"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
"Down there, Pari Banu is being married."
"We will interrupt the wedding!"
The demons of Wak-Wak are searching for their ruler.
"Take me to Wak-Wak!"
The gate to Wak-Wak
will only open
to the one
who
Aladdin's magic lamp
shall possess.
End of Act 3
Act 4
Aladdin and the magic lamp
"I am Aladdin."
"Where is the magic lamp?"
"You don't have it anymore?"
"Let me explain!"
"I once lived as a poor tailor in the city of the Great Caliph."
"One day a stranger came to visit me."
This is Dinarsade, the Caliph's daughter."
"You shall have her if you are of service to me!"
"He led me to a high mountain range."
The Magic Lamp
"Fetch the lamp!"
"Hand me the lamp!"
"First, let me out!"
"Then die! The lamp shall be mine even without you!"
"I suffered for a long time in the dark cave
until I managed to light the lamp."
"What is your wish, O ruler of the lamp?"
"I shall serve you,
I and all the other genies of the lamp!"
"Take me home!"
"Now I knew how I could win over the beautiful Dinarsade!"
"Overnight, I built a majestic palace for her."
"In the morning, the amazed Caliph visited the magic building."
"She became my wife."
"The Caliph is my father and Dinarsade is my sister."
"Tell me what happened next!"
"One day everything had disappeared,
the palace, the princess, and the lamp."
"I fled from the wrath of the Caliph!"
"I drifted out to sea."
"A terrible storm ensued."
"And then you found me."
"Do you know who did this?"
"The African magician!"
"He was in love with Dinarsade."
"Hurry, Achmed, and free Pari Banu!"
"The demons want to kill her because she followed you."
"The magician stole the magic lamp!"
"Only the lamp can open the gates of Wak-Wak for us!"
"Kill the magician and the lamp is yours!"
"Kill him!"
"I shall try!"
"Your enemy is dead!"
End of Act 4
Act 5
The Battle of the Spirits at Wak-Wak
The demons rose up against their unfaithful ruler.
"Prince Achmed is outside the gates!"
"Release Pari Banu!"
"Come, Aladdin, call the genies of the lamp!"
But the black demons were faster.
The attack was too powerful for Aladdin.
"Woe! The lamp!"
Then the witch entered the fray.
Hordes of good spirits streamed out of the magic lamp.
"Look! The palace!"
"Now, go home and be happy in the land of the mortals!"
"Dinarsade must be in the palace!"
Then the towers of the Caliph's city appeared in front of them.
"Aladdin's palace is back!"
Meanwhile, the call for morning prayers
was sounded from the minarets.
The End