Cinematic background from The Adventures of Prince Achmed 1926 - Based on stories from "The Arabian Nights". A wicked sorcerer tricks Prince Achmed into riding a magical flying horse. The heroic prince is able to subdue the magical horse, which he uses to fly off to many adventures. While travelling, he falls in love with the beautiful Princess Peri Banu, and must defeat an army of demons to win her heart. The film is animated using the silhouette technique.

The Adventures of Prince Achmed

1926

Adventure, Animation, Family

Directors:
Lotte Reiniger, Carl Koch
Writers:
Lotte Reiniger
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Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a man standing in front of a tree; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a man and a woman shaking hands; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A shadow of a man and a woman on a red background; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a man with a feather in his hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A man standing on top of a cliff next to a dog; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A shadow puppet show is shown in a yellow light; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a man and a woman sitting on a chair; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A group of people standing next to each other on top of a hill; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A person sitting on a boat in the sun; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A shadow of a man and a clown on a red background; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A couple of people standing next to a railing; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a person in a yellow background; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a woman and a man holding hands; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A shadow puppet of a dragon on a yellow background; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A painting of a castle with a lake in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A man standing in the water next to a boat; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a woman sitting on the ground with her legs crossed; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – Silhouette of a man pointing to a forest; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A shadow of a person holding a palm tree in front of a palm tree; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A shadow of a woman sitting on a chair with a man holding an umbrella; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a man and a woman dancing in front of a wall; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a tree and a dog on a hill; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A group of silhouetted people standing in front of a red background; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A shadow of a man and a woman dancing in front of a green background; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A group of silhouetted people standing on top of a bridge; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette painting of a castle and people on a hill; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a person standing next to a body of water; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a person holding a bow and arrow; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a man and a woman in a forest; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A shadowed scene of a man and a woman holding hands; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a cave with a monkey climbing on the side; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – Shadow puppets of a man and two other people; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A shadow of a woman and a man sitting under a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A stage set with stairs and bats hanging from the ceiling; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A man sitting on a boat in the water; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A man and a woman are silhouetted against a green background; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A group of people standing next to each other on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A woman standing in front of a building at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A painting of a city with a person sitting on top of a building; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a man holding something in his hand; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a person sitting under a tree near a body of water; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a person sitting under an awning; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a man running next to a tree; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a person standing next to a tree; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A shadow of a man and a woman on a balcony; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A shadow of a person standing in a window; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a man and a woman in costume; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A shadow puppet of a man and a woman in the night sky; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a woman in a black dress; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a woman in the water with palm trees; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A group of people are running in front of a castle; Extreme Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A silhouette of a man kneeling down next to a woman; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A couple of people that are fighting in the dark; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A man kneeling down in front of some plants; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Adventures of Prince Achmed” (1926), directed by Lotte Reiniger – A group of people standing next to each other on a stage; Wide shot, Low angle