Overview
The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor part of the collection of adventure tales from Arabian Nights. The story follows a merchant from Baghdad named Sinbad. In his story, he goes on a journey across the sea and encounters enchanted islands, magical creature and perilous dangers. He goes on seven voyages that either bring him fortune or misfortune, each voyage making him more wealthy and wiser.
Sinbad was not in the earliest versions of Arabian nights but later adapted during the Islamic Golden Age. It was told orally and became mixed with other cultures. It has been adapted in video games, books, animations, films, and TV shows.
Sinbad the Sailor (1947), dir. Richard Wallace
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Ōtaka, Shinobu, creator. Magi: Adventure of Sinbad. Lay-duce, 2016
Magi: Adventure of Sinbad is a prequel to Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic that explores the origins of Sinbad. He goes from a poor village boy to the legendary King of Sindria.
In the 7th Voyage of Sinbad, after narrowly escaping the monster island of Colossa, the wedding plans of Sinbad (Kerwin Matthews) and Princess Parisa (Kathryn Grant) are interrupted by the treacherous villain and sorcery, Sokurah (Torin Thatcher).
Columbia Pictures. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad Poster. 1958.
Books
Lang, Andrew, editor. The Arabian Nights' Entertainments. Longmans, Green, and Co., 1898.
Plat, Kin. Sinbad and Me. Chilton Book Company, 1971
Yeoman, John, and Quentin Blake. The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. Thames & Hudson, 2013.