 while waiting for night to fall 32 00:02:22,893 --> 00:02:23,552 when they could indulge 33 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,642 in feasting and drinking in company 34 00:02:25,646 --> 00:02:29,104 with the fairest maidens in the land. 35 00:02:29,650 --> 00:02:31,140 By far, the most dashing 36 00:02:31,151 --> 00:02:32,982 of these young blades 37 00:02:32,986 --> 00:02:34,271 was the son of Ali baba, 38 00:02:34,279 --> 00:02:37,737 renowned champion of the oppressed, 39 00:02:37,741 --> 00:02:38,480 kashma baba. 40 00:02:38,492 --> 00:02:41,074 Cadets of the imperial military academy, 41 00:02:41,078 --> 00:02:43,034 it seems that I must again remind you 42 00:02:43,038 --> 00:02:44,027 that as future officers 43 00:02:44,039 --> 00:02:45,825 of the royal guard regiment, 44 00:02:45,832 --> 00:02:47,242 the highest standard of dignity 45 00:02:47,250 --> 00:02:49,411 is expected of you at all times. 46 00:02:49,419 --> 00:02:52,001 Cadet kashma baba, are you listening? 47 00:02:52,005 --> 00:02:54,041 Most earnestly, noble commandant. 48 00:02:54,049 --> 00:02:55,004 Cadet kashma baba, 49 00:02:55,008 --> 00:02:56,999 we are delighted to be reminded 50 00:02:57,010 --> 00:02:57,795 that you were born 51 00:02:57,803 --> 00:03:00,010 but we do not enjoy hearing it screamed 52 00:03:00,013 --> 00:03:00,798 from the balconies 53 00:03:00,806 --> 00:03:02,717 while the corps is on the line of march. 54 00:03:02,724 --> 00:03:04,009 See that it doesn't happen again. 55 00:03:04,017 --> 00:03:06,383 Hear and obey, noble commandant. 56 00:03:06,395 --> 00:03:08,556 Troop, 57 00:03:08,563 --> 00:03:11,726 prepare to dismount. 58 00:03:18,031 --> 00:03:19,237 Dismount. 59 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,658 Troop, dismissed. 60 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:39,294 Kashma... 61 00:03:39,302 --> 00:03:41,133 Do you think the wenches will hear and obey? 62 00:03:41,138 --> 00:03:43,003 I shall lecture them severely tonight 63 00:03:43,014 --> 00:03:44,003 at the feast, Mustafa. 64 00:03:44,015 --> 00:03:46,006 Don't forget, comrades. 65 00:03:46,017 --> 00:03:47,973 Kashma has invited all his friends 66 00:03:47,978 --> 00:03:48,933 to his feast tonight. 67 00:03:48,937 --> 00:03:51,428 Rare wines from khayyam's own vineyards 68 00:03:51,440 --> 00:03:52,270 and the loveliest houris 69 00:03:52,274 --> 00:03:54,105 in all the land to entertain you. 70 00:03:54,109 --> 00:03:56,521 Are you listening, comrades? 71 00:03:56,528 --> 00:03:57,984 Yeah. 72 00:03:57,988 --> 00:04:00,604 Am I also invited to your feast, kashma? 73 00:04:00,615 --> 00:04:02,151 Why, Hussein, 74 00:04:02,159 --> 00:04:03,990 since when does the son of the caliph 75 00:04:03,994 --> 00:04:07,236 become a friend of kashma baba? 76 00:04:13,795 --> 00:04:15,706 The lowborn son of a thief. 77 00:04:15,714 --> 00:04:18,000 Were it not for his father's immense wealth, 78 00:04:18,008 --> 00:04:19,999 that jackal would've never been permitted 79 00:04:20,010 --> 00:04:21,420 to set foot in the academy. 80 00:04:21,428 --> 00:04:22,793 Kashma wouldn't dare refuse us 81 00:04:22,804 --> 00:04:24,965 admittance to his feast, Hussein. 82 00:04:24,973 --> 00:04:26,713 We could drink his rare wines 83 00:04:26,725 --> 00:04:29,967 and steal his loveliest houris. 84 00:05:31,498 --> 00:05:33,409 Mustafa, I'll give you my black stallion 85 00:05:33,416 --> 00:05:35,498 if you pull me across the table. 86 00:05:35,502 --> 00:05:37,993 Which I've wanted for a long time. 87 00:05:38,004 --> 00:05:38,993 And which I will now get. 88 00:05:39,005 --> 00:05:41,917 Come on, Mustafa, pull him over. 89 00:05:41,925 --> 00:05:43,415 Come on, Mustafa. 90 00:05:43,426 --> 00:05:44,711 Pull. 91 00:05:44,719 --> 00:05:45,708 Pull him over. 92 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:47,005 Come on, Mustafa. 93 00:05:47,013 --> 00:05:48,253 Pull, pull. 94 00:05:48,265 --> 00:05:50,847 Take your arm from kashma, Cal... 95 00:05:50,851 --> 00:05:51,966 We agreed he was to be mine 96 00:05:53,395 --> 00:05:54,726 I know we did, theda, 97 00:05:54,771 --> 00:05:55,977 but I've been thinking. 98 00:05:55,981 --> 00:05:57,346 How do I know I'm gonna get him 99 00:05:57,357 --> 00:05:58,346 for the last one? 100 00:05:58,358 --> 00:06:01,100 Stop worrying. You won't. 101 00:06:01,111 --> 00:06:02,066 Kashma. 102 00:06:02,070 --> 00:06:04,982 Theda isn't being fair. 103 00:06:08,702 --> 00:06:11,819 I shall ride him in fond remembrance of you. 104 00:06:18,587 --> 00:06:19,702 The feast has but begun 105 00:06:19,713 --> 00:06:20,998 and already you have lost me 106 00:06:21,006 --> 00:06:22,837 my fine stallion. 107 00:06:22,841 --> 00:06:24,502 Now behave yourselves or by dawn 108 00:06:24,509 --> 00:06:26,716 I will be a pauper. 109 00:06:35,896 --> 00:06:37,887 One at a time, kashma. 110 00:07:03,924 --> 00:07:06,006 Be careful, kashma, they've been drinking 111 00:07:06,009 --> 00:07:07,374 and Hussein is looking for trouble. 112 00:07:07,385 --> 00:07:10,377 If he looks hard enough, he'll find it. 113 00:07:15,101 --> 00:07:16,762 I suppose one must expect 114 00:07:16,770 --> 00:07:17,976 a reception of this kind. 115 00:07:17,979 --> 00:07:20,140 It's in keeping with your lack of breeding, 116 00:07:20,148 --> 00:07:21,308 friend kashma. 117 00:07:21,316 --> 00:07:22,852 Since you have seen fit to enter 118 00:07:22,859 --> 00:07:23,473 my house, Hussein, 119 00:07:23,485 --> 00:07:27,319 you shall be accorded the privileges of a guest. 120 00:07:29,032 --> 00:07:30,988 Therefore accept my Sincere apologies 121 00:07:30,992 --> 00:07:34,576 for that magnificently thrown plum. 122 00:07:34,579 --> 00:07:36,319 I shall even allow you to sit next 123 00:07:36,331 --> 00:07:38,743 to its fair thrower. 124 00:07:44,130 --> 00:07:44,744 Comrades, 125 00:07:44,756 --> 00:07:47,418 our uninvited guests have arrived in time. 126 00:07:47,425 --> 00:07:50,007 For zaza, famed dancer from Cairo, 127 00:07:50,011 --> 00:07:52,923 is about to entertain us. 128 00:09:08,506 --> 00:09:09,996 She has a grace of a gazelle 129 00:09:10,008 --> 00:09:10,997 and the fire of a goddess. 130 00:09:11,009 --> 00:09:13,466 Tomorrow, I'll tell you if you were right. 131 00:09:13,470 --> 00:09:15,210 She shall be mine. 132 00:09:15,221 --> 00:09:16,836 I'll find you another, 133 00:09:16,848 --> 00:09:17,963 for you can never tell 134 00:09:17,974 --> 00:09:20,010 what is behind the mask. 135 00:09:20,018 --> 00:09:22,100 You want her for yourself. 136 00:09:22,979 --> 00:09:23,968 Kashma baba always keeps 137 00:09:23,980 --> 00:09:25,936 the best for himself. 138 00:09:25,940 --> 00:09:27,601 Generously reserves the crumbs 139 00:09:27,609 --> 00:09:28,689 for his guests. 140 00:10:49,941 --> 00:10:51,101 If zaza wants you, Hussein, 141 00:10:51,109 --> 00:10:53,475 she shall be yours. 142 00:11:04,998 --> 00:11:05,987 I shall feast my eyes 143 00:11:05,999 --> 00:11:07,205 upon your dazzling beauty, 144 00:11:07,208 --> 00:11:09,415 bird of paradise. 145 00:11:22,599 --> 00:11:23,213 You planned this, 146 00:11:23,224 --> 00:11:25,010 you lowborn son of a jackal thief. 147 00:11:25,018 --> 00:11:27,475 Kashma, guard yourself. 148 00:11:57,592 --> 00:11:58,672 Why do the boys always fight 149 00:11:58,676 --> 00:12:01,418 when they could have so much more fun with us? 150 00:12:01,429 --> 00:12:03,090 Patience, Patience. 151 00:12:03,097 --> 00:12:05,383 They'll get to us in time. 152 00:12:08,895 --> 00:12:10,977 The odds are no longer even. 153 00:12:33,795 --> 00:12:36,002 I don't see why we have to share kashma 154 00:12:36,005 --> 00:12:37,165 with zaza too. 155 00:12:37,173 --> 00:12:41,132 We'll be lucky if we get the chance. 156 00:12:41,135 --> 00:12:43,000 Oh, my god. 157 00:12:43,012 --> 00:12:44,502 Oh. 158 00:12:54,774 --> 00:12:57,982 Let's give him a merry heave-ho, huh? 159 00:12:57,986 --> 00:12:59,522 Kashma, come here, 160 00:12:59,529 --> 00:13:00,769 the honor of expediting 161 00:13:00,780 --> 00:13:02,065 your most unwelcomed guest 162 00:13:02,073 --> 00:13:03,859 should be yours. 163 00:13:06,661 --> 00:13:08,026 One, 164 00:13:08,037 --> 00:13:09,993 two, 165 00:13:09,998 --> 00:13:11,579 three. 166 00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:17,001 You'll suffer for this kashma. 167 00:13:17,005 --> 00:13:20,623 You must visit me again, friend Hussein. 168 00:13:26,681 --> 00:13:28,421 Dink up comrades, 169 00:13:28,433 --> 00:13:29,548 the wine is plentiful 170 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:30,594 and the night is young. 171 00:13:51,205 --> 00:13:53,989 Stop. 172 00:13:54,000 --> 00:13:54,989 Come back here. 173 00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:58,789 Stop, I tell you, you're not allowed in here. 174 00:14:03,384 --> 00:14:04,999 Don't 175 00:14:05,011 --> 00:14:07,343 wait until I get my hands on you. 176 00:14:12,643 --> 00:14:13,678 If my master catches you, 177 00:14:13,728 --> 00:14:15,389 daughter of a vanishing flea, 178 00:14:15,396 --> 00:14:16,681 you will get 50 lashes 179 00:14:16,689 --> 00:14:18,805 in the marketplace. 180 00:14:33,998 --> 00:14:36,580 Come out miserable wench, 181 00:14:36,584 --> 00:14:39,667 come out, I say. 182 00:14:39,670 --> 00:14:42,582 All right, drown. 183 00:14:49,639 --> 00:14:53,382 Ten-thousand curses upon you, wench. 184 00:15:15,998 --> 00:15:18,990 What the? Oh. 185 00:15:19,001 --> 00:15:21,583 You feel better now? 186 00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:23,498 Wetter, anyway. 187 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:29,087 It must've been a wonderful feast. 188 00:15:29,095 --> 00:15:31,461 I feel terrible. 189 00:15:34,100 --> 00:15:35,886 Well. 190 00:15:37,979 --> 00:15:39,059 What have we here? 191 00:15:39,063 --> 00:15:41,805 That's what I'm trying to find out. 192 00:15:42,108 --> 00:15:44,975 Master, beware of that root of all evil. 193 00:15:44,986 --> 00:15:46,977 She pushed me in the pool, she... 194 00:15:46,988 --> 00:15:48,899 Quiet babu. 195 00:15:49,490 --> 00:15:50,696 Who are you? 196 00:15:50,700 --> 00:15:51,564 Kiki. 197 00:15:51,576 --> 00:15:53,191 I come from Morocco. 198 00:15:53,202 --> 00:15:53,987 Kiki, huh? 199 00:15:53,995 --> 00:15:56,577 I don't remember seeing you at the feast. 200 00:15:56,581 --> 00:15:58,446 I was not there. 201 00:15:58,458 --> 00:16:01,996 I was hiding in the garden. 202 00:16:02,003 --> 00:16:04,369 She confuses me, you try. 203 00:16:04,380 --> 00:16:05,995 Your name is kiki, huh? 204 00:16:06,007 --> 00:16:07,122 You're from Morocco, 205 00:16:07,133 --> 00:16:08,589 and you're hiding here? 206 00:16:08,593 --> 00:16:09,924 Yes. From rama. 207 00:16:09,927 --> 00:16:12,885 And now, we're getting some place, 208 00:16:12,889 --> 00:16:15,005 and who is rama? 209 00:16:15,016 --> 00:16:17,598 Well, rama has a troop of dancers 210 00:16:17,602 --> 00:16:18,967 and he is cruel, 211 00:16:19,020 --> 00:16:19,975 he beats me, 212 00:16:20,021 --> 00:16:21,807 that's why I'm hiding from him. 213 00:16:21,814 --> 00:16:23,270 And rightly so, 214 00:16:23,274 --> 00:16:24,980 none but a dog would lay hand 215 00:16:24,984 --> 00:16:26,565 on one so beautiful. 216 00:16:26,569 --> 00:16:27,775 And may I stay? 217 00:16:27,778 --> 00:16:29,769 - Well... - I will sing for you, 218 00:16:29,780 --> 00:16:31,441 I will dance, uh, I will... 219 00:16:31,449 --> 00:16:34,111 Brighten our lives, eh, Mustafa? 220 00:16:34,118 --> 00:16:35,198 Most assuredly kashma. 221 00:16:35,203 --> 00:16:37,569 But master, you're due to report to the academy 222 00:16:37,580 --> 00:16:39,366 within an hour, I myself will get rid 223 00:16:39,373 --> 00:16:41,955 of this unmentionable female for you. 224 00:16:41,959 --> 00:16:44,245 Kiki will remain here as my guest. 225 00:16:44,253 --> 00:16:45,242 Aye. 226 00:16:45,254 --> 00:16:46,414 This fiendish terror 227 00:16:46,422 --> 00:16:47,958 to be a guest in this house? 228 00:16:47,965 --> 00:16:49,956 But master, all dancing girls 229 00:16:49,967 --> 00:16:51,457 are notorious thieves. 230 00:16:51,469 --> 00:16:52,800 That is not true. 231 00:16:52,803 --> 00:16:55,169 Oh, but such a lovely thief. 232 00:16:55,181 --> 00:16:57,467 Hide her in the tower room where none of the servants 233 00:16:57,475 --> 00:16:59,636 will see her, you will be safe there 234 00:16:59,644 --> 00:17:00,633 until I return. 235 00:17:00,645 --> 00:17:02,385 Mustafa, you better clean up 236 00:17:02,396 --> 00:17:03,596 while I put on a fresh uniform 237 00:17:04,857 --> 00:17:07,098 before the commandant. 238 00:17:13,741 --> 00:17:15,982 Your master's very kind 239 00:17:15,993 --> 00:17:17,858 and very handsome. 240 00:17:17,870 --> 00:17:19,986 Are you still angry because I kicked you 241 00:17:19,997 --> 00:17:20,986 in the pool? 242 00:17:20,998 --> 00:17:23,865 Am I still angry? Ayee. 243 00:17:23,876 --> 00:17:25,366 Come with me you triple-tailed 244 00:17:25,378 --> 00:17:28,211 serpent of gehenna. 245 00:17:39,725 --> 00:17:40,965 Of all the houses in Baghdad, 246 00:17:41,018 --> 00:17:44,681 why did you pick this one to hide in? 247 00:17:44,689 --> 00:17:45,519 Last night, 248 00:17:45,523 --> 00:17:47,138 as I fled through the alleys, 249 00:17:49,068 --> 00:17:50,854 and I saw young men being tossed 250 00:17:50,861 --> 00:17:52,977 from an archway into a pool, 251 00:17:52,989 --> 00:17:55,901 and I said, "kiki, in this house, 252 00:17:55,908 --> 00:17:56,988 you will find happiness 253 00:17:56,993 --> 00:17:58,779 and much understanding.” 254 00:17:58,786 --> 00:18:00,276 Where stays this rama 255 00:18:00,288 --> 00:18:02,244 with his troop of dancers? 256 00:18:02,248 --> 00:18:02,987 Oh, no. 257 00:18:02,999 --> 00:18:04,705 You will tell rama where I am, 258 00:18:04,709 --> 00:18:05,994 and he will take me away 259 00:18:06,002 --> 00:18:07,993 and beat me again. 260 00:18:08,004 --> 00:18:10,871 Besides, your master will be very angry 261 00:18:10,881 --> 00:18:13,543 if I'm not here when he returns. 262 00:18:13,551 --> 00:18:14,381 I only intended to learn 263 00:18:14,385 --> 00:18:16,501 if there is a man by the name of rama 264 00:18:16,512 --> 00:18:19,754 who has a troop of dancers. 265 00:18:25,980 --> 00:18:29,848 Alms for the love of Allah. 266 00:18:35,072 --> 00:18:38,439 Alms for the love of Allah. 267 00:18:41,287 --> 00:18:46,990 Alms for the love of Allah. 268 00:19:04,393 --> 00:19:07,977 Alms for the love of Allah, I die of hunger, 269 00:19:07,980 --> 00:19:11,689 I die of thirst, alms for the love of Allah. 270 00:19:11,692 --> 00:19:13,774 My eyes have seen his blessing this day 271 00:19:13,778 --> 00:19:15,143 and so shall yours old one. 272 00:19:15,154 --> 00:19:16,985 Blessings on you noble master, 273 00:19:16,989 --> 00:19:21,983 may Allah give you long life and many sons. 274 00:19:36,133 --> 00:19:37,498 That was a goodly brawl, 275 00:19:37,510 --> 00:19:40,343 I lost my way last night and woke up in the marketplace 276 00:19:40,346 --> 00:19:42,007 with my arms around a mangy camel. 277 00:19:42,014 --> 00:19:44,005 But you did better than Mustafa. 278 00:19:44,016 --> 00:19:45,972 He couldn't even find a door to leave by. 279 00:19:46,018 --> 00:19:46,928 Believe me herat, 280 00:19:46,936 --> 00:19:49,598 the one thing I was not hunting was a door. 281 00:19:49,647 --> 00:19:50,932 Why Hussein, 282 00:19:50,940 --> 00:19:53,977 zaza was broken-hearted that you left her suddenly. 283 00:19:53,984 --> 00:19:55,975 She thought you were very ill-mannered 284 00:19:55,986 --> 00:19:57,772 but I assured her that was impossible 285 00:19:57,780 --> 00:20:00,317 since you are the son of the caliph. 286 00:20:00,324 --> 00:20:02,986 Someday the son of the caliph will kill you. 287 00:20:02,993 --> 00:20:05,405 I shall be careful not to turn my back. 288 00:20:05,413 --> 00:20:07,324 Attention. 289 00:20:11,001 --> 00:20:13,993 It will be unfortunate for you cadet baba 290 00:20:14,004 --> 00:20:14,993 if there was any caterwauling 291 00:20:15,005 --> 00:20:16,996 by wenches from their balconies today. 292 00:20:17,007 --> 00:20:20,625 I have warned all the wenches, noble commandant. 293 00:20:33,482 --> 00:20:35,564 Troops. 294 00:20:35,568 --> 00:20:38,651 Attention. 295 00:20:40,865 --> 00:20:43,231 Prepare to mount, 296 00:20:47,538 --> 00:20:48,994 mount. 297 00:21:07,516 --> 00:21:11,429 Advance in column of twos... 298 00:21:11,437 --> 00:21:14,304 From the left. 299 00:21:14,315 --> 00:21:16,476 Walk. 300 00:21:16,484 --> 00:21:17,690 Hut. 301 00:22:03,989 --> 00:22:07,197 Kiki. 302 00:22:07,201 --> 00:22:08,657 What have you done with babu? 303 00:22:08,661 --> 00:22:10,822 He isn't in the house so I thought probably 304 00:22:10,830 --> 00:22:12,536 you kicked him in the pool again. 305 00:22:12,540 --> 00:22:13,996 Well, if he were here, I would. 306 00:22:17,002 --> 00:22:18,993 Babu's a very suspicious man. 307 00:22:19,004 --> 00:22:21,495 You see, he himself was once a thief. 308 00:22:21,507 --> 00:22:24,294 He was a member of a band of 40 thieves, 309 00:22:24,301 --> 00:22:27,213 my beloved father, Ali baba was their leader. 310 00:22:27,221 --> 00:22:29,587 Your father was a leader of a band of thieves? 311 00:22:29,598 --> 00:22:32,510 Who robbed the rich and gave to the poor. 312 00:22:32,518 --> 00:22:34,850 The rich called him a thief, 313 00:22:34,895 --> 00:22:36,977 the poor worshiped him. 314 00:22:36,981 --> 00:22:39,973 And kashma takes after his father, 315 00:22:39,984 --> 00:22:41,599 he is kind to the poor, 316 00:22:41,610 --> 00:22:44,693 to those who are in much trouble. 317 00:22:44,697 --> 00:22:48,030 Such a small hand to be in trouble. 318 00:22:48,033 --> 00:22:51,992 The softness tells me it has not known hard work. 319 00:22:52,705 --> 00:22:55,242 And what else does it tell you? 320 00:23:01,463 --> 00:23:02,999 Master, master... 321 00:23:03,007 --> 00:23:05,123 Go away babu, I'm very busy. 322 00:23:05,134 --> 00:23:08,217 Master, I must talk with you in private. 323 00:23:08,220 --> 00:23:10,882 It is most important. 324 00:23:33,621 --> 00:23:36,988 Now tell me what else you see in my hand. 325 00:23:36,999 --> 00:23:38,990 That there's no such person as rama, 326 00:23:39,001 --> 00:23:42,914 and no troop of dancers from Morocco in Baghdad. 327 00:23:46,008 --> 00:23:48,841 So now babu is happy. 328 00:23:50,054 --> 00:23:52,261 Why did you lie to me? 329 00:23:52,264 --> 00:23:54,346 I was afraid you wouldn't let me stay if, 330 00:23:54,350 --> 00:23:58,309 if I told you I'd escaped from the harem of the caliph. 331 00:23:58,354 --> 00:24:00,185 You escaped from the harem of the caliph? 332 00:24:00,189 --> 00:24:02,896 Well would you want to spend your life in his harem? 333 00:24:02,900 --> 00:24:04,982 I could devise a worst fate for myself. 334 00:24:04,985 --> 00:24:07,476 How is it that you fell into his clutches? 335 00:24:07,488 --> 00:24:11,982 I was a handmaiden to the Princess azura of fez. 336 00:24:11,992 --> 00:24:12,981 We were traveling to Cairo 337 00:24:12,993 --> 00:24:16,656 when bedouins attacked the caravan. 338 00:24:16,664 --> 00:24:17,995 They brought the Princess here 339 00:24:17,998 --> 00:24:18,987 and sold her to the caliph, 340 00:24:18,999 --> 00:24:22,583 who now sends her as a gift to the shah. 341 00:24:22,586 --> 00:24:25,953 I was destined for the caliph's harem. 342 00:24:25,965 --> 00:24:29,253 Hiding an escaped slave is a very serious crime, 343 00:24:29,259 --> 00:24:32,877 especially one belonging to the caliph. 344 00:24:36,517 --> 00:24:38,974 Do you wish me to go away? 345 00:24:43,273 --> 00:24:46,686 I shall always remember you, kashma. 346 00:24:57,246 --> 00:24:57,985 Were you to leave, 347 00:24:57,997 --> 00:25:00,989 the stars would lose their brilliance, 348 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:03,036 and night its magic. 349 00:25:31,655 --> 00:25:33,441 Check. 350 00:25:33,449 --> 00:25:33,983 What is it, areef? 351 00:25:33,991 --> 00:25:36,232 The slave girl signaled from the window 352 00:25:36,243 --> 00:25:38,279 that all goes well, excellency. 353 00:25:38,287 --> 00:25:38,992 And kashma baba? 354 00:25:38,996 --> 00:25:41,203 Has but now returned to his house. 355 00:25:41,206 --> 00:25:42,867 Your spy has done well, kareeb. 356 00:25:42,875 --> 00:25:44,615 He always does well, excellency. 357 00:25:44,626 --> 00:25:46,787 Captain baka, you have your orders. 358 00:25:46,795 --> 00:25:50,504 See that you carry them out skillfully. 359 00:25:50,507 --> 00:25:53,465 I believe that is checkmate, kareeb. 360 00:25:53,469 --> 00:25:58,008 Except for my black knight which now takes your queen, 361 00:25:58,015 --> 00:25:59,721 and I regret, excellency, 362 00:25:59,725 --> 00:26:03,013 it is you who is checkmated. 363 00:26:09,985 --> 00:26:12,567 My father's palace lies in a broad valley 364 00:26:12,571 --> 00:26:14,983 on the banks of the euphrates. 365 00:26:14,990 --> 00:26:16,275 Is that very far away? 366 00:26:16,283 --> 00:26:18,365 About 12 hours' ride from here. 367 00:26:18,368 --> 00:26:21,986 Some say it's the most beautiful spot in all the land. 368 00:26:21,997 --> 00:26:25,114 In the palace gardens, there are rare flowers. 369 00:26:25,125 --> 00:26:27,411 The fountains crystal clear 370 00:26:27,419 --> 00:26:31,503 and the air is filled with the scent of Jasmine. 371 00:26:31,507 --> 00:26:33,463 I've often dreamed of dwelling 372 00:26:33,467 --> 00:26:35,879 in an enchanted palace. 373 00:26:35,886 --> 00:26:38,298 Perhaps someday you will. 374 00:26:41,934 --> 00:26:43,515 You could've waited and given her 375 00:26:43,519 --> 00:26:46,181 a chance to choose between us. 376 00:26:46,188 --> 00:26:47,098 When it comes to kiki, I've decided 377 00:26:47,106 --> 00:26:49,472 - to be a very selfish fellow. - Well, if you wanna keep her, 378 00:26:49,483 --> 00:26:51,348 you'd best hide her, the caliph's guards 379 00:26:51,360 --> 00:26:52,975 are searching the houses up the street. 380 00:26:52,986 --> 00:26:55,398 More highhandedness from his excellency, 381 00:26:55,405 --> 00:26:55,985 what is it this time? 382 00:26:55,989 --> 00:26:58,981 They seek a slave girl who has escaped from the palace. 383 00:26:58,992 --> 00:27:01,984 You might find it difficult to account for her. 384 00:27:01,995 --> 00:27:02,825 I would, indeed. 385 00:27:02,830 --> 00:27:05,822 For kiki is the missing slave girl. 386 00:27:05,833 --> 00:27:06,618 But I thought... 387 00:27:06,625 --> 00:27:07,990 You'll have to get her out of here, 388 00:27:08,001 --> 00:27:10,242 for none search so expertly as the caliph's guards. 389 00:27:10,254 --> 00:27:12,210 And the caliph and his son have no love for me. 390 00:27:12,214 --> 00:27:14,421 It would please them mightily to find her here. 391 00:27:14,424 --> 00:27:16,506 The caliph would have you kicked out of the corps 392 00:27:16,510 --> 00:27:17,124 and thrown into prison. 393 00:27:17,136 --> 00:27:18,922 Quick, you must do something, kashma. 394 00:27:18,929 --> 00:27:20,590 I know, I know, but where can I hide her 395 00:27:20,597 --> 00:27:21,211 in this accursed house. 396 00:27:21,223 --> 00:27:23,589 Perhaps there's some place in your father's valley 397 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,761 where I could hide. 398 00:27:25,769 --> 00:27:26,724 The very thing, 399 00:27:26,728 --> 00:27:29,640 but the hiding place will be my father's palace. 400 00:27:29,648 --> 00:27:31,604 Open in the name of your caliph. 401 00:27:31,608 --> 00:27:33,849 Master, master, the caliph's guards 402 00:27:33,861 --> 00:27:35,522 search the house next door. 403 00:27:35,529 --> 00:27:37,986 To the stables, quickly. 404 00:27:43,370 --> 00:27:46,737 Goya, the silk merchant, is old and feeble, captain. 405 00:27:46,748 --> 00:27:48,989 I doubt that his house will yield a missing slave girl. 406 00:27:49,001 --> 00:27:52,994 But nevertheless, my orders are to search all houses. 407 00:27:53,005 --> 00:27:55,963 However, the house of kashma baba 408 00:27:55,966 --> 00:27:58,503 may prove more fruitful. 409 00:27:58,510 --> 00:28:02,094 Master, I bet you not to take this root-of-all-trouble 410 00:28:02,097 --> 00:28:03,837 to your father's palace. 411 00:28:03,849 --> 00:28:07,592 You misjudged kiki, and you worry too much. 412 00:28:15,444 --> 00:28:16,980 There's nothing to worry about, 413 00:28:16,987 --> 00:28:17,976 the guards seek a slave girl 414 00:28:17,988 --> 00:28:19,979 who escaped from the caliph's palace. 415 00:28:19,990 --> 00:28:21,981 Now, she is no longer here. 416 00:28:21,992 --> 00:28:23,732 Kiki is the missing slave girl? 417 00:28:23,744 --> 00:28:25,655 - And very lovely too. - Hay. 418 00:28:25,662 --> 00:28:27,778 Come, we'd best return to the house, 419 00:28:27,789 --> 00:28:31,281 for unwelcome guests will arrive shortly. 420 00:28:43,138 --> 00:28:45,299 Kashma baba and the missing slave girl 421 00:28:45,307 --> 00:28:47,593 just left by the rear gate, captain. 422 00:28:47,601 --> 00:28:48,966 Excellent, she has followed 423 00:28:49,019 --> 00:28:52,932 the caliph's orders exactly and now so shall we. 424 00:28:52,940 --> 00:28:54,976 Guards, follow me. 425 00:28:57,986 --> 00:29:01,854 Open up, open up in the name of the caliph. 426 00:29:04,076 --> 00:29:05,987 What do you want? 427 00:29:14,044 --> 00:29:16,000 Where is kashma baba? 428 00:29:16,004 --> 00:29:18,711 Word came that his father had been taken ill. 429 00:29:18,715 --> 00:29:21,832 Kashma, like a dutiful son, left immediately. 430 00:29:21,843 --> 00:29:23,925 We are not looking for him. 431 00:29:23,929 --> 00:29:25,044 Then whom do you seek? 432 00:29:25,055 --> 00:29:27,387 We seek a slave girl who has escaped 433 00:29:27,391 --> 00:29:28,722 from the caliph's harem. 434 00:29:28,725 --> 00:29:30,966 I'm sorry, captain, but we're just out 435 00:29:31,019 --> 00:29:32,805 of runaway slave girls. 436 00:29:32,854 --> 00:29:35,596 However, you'll probably wanna look around anyway. 437 00:29:35,607 --> 00:29:37,472 That I will. 438 00:29:44,283 --> 00:29:45,398 The instant I set eyes 439 00:29:45,409 --> 00:29:47,240 on this misbegotten daughter of deceit, 440 00:29:47,244 --> 00:29:50,236 I knew she would bring evil on this house. 441 00:29:50,247 --> 00:29:51,327 Kiki is gone. 442 00:29:51,331 --> 00:29:53,492 No one can prove she was ever here. 443 00:29:53,500 --> 00:29:55,991 There's nothing to worry about. 444 00:30:00,007 --> 00:30:01,622 What? 445 00:30:01,633 --> 00:30:05,000 No missing slave girl? 446 00:30:05,012 --> 00:30:07,344 Whence comes this? 447 00:30:07,347 --> 00:30:10,430 Small and dainty. 448 00:30:10,434 --> 00:30:11,970 And from the exquisite perfume, 449 00:30:11,977 --> 00:30:13,968 the owner was very lovely. 450 00:30:13,979 --> 00:30:15,389 If you find her, captain, 451 00:30:15,397 --> 00:30:18,434 let me know who she is and I shall reward you. 452 00:30:18,442 --> 00:30:21,479 Perhaps this will enlighten you. 453 00:30:21,486 --> 00:30:23,772 It resembles a golden half-moon 454 00:30:23,780 --> 00:30:25,645 resting on a bank of a clouds. 455 00:30:25,657 --> 00:30:26,021 Exactly. 456 00:30:26,033 --> 00:30:28,524 It is the crest of the captive Princess azura 457 00:30:28,535 --> 00:30:29,695 of the royal house of fez 458 00:30:29,703 --> 00:30:32,661 whom the caliph was sending as a gift to the shah. 459 00:30:32,664 --> 00:30:34,950 Last night she escaped from the palace. 460 00:30:34,958 --> 00:30:37,995 You mean the missing slave girl is the Princess azura? 461 00:30:38,003 --> 00:30:39,243 None else. 462 00:30:39,254 --> 00:30:41,165 And, my gay young peacock, 463 00:30:41,173 --> 00:30:42,253 this handkerchief was found 464 00:30:42,257 --> 00:30:44,043 among the cushions in the tower room. 465 00:30:44,051 --> 00:30:47,509 Arrest cadet Mustafa and this shivering servant. 466 00:30:47,512 --> 00:30:49,798 Take them to the palace. 467 00:31:12,079 --> 00:31:13,990 This is my father's palace 468 00:31:13,997 --> 00:31:16,329 and yonder lies the valley of the sun. 469 00:31:16,333 --> 00:31:19,040 I never dreamed anything could be so beautiful. 470 00:31:19,044 --> 00:31:20,955 There is an apartment in the east wing 471 00:31:20,962 --> 00:31:22,998 that overlooks the bend in the river. 472 00:31:23,006 --> 00:31:25,793 It shall be yours. 473 00:31:25,801 --> 00:31:27,007 What is it? 474 00:31:27,010 --> 00:31:30,377 Aren't you happy? 475 00:31:30,389 --> 00:31:31,549 Ever since I can remember 476 00:31:31,556 --> 00:31:35,014 when I am most happy I wanna cry. 477 00:31:35,018 --> 00:31:37,259 Then I shall have to warn my father about you, 478 00:31:37,312 --> 00:31:40,145 for he is always said that there's no room for tears 479 00:31:40,148 --> 00:31:42,764 in the valley of the sun. 480 00:31:42,776 --> 00:31:43,982 Quick, take cover among the rocks. 481 00:31:43,985 --> 00:31:47,318 If it's the caliph's guards, I shall lead them from you. 482 00:31:47,322 --> 00:31:48,937 Hurry. 483 00:31:52,994 --> 00:31:54,734 Tala. 484 00:31:54,746 --> 00:31:56,327 Kashma. 485 00:31:58,917 --> 00:32:00,953 Oh, it is good to see you again. 486 00:32:00,961 --> 00:32:01,746 It has been so long. 487 00:32:01,753 --> 00:32:04,415 During which time you've become a woman 488 00:32:04,423 --> 00:32:07,130 and a very lovely one. 489 00:32:07,134 --> 00:32:10,001 Ah, I see you've had good hunting, as usual. 490 00:32:10,011 --> 00:32:11,592 Yes, I shot these at dawn. 491 00:32:11,596 --> 00:32:14,463 I'm taking them to your father. 492 00:32:20,439 --> 00:32:22,395 Tala, this is kiki. 493 00:32:22,399 --> 00:32:24,264 Lovely, isn't she? 494 00:32:24,276 --> 00:32:26,312 I've seen none fairer. 495 00:32:26,319 --> 00:32:27,650 What is she doing here? 496 00:32:27,654 --> 00:32:31,738 Kashma rescued me from the harem of the caliph. 497 00:32:32,784 --> 00:32:34,069 When kashma and I were children, 498 00:32:34,077 --> 00:32:36,443 we used to pretend that I was a Princess 499 00:32:36,455 --> 00:32:37,991 in the power of an evil king. 500 00:32:37,998 --> 00:32:41,161 And then when I was about to be thrown into his harem, 501 00:32:41,168 --> 00:32:42,578 I would scream for kashma 502 00:32:42,586 --> 00:32:45,999 who always arrived in time to rescue me. 503 00:32:46,006 --> 00:32:46,745 Remember, kashma? 504 00:32:46,756 --> 00:32:48,496 And now, were I to get into trouble, 505 00:32:48,508 --> 00:32:50,999 why, I would scream for tala to rescue me. 506 00:32:51,011 --> 00:32:53,093 After which I would carry him off 507 00:32:53,096 --> 00:32:55,337 to my lair in the forest. 508 00:33:26,338 --> 00:33:27,703 Such muscles. 509 00:33:27,714 --> 00:33:28,954 Such endurance. 510 00:33:28,965 --> 00:33:31,923 Are not og and mog magnificent, noble Ali baba? 511 00:33:31,927 --> 00:33:33,633 Yes, I suppose they are, ishmael. 512 00:33:33,637 --> 00:33:35,719 But they have been tied up like this 513 00:33:35,722 --> 00:33:36,427 for three days now 514 00:33:36,431 --> 00:33:38,547 and it's getting a trifle monotonous. 515 00:33:38,558 --> 00:33:39,172 But, master, 516 00:33:39,184 --> 00:33:42,597 they are the greatest endurance wrestlers in all Asia. 517 00:33:42,646 --> 00:33:44,477 Why, only last year in samarkand, 518 00:33:44,481 --> 00:33:47,063 og and mog tied each other in knots 519 00:33:47,067 --> 00:33:47,977 for seven weeks. 520 00:33:47,984 --> 00:33:49,975 It's a calamity which, I assure you, 521 00:33:49,986 --> 00:33:53,103 shall not be repeated here. 522 00:33:53,114 --> 00:33:54,729 Kashma. 523 00:33:54,741 --> 00:33:56,527 Father. 524 00:33:56,535 --> 00:33:57,320 Greetings, tala. 525 00:33:57,327 --> 00:34:00,819 You have an unexpected leave from the academy? 526 00:34:00,830 --> 00:34:03,412 Father, this is kiki. 527 00:34:03,416 --> 00:34:04,531 We need your help. 528 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:15,384 Come, let us seek a quieter place to talk. 529 00:34:31,736 --> 00:34:34,068 Now tell me of this trouble you are in, my son. 530 00:34:34,072 --> 00:34:37,860 Kiki was handmaiden to the Princess azura of fez. 531 00:34:37,867 --> 00:34:39,073 Bedouins attacked the caravan, 532 00:34:39,077 --> 00:34:41,363 brought kiki and the Princess to Bagdad 533 00:34:41,371 --> 00:34:43,987 and sold them to the caliph. 534 00:34:43,999 --> 00:34:45,489 There is evil in the world 535 00:34:45,500 --> 00:34:47,582 and much of it is wrought by the caliph. 536 00:34:47,586 --> 00:34:49,372 The caliph is sending the Princess 537 00:34:49,379 --> 00:34:51,244 as a gift to the shah. 538 00:34:51,256 --> 00:34:53,042 Kiki was destined for his harem 539 00:34:53,049 --> 00:34:56,587 but she escaped and hid in my house. 540 00:34:56,595 --> 00:34:59,211 Freedom is a treasure beyond price 541 00:34:59,222 --> 00:35:00,883 and here in the valley of the sun, 542 00:35:00,890 --> 00:35:04,929 my daughter, you shall find it. 543 00:35:04,936 --> 00:35:05,971 When kiki is most happy 544 00:35:05,979 --> 00:35:09,972 she always wants to weep, father. 545 00:35:09,983 --> 00:35:11,223 Do I perceive another motive 546 00:35:11,234 --> 00:35:12,144 for bringing kiki here 547 00:35:12,152 --> 00:35:14,985 beyond placing her in safety? 548 00:35:14,988 --> 00:35:15,977 I find that life without her 549 00:35:15,989 --> 00:35:19,356 would be very lonely, father. 550 00:35:19,367 --> 00:35:22,905 And you, my daughter? 551 00:35:22,912 --> 00:35:24,994 I think I love kashma, 552 00:35:24,998 --> 00:35:26,989 but we have just met. 553 00:35:27,000 --> 00:35:31,243 Later, perhaps, if he should still want me. 554 00:35:31,254 --> 00:35:33,791 I shall always want you. 555 00:35:35,550 --> 00:35:38,007 Oh, she's very happy, father. 556 00:35:38,011 --> 00:35:40,002 With all this happiness, I have a feeling 557 00:35:40,013 --> 00:35:42,846 I am about to gain a daughter. 558 00:35:43,725 --> 00:35:46,762 So this is the young man who helped kashma baba 559 00:35:46,811 --> 00:35:48,972 steal the royal captive? 560 00:35:50,982 --> 00:35:53,724 What have you to say for yourself? 561 00:35:53,735 --> 00:35:56,021 I remember nothing, excellency. 562 00:35:56,029 --> 00:35:58,190 The young man remembers nothing out of loyalty 563 00:35:58,198 --> 00:36:01,565 to his friend kashma baba, no doubt. 564 00:36:01,576 --> 00:36:02,156 Cadet Mustafa, 565 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:03,991 I advise you to loosen your tongue at once. 566 00:36:03,995 --> 00:36:06,987 It is not necessary for him to speak, commandant. 567 00:36:06,998 --> 00:36:08,829 I have been informed that kashma baba 568 00:36:08,833 --> 00:36:10,198 has fled to his father's palace, 569 00:36:10,210 --> 00:36:12,121 taking with him the Princess azura 570 00:36:12,128 --> 00:36:14,540 whom I was sending as a gift to the shah. 571 00:36:14,547 --> 00:36:17,004 I have dispatched a courier to the shah 572 00:36:17,008 --> 00:36:18,919 advising him of this outrage to his dignity 573 00:36:18,927 --> 00:36:23,011 and requesting permission to avenge his honor. 574 00:36:23,014 --> 00:36:24,595 After your court-martial, 575 00:36:24,599 --> 00:36:26,760 cadet Mustafa, commandant, 576 00:36:26,768 --> 00:36:30,226 please send him to me for more suitable punishment. 577 00:36:30,230 --> 00:36:31,310 - Captain Yussef. - Sir? 578 00:36:31,314 --> 00:36:34,806 Take the prisoner to the guardhouse. 579 00:36:36,528 --> 00:36:39,691 Prisoner and escort, forward, march. 580 00:36:41,533 --> 00:36:43,945 I had hoped for brilliant military careers 581 00:36:43,952 --> 00:36:45,783 for you and kashma. 582 00:36:45,787 --> 00:36:46,651 I am indeed sorry. 583 00:36:46,663 --> 00:36:48,278 What will they do to kashma's father 584 00:36:48,289 --> 00:36:49,995 if the Princess is found in his palace? 585 00:36:49,999 --> 00:36:51,705 It's treason against the mighty shah. 586 00:36:51,710 --> 00:36:53,871 For that, his estates and great wealth 587 00:36:53,878 --> 00:36:55,994 will be confiscated. 588 00:37:02,679 --> 00:37:03,543 It's a pity kashma's father 589 00:37:03,555 --> 00:37:07,013 will receive no warning of the impending attack. 590 00:37:08,351 --> 00:37:09,181 Mustafa, 591 00:37:09,185 --> 00:37:11,597 if you were to hit an officer of the corps 592 00:37:11,646 --> 00:37:12,761 and steal his horse, 593 00:37:12,772 --> 00:37:16,890 you could be in no worse trouble than you are already. 594 00:37:16,901 --> 00:37:21,190 May Allah bless you for this, captain. 595 00:37:23,116 --> 00:37:25,983 What? 596 00:37:25,994 --> 00:37:26,994 After him! 597 00:37:34,586 --> 00:37:38,579 Steady those horses. 598 00:37:38,590 --> 00:37:39,295 10,000 devils, 599 00:37:39,299 --> 00:37:42,416 have you learned nothing at the academy? 600 00:37:50,018 --> 00:37:52,350 You have been informed of the outrageous crime 601 00:37:52,353 --> 00:37:54,469 committed by two of your comrades. 602 00:37:54,481 --> 00:37:56,062 His excellency, the caliph, 603 00:37:56,065 --> 00:37:58,681 has graciously given you the opportunity 604 00:37:58,693 --> 00:37:59,432 to wipe out the stigma 605 00:37:59,444 --> 00:38:01,400 against the honor of the corps of cadets 606 00:38:01,404 --> 00:38:05,113 by inviting you to ride with him to the palace of Ali baba, 607 00:38:05,116 --> 00:38:08,984 and avenge the insult to his exalted eminence. 608 00:38:08,995 --> 00:38:09,780 The shah. 609 00:38:09,788 --> 00:38:12,996 Any cadet who does not wish to volunteer, 610 00:38:12,999 --> 00:38:15,240 let him advance. 611 00:38:27,680 --> 00:38:28,715 Your excellency, 612 00:38:28,723 --> 00:38:30,930 your excellency, this is... this is... 613 00:38:30,934 --> 00:38:31,218 Treason. 614 00:38:31,226 --> 00:38:33,262 And I shall report it to the shah. 615 00:38:33,269 --> 00:38:35,225 Yes, your excellency. 616 00:38:35,230 --> 00:38:36,640 - Captain Yussef. - Sir? 617 00:38:36,648 --> 00:38:38,934 See that these traitors are confined to the academy 618 00:38:38,942 --> 00:38:40,648 for the next hundred and eighty days. 619 00:38:40,652 --> 00:38:43,519 The remaining loyal cadets will take their places 620 00:38:43,530 --> 00:38:45,862 at the head of the column. 621 00:38:45,865 --> 00:38:47,901 Walk. 622 00:38:47,909 --> 00:38:48,909 March. 623 00:39:16,521 --> 00:39:19,137 Until further notice the guards will be instructed 624 00:39:19,148 --> 00:39:19,978 to permit no cadet 625 00:39:19,983 --> 00:39:23,896 to leave the limits of the academy. 626 00:39:23,903 --> 00:39:26,440 Gentlemen, 627 00:39:26,447 --> 00:39:28,859 I salute you. 628 00:39:47,093 --> 00:39:49,004 The caliph is an avaricious man, 629 00:39:49,012 --> 00:39:50,343 and if he should learn that kiki is here, 630 00:39:50,346 --> 00:39:54,180 I think that gold will quickly sooth his anger. 631 00:39:54,183 --> 00:39:55,969 It's you I'm worried about, my son. 632 00:39:56,019 --> 00:39:57,975 By now Mustafa has explained to captain Yussef 633 00:39:57,979 --> 00:39:59,970 that you were ill and I had to come to you. 634 00:39:59,981 --> 00:40:01,972 The captain is a good friend of the cadets. 635 00:40:01,983 --> 00:40:05,475 Even so, you are absent without leave from the academy 636 00:40:05,486 --> 00:40:07,477 which is a serious offense. 637 00:40:07,488 --> 00:40:10,980 At dawn, kashma, you must return to Bagdad. 638 00:40:10,992 --> 00:40:13,074 We shall do our best to console kiki 639 00:40:13,077 --> 00:40:15,739 during your absence. 640 00:40:15,747 --> 00:40:17,237 Mustafa. 641 00:40:19,167 --> 00:40:19,952 What has happened? 642 00:40:19,959 --> 00:40:22,496 The caliph had spies watching your house, kashma. 643 00:40:22,503 --> 00:40:24,994 He knows you brought the missing slave girl here. 644 00:40:25,006 --> 00:40:26,837 My father will buy kiki's freedom 645 00:40:26,841 --> 00:40:27,580 from the caliph. 646 00:40:27,592 --> 00:40:28,798 Come, join us at the feast. 647 00:40:28,801 --> 00:40:29,381 The caliph cannot sell 648 00:40:29,385 --> 00:40:31,876 what he has already promised to the shah. 649 00:40:31,888 --> 00:40:34,800 Am I not right, your royal highness? 650 00:40:34,807 --> 00:40:36,468 Royal highness? 651 00:40:36,476 --> 00:40:37,966 Kiki is no handmaiden. 652 00:40:37,977 --> 00:40:40,093 She's the Princess azura of fez, 653 00:40:40,104 --> 00:40:42,766 and promised to the mighty shah. 654 00:40:42,774 --> 00:40:43,980 Princess? 655 00:40:43,983 --> 00:40:46,975 Kiki, tell me this is not true. 656 00:40:46,986 --> 00:40:48,942 I only sought to regain my freedom. 657 00:40:48,947 --> 00:40:52,235 Mm, regardless of the cost to your friends. 658 00:40:53,993 --> 00:40:57,986 The love you bear my son, Princess, is a strange one. 659 00:41:00,500 --> 00:41:02,991 - Father, I never dreamed... - The caliph and his guards 660 00:41:03,002 --> 00:41:04,538 are riding to attack this palace 661 00:41:04,545 --> 00:41:07,708 to avenge the insult to the shah. 662 00:41:12,095 --> 00:41:15,132 Well, at least your tidings broke that up. 663 00:41:17,058 --> 00:41:18,969 The caliph has long sought an excuse 664 00:41:18,977 --> 00:41:20,888 to crush the house of baba. 665 00:41:20,895 --> 00:41:22,977 Now it seems he has found it. 666 00:41:22,981 --> 00:41:25,438 If harm befalls kashma or his beloved father, 667 00:41:25,441 --> 00:41:28,228 - I shall slit your... - Kashma gave his protection 668 00:41:28,236 --> 00:41:29,567 to the Princess. 669 00:41:29,570 --> 00:41:33,154 No harm must come to her. 670 00:41:33,157 --> 00:41:34,818 The important thing now is to decide 671 00:41:34,826 --> 00:41:36,862 how best to deal with the caliph. 672 00:41:36,869 --> 00:41:38,655 The old forty thieves would have known 673 00:41:38,663 --> 00:41:39,277 how to deal with him. 674 00:41:39,288 --> 00:41:41,199 But we are not longer young. 675 00:41:41,207 --> 00:41:44,290 Therefore, we must fight him not with arms, 676 00:41:44,293 --> 00:41:45,999 but with strategy. 677 00:41:47,672 --> 00:41:48,457 Kashma, 678 00:41:48,464 --> 00:41:50,796 you and Mustafa take the Princess to the hills 679 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:52,836 and watch over her. 680 00:41:52,844 --> 00:41:55,381 The rest of you, hurry back to your farms. 681 00:41:55,388 --> 00:41:56,924 But father, what of you? 682 00:41:56,931 --> 00:41:59,013 I shall ride to the palace of the shah. 683 00:41:59,017 --> 00:42:02,180 It may be possible I can explain this matter to him. 684 00:42:02,228 --> 00:42:04,264 But if you fail? 685 00:42:04,272 --> 00:42:05,978 It shall be as Allah wills. 686 00:42:05,982 --> 00:42:10,476 Now, hurry, my son, for there is little time. 687 00:42:12,864 --> 00:42:16,197 If your highness is ready. 688 00:42:22,457 --> 00:42:25,790 Saddle my horse for me, ishmael. 689 00:43:33,319 --> 00:43:34,980 We have searched thoroughly, excellency, 690 00:43:34,987 --> 00:43:38,980 but this all the treasure we can find. 691 00:43:38,991 --> 00:43:41,983 A mere pittance. 692 00:43:42,912 --> 00:43:44,072 Where do you hide your treasure? 693 00:43:44,080 --> 00:43:48,449 So it is not the Princess you seek after all? 694 00:43:49,043 --> 00:43:50,999 Where is it? 695 00:43:51,045 --> 00:43:53,206 That you shall never learn. 696 00:43:59,554 --> 00:44:00,760 Oh, he's old, father. 697 00:44:00,763 --> 00:44:02,219 Another blow would break his scrawny neck 698 00:44:02,223 --> 00:44:04,009 and we're not done with the mangy thief. 699 00:44:04,016 --> 00:44:06,428 Dead, he will be but slim pickings for the vultures. 700 00:44:06,435 --> 00:44:08,426 Alive he will serve us well. 701 00:44:08,437 --> 00:44:09,426 What do you mean? 702 00:44:09,438 --> 00:44:10,348 His son must also know 703 00:44:10,356 --> 00:44:11,266 where this treasure is hidden 704 00:44:11,274 --> 00:44:12,684 and he would deliver it to the palace 705 00:44:12,692 --> 00:44:14,899 to ransom his father from the dungeons. 706 00:44:14,902 --> 00:44:17,018 Word of this left among the farmers of the valley 707 00:44:17,029 --> 00:44:18,485 would soon reach kashma's ears. 708 00:44:18,489 --> 00:44:21,902 The shah shall learn that you came not to avenge him 709 00:44:21,909 --> 00:44:23,991 but in search of treasure for yourself. 710 00:44:23,995 --> 00:44:26,657 Take him out. But first still his tongue 711 00:44:26,664 --> 00:44:28,996 to stop his seditious ravings. 712 00:44:48,477 --> 00:44:50,217 Hussein, put the palace to the torch. 713 00:44:50,229 --> 00:44:52,811 I want no monument left to the house of baba, 714 00:44:52,815 --> 00:44:55,147 save only ashes. 715 00:45:00,865 --> 00:45:02,651 You two men stay with me. 716 00:45:02,658 --> 00:45:06,992 Farouk, dragna, wait outside with our horses. 717 00:45:23,679 --> 00:45:25,385 I do not like the thought of my father 718 00:45:25,389 --> 00:45:28,597 riding alone to the palace of the shah. 719 00:45:28,601 --> 00:45:29,386 I sense an evil hand 720 00:45:29,393 --> 00:45:32,851 has wrought this chain of circumstances. 721 00:45:32,897 --> 00:45:33,977 Mustafa, 722 00:45:33,981 --> 00:45:35,972 why do you think the spies of the caliph 723 00:45:35,983 --> 00:45:37,974 were watching my house? 724 00:45:37,985 --> 00:45:39,816 There was no reason 725 00:45:39,820 --> 00:45:41,060 unless they had followed the Princess 726 00:45:41,072 --> 00:45:43,609 when she escaped from the caliph's palace. 727 00:45:43,616 --> 00:45:48,030 The spies follow the Princess yet do not arrest her. 728 00:45:48,037 --> 00:45:49,948 And of all the houses in Bagdad, 729 00:45:49,956 --> 00:45:50,991 she chooses mine to hide 730 00:45:50,998 --> 00:45:53,080 and still the spies do nothing. 731 00:45:53,084 --> 00:45:56,918 Then they permit her to escape. 732 00:45:56,921 --> 00:45:59,663 Strange, indeed. 733 00:46:00,007 --> 00:46:03,625 Perhaps your highness can solve this riddle. 734 00:46:04,011 --> 00:46:06,423 I didn't escape from the palace. 735 00:46:06,430 --> 00:46:08,421 The caliph sent me to your house. 736 00:46:08,432 --> 00:46:10,844 - He promised me that if... - When I held you in my arms, 737 00:46:10,851 --> 00:46:13,593 I should have tasted the venom on your lips. 738 00:46:13,604 --> 00:46:18,439 A Princess with the heart of a carrion. 739 00:46:19,652 --> 00:46:21,563 Kashma, the caliph and his guards 740 00:46:21,570 --> 00:46:22,229 swarmed into the palace 741 00:46:22,238 --> 00:46:24,320 before I could saddle your father's horse. 742 00:46:24,323 --> 00:46:26,985 I had no chance to warn him. 743 00:46:28,995 --> 00:46:30,326 Kashma, wait! 744 00:46:30,329 --> 00:46:31,489 Alone you can do nothing. 745 00:46:31,497 --> 00:46:33,078 You'll only be killed. 746 00:46:33,082 --> 00:46:33,992 Kashmal 747 00:46:34,000 --> 00:46:38,539 guard her well, lest she escape to rejoin the caliph. 748 00:46:42,466 --> 00:46:46,300 You'll wreak no more harm on my master. 749 00:47:21,547 --> 00:47:24,084 Over there. 750 00:48:17,061 --> 00:48:18,050 Wait, 751 00:48:18,062 --> 00:48:20,018 if you kill one the other will give the alarm 752 00:48:20,022 --> 00:48:22,855 and kashma might be caught. 753 00:48:22,858 --> 00:48:24,564 I will remain on watch. 754 00:48:24,568 --> 00:48:25,227 If kashma is captured, 755 00:48:25,236 --> 00:48:27,943 my arrows will serve to rescue him. 756 00:48:27,947 --> 00:48:31,986 Kashma is lucky to have so lovely a protector. 757 00:49:12,032 --> 00:49:13,568 What have you done with my father? 758 00:49:13,576 --> 00:49:16,693 That you will learn from the peasants if you live. 759 00:50:01,165 --> 00:50:02,780 They've fired the palace. 760 00:50:02,791 --> 00:50:05,874 What of kashma?? He may still be inside. 761 00:50:05,878 --> 00:50:06,958 Keep me covered. 762 00:50:06,962 --> 00:50:09,374 I'll try to find out. 763 00:50:14,970 --> 00:50:16,460 It's Mustafa. 764 00:50:30,986 --> 00:50:34,319 Quick, into the palace. 765 00:50:54,176 --> 00:50:55,882 How did I get out here? 766 00:50:55,886 --> 00:50:58,628 Allah lent me the strength. 767 00:50:58,639 --> 00:51:00,129 You, Princess? 768 00:51:00,140 --> 00:51:02,631 You risked your life to save me? 769 00:51:02,643 --> 00:51:04,804 Is it so strange that a girl would do so 770 00:51:04,853 --> 00:51:07,970 for the man that she loves? 771 00:51:11,527 --> 00:51:13,017 Where's Hussein? 772 00:51:13,028 --> 00:51:16,441 He fled the room after wounding you. 773 00:51:16,448 --> 00:51:18,860 He must not escape. 774 00:51:28,419 --> 00:51:32,586 Hussein. 775 00:51:39,722 --> 00:51:41,883 Hussein, halt, Hussein. 776 00:51:41,890 --> 00:51:42,754 Stand and fight. 777 00:51:42,766 --> 00:51:44,381 I shall return with the palace guards. 778 00:51:44,393 --> 00:51:47,351 You and your father's people shall pay for this. 779 00:51:49,982 --> 00:51:51,688 The devil's own luck is with me, 780 00:51:51,692 --> 00:51:52,852 for with Hussein as my prisoner, 781 00:51:52,860 --> 00:51:56,352 his life would have been hostage for my father's. 782 00:51:56,363 --> 00:51:58,649 Kashma. 783 00:51:59,241 --> 00:52:00,981 We searched the palace for you. 784 00:52:00,993 --> 00:52:02,233 We feared you had perished. 785 00:52:02,244 --> 00:52:03,029 Perished I would have, 786 00:52:03,037 --> 00:52:05,619 had not the Princess dragged me from the flames. 787 00:52:05,623 --> 00:52:07,159 Yet she did not hesitate to lie to you 788 00:52:07,166 --> 00:52:08,997 and to bring evil upon you and your father. 789 00:52:12,546 --> 00:52:16,209 My mother is also a prisoner of the caliph. 790 00:52:16,216 --> 00:52:17,422 If I failed to induce you 791 00:52:17,426 --> 00:52:19,382 to take me to your father's palace 792 00:52:19,386 --> 00:52:21,001 she was to die. 793 00:52:21,013 --> 00:52:22,549 A likely tale. 794 00:52:24,892 --> 00:52:27,304 You don't believe me. 795 00:52:27,311 --> 00:52:28,972 I believed kiki the dancing girl. 796 00:52:28,979 --> 00:52:31,641 I even believed kiki the runaway slave. 797 00:52:31,649 --> 00:52:33,605 - But to believe... - By tomorrow 798 00:52:33,609 --> 00:52:35,190 she will have another story. 799 00:52:35,194 --> 00:52:37,025 You have obeyed the order of the caliph. 800 00:52:37,029 --> 00:52:39,987 Why do you not return to him and claim your mother's freedom? 801 00:52:39,990 --> 00:52:42,527 Because I've learned that the word of the caliph 802 00:52:42,534 --> 00:52:43,569 is not to be trusted. 803 00:52:43,577 --> 00:52:47,365 Ha, look who speaks now of trust and distrust. 804 00:52:47,373 --> 00:52:47,987 Beware, kashma. 805 00:52:47,998 --> 00:52:51,991 She may be spinning another web to trap you. 806 00:52:52,002 --> 00:52:53,833 We must warn the people of the valley 807 00:52:53,837 --> 00:52:54,952 to flee to the hills 808 00:52:54,963 --> 00:52:56,669 before Hussein returns with the guards 809 00:52:56,674 --> 00:53:00,132 to avenge dragna and farouk. 810 00:53:05,599 --> 00:53:07,965 It is fortunate for the people of the valley 811 00:53:08,018 --> 00:53:09,224 that you're safe, your highness, 812 00:53:09,228 --> 00:53:10,343 for your father gave me orders 813 00:53:10,354 --> 00:53:11,844 that if any harm had befallen you 814 00:53:11,855 --> 00:53:16,144 every farm in the valley was to be put to the torch. 815 00:53:16,151 --> 00:53:17,982 Then you did not find me 816 00:53:17,986 --> 00:53:19,942 until after every farm in the valley 817 00:53:19,947 --> 00:53:21,983 had been put to the torch. 818 00:53:21,990 --> 00:53:23,855 That's an order, captain baka. 819 00:53:42,010 --> 00:53:48,926 Vengeance. 820 00:53:48,934 --> 00:53:50,174 If you want vengeance 821 00:53:50,185 --> 00:53:53,769 there's the one who has brought this evil upon us. 822 00:53:53,772 --> 00:53:54,978 Kill the traitoress. 823 00:53:59,194 --> 00:54:00,900 Stand back all of you. 824 00:54:00,904 --> 00:54:02,986 Are you mad that you would avenge yourselves 825 00:54:02,990 --> 00:54:04,070 against a defenseless girl? 826 00:54:04,074 --> 00:54:06,941 If so then you are more evil than the caliph's guards. 827 00:54:06,952 --> 00:54:08,692 She is a fiend in human form. 828 00:54:08,704 --> 00:54:10,820 What of our farms that she has helped to destroy? 829 00:54:10,831 --> 00:54:12,321 The Princess was but another victim 830 00:54:12,332 --> 00:54:14,288 of the caliph's evil schemes. 831 00:54:14,293 --> 00:54:15,533 He has long sought an excuse 832 00:54:15,544 --> 00:54:16,454 to Rob my father of his treasure. 833 00:54:16,462 --> 00:54:19,044 - Stand aside, kashma. - Out of the way. 834 00:54:19,047 --> 00:54:20,002 No, kashma, 835 00:54:20,007 --> 00:54:23,170 I shall not come between you and your people. 836 00:54:23,177 --> 00:54:25,509 Though the flames devour your farms 837 00:54:25,512 --> 00:54:26,968 you have not lost all. 838 00:54:26,972 --> 00:54:28,837 You still have your freedom. 839 00:54:28,849 --> 00:54:31,886 But my beloved father who gave you this freedom 840 00:54:31,894 --> 00:54:34,806 rides in chains to the caliph's palace. 841 00:54:34,813 --> 00:54:37,725 Have you no thought of him? 842 00:54:37,733 --> 00:54:39,223 Aye, 843 00:54:39,234 --> 00:54:43,819 in our blind anger we did forget our noble benefactor. 844 00:54:43,822 --> 00:54:45,938 Forgive us, kashma. 845 00:54:45,949 --> 00:54:47,439 Kashma. 846 00:54:48,202 --> 00:54:50,158 Kashma. 847 00:54:56,335 --> 00:54:58,041 Who did this to you, Hassan? 848 00:54:58,045 --> 00:55:00,536 The caliph's guards. 849 00:55:00,547 --> 00:55:01,957 They sent you this message. 850 00:55:01,965 --> 00:55:04,627 If you deliver your father's treasure to the palace, 851 00:55:04,635 --> 00:55:07,001 in turn the caliph will release your father. 852 00:55:07,012 --> 00:55:10,254 The promises of the caliph are as black as the dried blood 853 00:55:10,265 --> 00:55:11,220 on his torture chamber. 854 00:55:11,225 --> 00:55:12,965 He would accept the treasure then throw us 855 00:55:13,018 --> 00:55:15,475 into the dungeon beneath the palace. 856 00:55:15,479 --> 00:55:16,969 Kashma. 857 00:55:17,147 --> 00:55:21,231 You know, we'd gladly give our lives for Ali baba. 858 00:55:21,235 --> 00:55:22,099 But we are few. 859 00:55:22,110 --> 00:55:24,726 What can we avail against the caliph's guards? 860 00:55:24,738 --> 00:55:27,480 Many years ago a stalwart band of forty thieves 861 00:55:27,491 --> 00:55:31,029 feared not another evil caliph and his hired butchers. 862 00:55:31,036 --> 00:55:32,151 True. I, myself, 863 00:55:32,162 --> 00:55:35,495 did slay four of that caliph's guards. 864 00:55:35,499 --> 00:55:36,488 Now I am old 865 00:55:36,500 --> 00:55:37,740 and my weapon arm is weak. 866 00:55:37,751 --> 00:55:40,117 But the weapon arm of your son is strong. 867 00:55:40,128 --> 00:55:42,289 Is his heart craven as a jackal's 868 00:55:42,297 --> 00:55:43,286 or is it Valiant as was yours 869 00:55:43,298 --> 00:55:45,880 when you rode with my father into battle? 870 00:55:45,884 --> 00:55:47,875 Let all the sons of the forty thieves 871 00:55:47,886 --> 00:55:50,047 who fear not to attack the caliph's palace 872 00:55:50,055 --> 00:55:51,010 step forward. 873 00:55:51,014 --> 00:55:51,924 I will ride with you, kashma. 874 00:55:51,932 --> 00:55:52,921 - And I. - Lead the way. 875 00:55:52,933 --> 00:55:55,970 - Count on me. - I will go with you, kashma. 876 00:55:55,978 --> 00:55:59,971 See to your weapons, we ride within the hour. 877 00:56:05,612 --> 00:56:08,445 I must go with you, kashma. 878 00:56:09,700 --> 00:56:11,861 You are afraid I would try to escape 879 00:56:11,869 --> 00:56:13,200 to warn the caliph. 880 00:56:13,203 --> 00:56:14,693 You are anxious to ride with us 881 00:56:14,705 --> 00:56:17,196 because of your mother, Princess? 882 00:56:17,207 --> 00:56:19,698 And for the same reason that I dragged you 883 00:56:19,710 --> 00:56:20,790 from the fire. 884 00:56:20,794 --> 00:56:23,035 I shall guard her until the attack begins. 885 00:56:23,046 --> 00:56:25,879 After that, she can do no harm. 886 00:56:25,883 --> 00:56:30,001 Come, we must find robes to cover these uniforms. 887 00:56:30,721 --> 00:56:32,837 Thank you, tala. 888 00:56:32,848 --> 00:56:35,305 My eyes are not blinded by love. 889 00:56:35,309 --> 00:56:37,470 I shall guard you well. 890 00:57:07,007 --> 00:57:09,214 Comrades, we disperse here. 891 00:57:09,217 --> 00:57:12,004 Keep your weapons hidden beneath your robes. 892 00:57:12,012 --> 00:57:13,001 When darkness falls 893 00:57:13,013 --> 00:57:15,629 we shall assemble in the marketplace. 894 00:57:15,641 --> 00:57:16,756 May Allah ride with you. 895 00:57:16,767 --> 00:57:18,007 And with you, too, kashma. 896 00:57:40,040 --> 00:57:42,622 And so I ordered the commandant to have corps of cadets, 897 00:57:42,626 --> 00:57:44,992 escort the shah into the city, excellency. 898 00:57:45,003 --> 00:57:47,995 Why do you think our mighty ruler honors us 899 00:57:48,006 --> 00:57:49,086 with this sudden visit. 900 00:57:49,091 --> 00:57:53,004 Perhaps his visit has to do with Ali baba. 901 00:57:53,011 --> 00:57:55,673 Then I shall inform his magnificence 902 00:57:55,681 --> 00:57:57,012 that Ali baba resisted my guards 903 00:57:57,015 --> 00:58:01,054 and perished in the flames of his palace. 904 00:58:04,982 --> 00:58:06,938 Hussein, I'm glad you're safe. 905 00:58:06,942 --> 00:58:07,977 I was worried about you. 906 00:58:07,985 --> 00:58:10,977 Tell me, my son, what of the palace of Ali baba. 907 00:58:10,988 --> 00:58:13,900 It lies in ashes, together with all the farms 908 00:58:13,907 --> 00:58:14,987 in the valley of the sun. 909 00:58:14,992 --> 00:58:17,734 The crops in those farms were very valuable. 910 00:58:17,744 --> 00:58:20,986 They are naught compared to the treasure of Ali baba. 911 00:58:20,998 --> 00:58:23,990 And soon kashma will be knocking at our gates 912 00:58:24,001 --> 00:58:26,993 to ransom his thieving father. 913 00:58:41,727 --> 00:58:44,093 When I think of the hundred and seventy-eight 914 00:58:44,104 --> 00:58:46,436 dreary days and nights that have to pass 915 00:58:46,440 --> 00:58:47,976 before those handsome boys 916 00:58:47,983 --> 00:58:50,474 can come and visit us again. 917 00:58:50,485 --> 00:58:53,648 Well, what is there to be so happy about? 918 00:58:53,655 --> 00:58:57,523 I'm thinking of that 179th night. 919 00:58:58,618 --> 00:59:00,529 Look, theda, the royal banner 920 00:59:00,537 --> 00:59:01,902 of the mighty shah. 921 00:59:01,913 --> 00:59:03,824 Who cares. 922 00:59:38,992 --> 00:59:40,528 Kashma. 923 00:59:40,535 --> 00:59:41,991 Oh. 924 00:59:42,496 --> 00:59:45,078 Oh, kashma, life has been so lonely 925 00:59:45,082 --> 00:59:46,117 since you left us. 926 00:59:46,124 --> 00:59:48,456 Nobody come to see us anymore. 927 00:59:48,460 --> 00:59:49,950 The commandant ordered the cadets 928 00:59:49,961 --> 00:59:52,998 confined to the barracks for a hundred and eighty days 929 00:59:53,006 --> 00:59:55,713 for refusing to ride on your father's palace. 930 00:59:57,761 --> 00:59:58,841 It's too early for the corps 931 00:59:58,845 --> 01:00:00,961 to be returning from the drill grounds. 932 01:00:00,972 --> 01:00:03,759 - What is happening? - They escort the mighty shah 933 01:00:03,767 --> 01:00:05,553 to the caliph's palace. 934 01:00:05,560 --> 01:00:07,972 The shah here? 935 01:00:10,857 --> 01:00:12,973 Kashma, we cannot risk harm 936 01:00:12,984 --> 01:00:14,520 to the person of the shah. 937 01:00:14,528 --> 01:00:16,109 We'll have to postpone the attack. 938 01:00:16,113 --> 01:00:18,274 So long as my father is a prisoner 939 01:00:18,281 --> 01:00:19,942 in the caliph's palace, 940 01:00:19,950 --> 01:00:21,030 I shall postpone my plans 941 01:00:21,034 --> 01:00:23,992 for neither potentate nor shah. 942 01:00:25,455 --> 01:00:27,992 Tonight the caliph will be feasting the shah 943 01:00:27,999 --> 01:00:29,864 in the banquet hall, here. 944 01:00:29,876 --> 01:00:32,743 It is through this window that must shoot your arrows 945 01:00:32,754 --> 01:00:35,746 to create confusion while we storm the gates. 946 01:00:35,757 --> 01:00:37,964 Do you think you can do it? 947 01:00:37,968 --> 01:00:39,299 Do not fear, kashma, 948 01:00:39,302 --> 01:00:41,008 my arrows shall find their Mark. 949 01:00:41,012 --> 01:00:44,004 If we are successful this night it shall be 950 01:00:44,015 --> 01:00:45,596 because of you, tala. 951 01:00:54,651 --> 01:00:56,562 Troops, 952 01:00:56,570 --> 01:00:59,733 prepare to dismount. 953 01:01:07,038 --> 01:01:09,074 Dismount. 954 01:01:12,878 --> 01:01:14,994 Troops, 955 01:01:15,005 --> 01:01:16,541 dismissed. 956 01:01:25,390 --> 01:01:29,599 I've brought you much unhappiness, haven't I? 957 01:01:29,895 --> 01:01:33,604 There are many things I shall have to forget. 958 01:01:50,874 --> 01:01:51,989 I assure, your exalted eminence, 959 01:01:52,000 --> 01:01:54,582 I had always held Ali baba in great esteem 960 01:01:54,586 --> 01:01:56,201 and I was profoundly shocked to discover 961 01:01:56,213 --> 01:01:59,171 it was with his sanction the Princess azura 962 01:01:59,174 --> 01:02:00,789 was stolen from you. 963 01:02:00,800 --> 01:02:03,542 I have known Ali baba for many years. 964 01:02:03,553 --> 01:02:06,590 I have valued his friendship. 965 01:02:07,140 --> 01:02:08,471 It is difficult to believe 966 01:02:08,475 --> 01:02:09,931 that he would turn against me. 967 01:02:09,935 --> 01:02:11,971 But it is true, your exalted eminence. 968 01:02:11,978 --> 01:02:13,969 Ali baba's son stole the Princess for himself. 969 01:02:13,980 --> 01:02:16,062 When we rode to the palace to demand her return, 970 01:02:16,066 --> 01:02:19,979 we were attacked and two of my comrades were slain. 971 01:02:28,828 --> 01:02:32,241 It's time for us to be leaving, kashma. 972 01:02:38,004 --> 01:02:40,040 Kashma, I have a right to go with you, 973 01:02:40,048 --> 01:02:42,505 for my mother is also a prisoner of the caliph. 974 01:02:42,509 --> 01:02:46,377 If that is true, we shall try to save her also. 975 01:02:48,556 --> 01:02:50,296 You still don't trust me. 976 01:02:50,308 --> 01:02:52,515 I do not know how this night will end. 977 01:02:52,519 --> 01:02:55,431 But if by dawn I have not returned, 978 01:02:55,438 --> 01:02:57,099 take this gold and buy passage 979 01:02:57,107 --> 01:02:59,598 on a ship to Morocco. 980 01:03:00,360 --> 01:03:03,818 He still loves her. 981 01:03:03,822 --> 01:03:05,187 For each woman, 982 01:03:05,198 --> 01:03:07,564 there is a man to love her. 983 01:03:10,370 --> 01:03:12,736 If I have misjudged you, Princess, 984 01:03:12,747 --> 01:03:13,987 remember only that the slave girl 985 01:03:13,999 --> 01:03:17,412 I once held in my arms I loved truly. 986 01:03:21,339 --> 01:03:25,002 See to it that she does not escape. 987 01:03:35,020 --> 01:03:37,853 Kashma is no longer interested in us. 988 01:03:37,856 --> 01:03:40,973 Yet now we must guard his woman for him. 989 01:03:40,984 --> 01:03:43,521 Think you that is fair, theda? 990 01:03:43,528 --> 01:03:44,643 Men are never fair, 991 01:03:44,654 --> 01:03:48,238 but we if we aren't, we don't get any. 992 01:04:07,469 --> 01:04:10,802 And it was only after my son's two comrades had been slain 993 01:04:10,805 --> 01:04:13,467 that I attacked and fired the palace. 994 01:04:13,475 --> 01:04:16,467 Ali baba, the traitor, perished in the flames. 995 01:04:21,649 --> 01:04:23,765 Father. 996 01:04:23,777 --> 01:04:25,392 He's dead. 997 01:04:26,780 --> 01:04:28,236 Your eminence, this way. 998 01:04:31,368 --> 01:04:33,154 Guards. 999 01:04:34,120 --> 01:04:35,985 Guards. 1000 01:04:35,997 --> 01:04:36,611 There's an assassin. 1001 01:04:36,623 --> 01:04:38,989 Go search the balconies. 1002 01:04:54,015 --> 01:04:57,132 I sent three arrows through the windows of the banquet hall. 1003 01:04:57,143 --> 01:04:58,383 The first found its Mark. 1004 01:04:58,436 --> 01:04:59,596 The caliph is dead. 1005 01:04:59,646 --> 01:05:01,978 Once we enter the palace, we turn right down 1006 01:05:01,981 --> 01:05:03,687 the steps to the dungeon. 1007 01:05:03,691 --> 01:05:04,976 Guards, guards, 1008 01:05:04,984 --> 01:05:06,849 ah assassin is loose. 1009 01:05:06,861 --> 01:05:07,861 Follow me. 1010 01:05:50,488 --> 01:05:51,978 Come back, come back. 1011 01:05:51,990 --> 01:05:55,903 Oh, kashma will be furious with us. 1012 01:05:56,327 --> 01:05:59,160 Little fool, do you wanna break your neck? 1013 01:05:59,164 --> 01:06:02,156 Oh, she's jumped across the barracks wall. 1014 01:06:02,167 --> 01:06:05,500 Now she will have all those wonderful cadets to herself. 1015 01:06:05,503 --> 01:06:08,995 Perhaps she will send some of them over here. 1016 01:06:09,007 --> 01:06:10,998 Would you? 1017 01:06:11,009 --> 01:06:11,794 Why tarry we? 1018 01:06:11,801 --> 01:06:14,213 Well, stop tarrying and come on. 1019 01:06:14,220 --> 01:06:18,008 Oh, hurry, hurry or we'll be too late. 1020 01:06:41,915 --> 01:06:44,156 They've burned Ali baba's palace to the ground 1021 01:06:44,167 --> 01:06:44,952 and they took him prisoner. 1022 01:06:44,959 --> 01:06:46,074 - And where is kashma? - Here in Baghdad. 1023 01:06:46,085 --> 01:06:48,576 He and Mustafa are at the caliph's palace now 1024 01:06:48,588 --> 01:06:49,748 with some of the young farmers. 1025 01:06:49,756 --> 01:06:52,088 They're trying to rescue his father. 1026 01:06:52,091 --> 01:06:52,955 He only has a few men 1027 01:06:52,967 --> 01:06:54,798 and there are many palace guards. 1028 01:06:54,802 --> 01:06:56,167 You've got to help them 1029 01:06:56,179 --> 01:06:57,965 or they'll be killed. 1030 01:06:57,972 --> 01:06:59,678 Attention. 1031 01:06:59,682 --> 01:07:01,388 At ease. 1032 01:07:01,893 --> 01:07:05,727 Just how did you gain entrance to the barracks? 1033 01:07:05,730 --> 01:07:06,469 I came over the rooftops 1034 01:07:06,481 --> 01:07:09,598 and I leaped across to the wall of the barracks. 1035 01:07:09,609 --> 01:07:12,692 Do you suppose you could guide us back the same way? 1036 01:07:12,695 --> 01:07:13,980 Oh, yes, but we must hurry 1037 01:07:13,988 --> 01:07:15,228 for kashma is in great danger. 1038 01:07:15,240 --> 01:07:18,357 Let those who would come with me get their weapons. 1039 01:07:22,997 --> 01:07:24,203 Here we are, boys. 1040 01:07:24,207 --> 01:07:26,323 Here we are. 1041 01:07:26,334 --> 01:07:27,995 Wait, boys, we're here. 1042 01:07:28,002 --> 01:07:29,663 Well, can't you see? 1043 01:07:29,671 --> 01:07:30,410 We're here. 1044 01:07:30,421 --> 01:07:32,503 Boys, boys, this is me, Cal... 1045 01:07:32,507 --> 01:07:35,499 Here I am. 1046 01:07:35,510 --> 01:07:36,590 Oh, for pity's sakes. 1047 01:07:36,594 --> 01:07:39,836 What hath the Princess that we hath not? 1048 01:07:39,847 --> 01:07:42,008 All the cadets. 1049 01:08:02,495 --> 01:08:05,783 Have done with your fiendish torture. 1050 01:08:05,790 --> 01:08:06,996 He can stand no more. 1051 01:08:07,000 --> 01:08:09,116 You'll kill him. 1052 01:08:13,256 --> 01:08:15,998 It's useless to try to appeal to them, Ali baba. 1053 01:08:16,009 --> 01:08:19,046 It will only goad them to further brutality. 1054 01:08:23,224 --> 01:08:24,930 Father, they shall pay for this. 1055 01:08:24,934 --> 01:08:28,097 But first, my son, you must release kiki's mother, 1056 01:08:28,146 --> 01:08:29,977 the Princess Karma. 1057 01:08:29,981 --> 01:08:32,814 Then she spoke the truth. 1058 01:08:33,651 --> 01:08:35,983 Release the prisoners. 1059 01:08:41,826 --> 01:08:44,989 The hand of kashma baba is behind this. 1060 01:08:46,414 --> 01:08:50,077 We've searched the palace and found no one, your highness. 1061 01:08:50,084 --> 01:08:52,075 Then you search the houses near the palace 1062 01:08:52,086 --> 01:08:53,997 and put all to torture until they reveal 1063 01:08:54,005 --> 01:08:55,996 the assassin who loosed the arrows. 1064 01:08:56,007 --> 01:08:56,712 Captain baka, 1065 01:08:56,716 --> 01:08:58,672 somebody has broken through to the dungeons. 1066 01:08:58,676 --> 01:09:00,337 Block all the exits from the palace. 1067 01:09:00,345 --> 01:09:02,006 We'll have them in a trap. 1068 01:09:02,013 --> 01:09:04,720 Guards, follow me. 1069 01:09:04,724 --> 01:09:06,339 Guards, guards. 1070 01:09:06,351 --> 01:09:10,685 If Allah is with us, we shall escape the palace. 1071 01:09:27,789 --> 01:09:29,996 We heard shouting then all was quiet, 1072 01:09:29,999 --> 01:09:31,990 - perhaps too quiet. - It may be a trap. 1073 01:09:32,001 --> 01:09:35,334 Then we shall fight our way out of it. 1074 01:09:37,006 --> 01:09:39,622 Guard my father and the Princess closely. 1075 01:10:16,963 --> 01:10:17,668 We can't break through. 1076 01:10:17,672 --> 01:10:20,004 We'll make our stand in the great hall. 1077 01:10:38,192 --> 01:10:40,023 At them, guards, slay the traitors. 1078 01:10:43,531 --> 01:10:45,192 Go on. 1079 01:10:58,588 --> 01:11:00,203 Ali baba. 1080 01:11:07,513 --> 01:11:09,674 The caliph informed me that you had perished 1081 01:11:09,682 --> 01:11:11,468 in the flames of your palace, Ali baba. 1082 01:11:11,476 --> 01:11:14,764 But he did not inform, your exalted eminence, 1083 01:11:14,771 --> 01:11:16,102 that he had contrived a situation 1084 01:11:16,105 --> 01:11:18,312 to make me appear traitorous in your eyes. 1085 01:11:18,316 --> 01:11:21,308 The caliph sent my daughter, the Princess azura, 1086 01:11:21,319 --> 01:11:22,650 to the house of kashma 1087 01:11:22,653 --> 01:11:23,984 with orders to make him take her 1088 01:11:23,988 --> 01:11:24,977 to the palace of Ali baba. 1089 01:11:24,989 --> 01:11:28,447 If she failed, I was to die by slow torture. 1090 01:11:28,451 --> 01:11:33,411 The instigator of that evil plan was yourself, kareeb. 1091 01:11:35,082 --> 01:11:37,118 Forgive me, your exalted eminence. 1092 01:11:37,126 --> 01:11:37,865 It is true. 1093 01:11:37,877 --> 01:11:40,368 The caliph ordered me to devise a scheme to enable him 1094 01:11:40,379 --> 01:11:42,620 to gain the vast treasure of Ali baba. 1095 01:12:26,175 --> 01:12:30,175 Put up your swords. 1096 01:12:41,065 --> 01:12:42,851 Hussein. 1097 01:13:27,069 --> 01:13:29,355 Assemble the prisoners. 1098 01:13:39,415 --> 01:13:43,124 You had best see if you can make peace with the mighty shah 1099 01:13:43,127 --> 01:13:44,458 for all of us. 1100 01:13:44,462 --> 01:13:46,999 That's an order, cadet baba. 1101 01:13:55,139 --> 01:13:57,004 You have fought valiantly 1102 01:13:57,016 --> 01:14:00,008 even as your noble father did before you. 1103 01:14:01,896 --> 01:14:03,636 Old and trusted friend, 1104 01:14:03,648 --> 01:14:05,104 you have need of a new palace 1105 01:14:05,107 --> 01:14:09,350 and I of a new caliph I can trust to rule Baghdad. 1106 01:14:12,281 --> 01:14:14,488 The Princess azura is very lovely. 1107 01:14:14,492 --> 01:14:17,905 But guard her closely, for not even a shah 1108 01:14:17,912 --> 01:14:19,652 would be above stealing her. 1109 01:14:19,664 --> 01:14:22,326 Hear and obey, most exalted eminence. 1110 01:14:22,333 --> 01:14:26,793 Mother, this is kashma who trusts no one, 1111 01:14:26,796 --> 01:14:27,751 not even his own heart. 1112 01:14:27,755 --> 01:14:30,792 In spite of the falsehoods she tells, your highness, 1113 01:14:30,800 --> 01:14:32,040 I love her dearly. 1114 01:14:32,051 --> 01:14:36,761 Have I your royal permission to relieve you of her care? 1115 01:14:37,014 --> 01:14:40,552 I prophesy an era of great peace and tranquility 1116 01:14:40,559 --> 01:14:41,559 in my homeland.