"Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" () is a folk tale in Arabic added to the ''

One Thousand and One Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' (, ), is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights'', from the first English-language edition ( ...

'' in the 18th century by its French translator

Antoine Galland Antoine Galland (; 4 April 1646 – 17 February 1715) was a French orientalist and archaeologist, most famous as the first European translator of ''One Thousand and One Nights'', which he called '' Les mille et une nuits''. His version of the ta ...

, who heard it from Syrian storyteller

Hanna Diyab Antun Yusuf Hanna Diyab (; born ''circa'' 1688) was a Syrian Maronite writer and storyteller. He originated the best-known versions of the tales of ''Aladdin'' and ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'' which have been added to the ''One Thousand and ...

. As one of the most popular ''Arabian Nights'' tales, it has been widely retold and performed in many media across the world, especially for children (for whom the more violent aspects of the story are often removed). In the original version, Ali Baba () is a poor woodcutter and an honest person who discovers the secret treasure of a thieves' den, and enters with the magic phrase " open sesame". The thieves try to kill Ali Baba, and his rich and greedy brother Cassim tries to steal the treasure for himself, but Ali Baba’s faithful slave-girl foils their plots. His son marries her, and Ali Baba keeps the secret of the treasure.

Textual history

The tale was added to the story collection ''

'' by one of its European translators,

, who called his volumes ''

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'' (1704–1717). Galland was an 18th-century

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Orientalist who heard it in oral form from a Syrian

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story-teller called

, who came from

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in modern-day

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and told the story in

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. In any case, the earliest known text of the story is Galland's French version. Richard F. Burton included it in the supplemental volumes (rather than the main collection of stories) of his translation (published as ''

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''). The American Orientalist

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discovered an Arabic-language manuscript of the story at the

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; however, this was later found to be a counterfeit.

Story

Ali Baba and his older brother, Cassim ( ', sometimes spelled Kasim), are the sons of a

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. After their father's death, the greedy Cassim marries a wealthy woman and becomes well-to-do, living lazily on their father's business and his wife’s wealth. Ali Baba marries a poor woman and settles into the trade of a woodcutter. Cassim and his wife resent Ali Baba and his side of the family and do not share their wealth with them. One day, Ali Baba is at work collecting and cutting firewood in the forest, when he happens to overhear a group of forty thieves visiting their stored treasure. The treasure is in a cave, the mouth of which is sealed by a huge rock. It opens on the magic words " open sesame" and seals itself on the words "close sesame". When the thieves are gone, Ali Baba enters the cave himself and although there is a vast amount of riches stashed inside, he modestly takes only a single bag of gold coins home. Ali Baba and his wife borrow his sister-in-law's

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to weigh their new wealth. Unbeknownst to them, Cassim's wife puts a blob of wax in the scales to find out what Ali Baba is using them for, as she is curious to know what kind of grain her impoverished brother-in-law needs to measure. To her shock, she finds a gold coin sticking to the scales and tells her husband. Under pressure from his brother, Ali Baba is forced to reveal the secret of the cave. Cassim goes to the cave, taking a donkey with him to take as much treasure as possible. He enters the cave with the magic words. However, in his excited greed over the treasure, he forgets the words to get out again and ends up trapped. The thieves find him there and kill him. When his brother does not come back, Ali Baba goes to the cave to look for him, and finds the body quartered and with each piece displayed just inside the cave's entrance, as a warning to anyone else who might try to enter. Ali Baba brings the corpse home where he entrusts Morgiana ( '), a clever slave-girl from Cassim's household, with the task of making others believe that Cassim has died a natural death. First, Morgiana purchases medicines from an

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, telling him that Cassim is gravely ill. Then, she finds an old

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known as Baba Mustafa whom she pays, blindfolds, and leads to Cassim's house. There, overnight, the tailor stitches the pieces of Cassim's body back together. Ali Baba and his family are able to give Cassim a proper burial without anyone suspecting anything. Cassim’s wife does not find out about the cave or treasure. The thieves, finding the body gone, realize that another person must have known their secret, so they set out to track him down. One of the thieves goes down to the town and comes across Baba Mustafa, who mentions that he has just sewn the pieces of a corpse back together. Realizing the dead man must have been the thieves' victim, the thief asks Baba Mustafa to lead the way to the house where the deed was performed. The tailor is blindfolded again, and in this state he is able to retrace his steps and find the house. The thief marks the door with a symbol so the other thieves can come back that night and kill everyone in the house. However, the thief has been seen by Morgiana who, loyal to her master, foils the thief's plan by marking all the houses in the neighborhood similarly. When the 40 thieves return that night, they cannot identify the correct house, and their leader kills the unsuccessful thief in a furious rage. The next day, another thief revisits Baba Mustafa and tries again. Only this time, a chunk is chipped out of the stone step at Ali Baba's front door. Again, Morgiana foils the plan by making similar chips in all the other doorsteps, and the second thief is killed for his failure as well. At last, the leader of the thieves goes and looks himself. This time, he memorizes every detail he can of the exterior of Ali Baba's house. The leader of the thieves pretends to be an oil merchant in need of Ali Baba's hospitality, bringing with him

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s loaded with 38 oil jars, one filled with oil, the other 37 hiding the other remaining thieves. Once Ali Baba is asleep, the thieves plan to kill him. Again, Morgiana discovers and foils the plan when her lamp runs out of oil and she has to get it from the merchant's jars; the thieves give themselves away one by one hearing her approach and mistaking her for their boss. After refilling her lamp, Morgiana kills the 37 thieves in their jars by pouring boiling oil on them one by one. When their leader comes to rouse his men, he discovers they are all dead and escapes. The next morning, Morgiana tells Ali Baba about the thieves in the jars. They bury them, and Ali Baba shows his gratitude by giving Morgiana her freedom. However, she continues living with Ali Baba and his family anyway. To exact revenge, the leader of the thieves establishes himself as a merchant, befriends Ali Baba's son (who is now in charge of his late uncle Cassim's business), and is invited to dinner at Ali Baba's house. However, the thief is recognized by Morgiana, who performs a

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with a dagger for the diners and plunges it into the thief's heart, when he is off his guard. Ali Baba is at first angry with Morgiana, but when he finds out the thief wanted to kill him, he is extremely grateful and rewards Morgiana by marrying her to his son. Ali Baba is then left as the only one knowing the secret of the treasure in the cave and how to access it.

Analysis

Classification

The story has been classified in the Aarne–Thompson-Uther classification system as ATU 954, "The Forty Thieves". The tale type enjoys "almost universal ... diffusion".

Variants

A West African version, named ''The Password: Outwitting Thieves'' has been found. Percy Amaury Talbot located a Nigerian variant, called ''The Treasure House in the Bush'', from Ojong Akpan of Mfamosing. An American variant was collected by Elsie Clews Parsons from

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In popular culture

Audio recordings and music

Audio readings/dramatizations include: *

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played Ali Baba in a musical dramatization on

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(RLP 1451)/Golden Wonderland (GW 231). * The story was dramatized for ''

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'' on

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(UAC 11018). *

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narrated the story on Caedmon Records (TC 1251)/

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(SFL 14108). *

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narrated the story on ''Arabian Nights' Entertainment'' (

RLP 1405). *

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narrated and sang a version of the story for Simon & Schuster Records (A298:20)/Gala Records (GLP 351). *

recorded the story on 25 April 1957, linking the narrative with songs. This was issued as an album ''

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'' in 1957. * "1001 Nights (Alibaba)", a song by Pappy'ion on CBS Records (CBS 7849), mainly known for its Chinese adaptation, "阿里巴巴" by Peter Chen (陳彼得) on TONY東尼機構 Records (TONY LP-026) * "Main Hoon Alibaba", a song from the 1953 Indian film ''Char Chand'' by

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and Premlata, it narrates the adventures of Ali Baba. * "Alibaba Alibaba", a song by

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from '' Alibaba Aur 40 Chor'', a 1966 Indian film. * "Main Alibaba" is a song by

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from '' Alibaba Marjinaa'', a 1977 Indian film adaptation of the folktale. * "Alibaba Alibaba" is a song about Alibaba and his love for Marjina by

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and

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, from the 1982 Indian film '' Jeeo Aur Jeene Do''. * "Ali Baba Ali Baba" is a song about the woodcutter by

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and

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from the 1990 Indian film ''Agneepath''. * On the first track on ''

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'', "Rhymin' & Steelin'", the

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chant "Ali Baba and the forty thieves".

Stage

* The story has been used as a popular

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plot for many years. An example of the "pantomime Ali Baba" was the pantomime/

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'' (1916). * ''Badi-Bandar Rupkatha'' (বাঁদী-বান্দার রূপকথা) is a 2014

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theatrical dance adaptation of Ali Baba and Forty Thieves organised by Srishti cultural centre and Nrityanchal. Many leading Bangladeshi dancers performed in the adaptation such as

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, Shibli Sadiq, etc.

Cinema

Live-action non-English language films

* ''Alibaba and the Forty Thieves'' is a 1927

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adaptation by Bhagwati Prasad Mishra. * ''Alibaba Aur Chalis Chor'' (''Alibaba and the Forty Thieves'') is a 1932 Indian

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-language feature film by J.J. Madan. * ''Alibaba'' is a 1937 Indian

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-language fantasy-comedy film adaptation by Modhu Bose of Kshirode Prasad Vidyavinode's play based on the story of Ali Baba. It stars Bibhuti Ganguly in the title role,

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as Marjina and Madhu Bose as Abdullah - the antagonist. * ''

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'' is a 1940 Indian Hindi-language fantasy film by

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. The film was a bilingual, made in

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as ''Alibaba'' at the same time. It stars

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in a double role as Ali Baba and his son along with

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, Ghulam Mohammed and Wahidan Bai. * '' Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum'' (''Alibaba and the Forty Thieves'') is a 1941 Indian

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-language comedy film adaptation by K. S. Mani. * ''Ali Baba We El Arbeen Haramy'' (1942, in aka ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'') is an

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adaptation, starring Ali Al-Kassar as Ali Baba and the comedian actor Ismail Yasin as his assistant. * ''Ali Baba'' is a 1945 Indian Hindi-language film adaptation by

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. * '' Ali Baba et les quarante voleurs'' (1954) is a

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starring

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and

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. * '' Alibaba Aur 40 Chor'' (''Alibaba and 40 Thieves'') is a 1954 Indian Hindi-language fantasy action film directed by Homi Wadi. It stars

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in the title role and Shakila as his love interest, Marjina. * ''Son of Ali Baba'' is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language fantasy film by Majnu. It follows the adventures of Ali Baba's son. * '' Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum'' (''Alibaba and the Forty Thieves'') is a 1956 Indian Tamil-language adventure fantasy-drama film by T. R. Sundaram, starring

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in the title role. * ''Khul Ja Sim Sim'' (''Open Sesame'') is a 1956 Indian Hindi-language action film by

, starring

and Shakila in the lead roles. It starts from when Ali Baba has gained the treasure of the thieves after defeating them but his arrogance grows and he starts using the money for his own pleasure. * ''Sim Sim Marjeena'' is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language fantasy film by Naren Dave, starring Helen and

in the lead roles. It follows the adventures of Ali Baba and Marjeena, who serves as his love interest here. It is a sequel to 1956's ''Khul Ja Sim Sim''. * ''Aik Tha Alibaba'' (''There was a Alibaba'') is a 1963 Indian Hindi-language action film adaptation by Harbans Singh. * '' Sindbad Alibaba and Aladdin'' is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language musical fantasy-adventure film by Prem Narayan Arora. It features the three most popular characters from the Arabian Nights. * ''

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'' (1960) is a

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n comedy film which quite faithfully adhered to the tale's plot details but introduced a number of anachronisms for humour, for example the usage of a truck instead of donkey by Cassim Baba to steal the robbers' loot. * '' Alibaba Aur 40 Chor'' (''Alibaba and 40 Thieves'') is a 1966 Indian Hindi-language

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, starring

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in the lead role. * ''

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'' is a 1970 Indian

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-language film by

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. Based on the folktale, it stars

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in the title role and

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as Marjiana. * '' Marjina Abdulla'' is a 1973 Indian Bengali-language musical film adaptation by Dinen Gupta, starring

Santosh Dutta Santosh Dutta (Bengali: সন্তোষ দত্ত; 2 December 1925 – 8 February 1988Santosh Dutta

as Ali Baba, Mithu Mukherjee as Marjina,

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as Abdulla (Marjina's brotherly figure) and

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as the chieftain of the robbers. * ''Ali Baba ve Kırk Haramiler'' (1971, in English: ''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves'') is a

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, starring

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as Ali Baba. * '' Alibabayum 41 Kallanmaarum'' (''Alibaba and 41 Thieves'') is a 1975 Indian

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-language musical film by J. Sasikumar, starring

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as Ali Baba. * ''Ali Baba'' is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language action adventure-fantasy film, based on the folktale, by Mohammed Hussain. * '' Alibaba Marjinaa'' is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language action-adventure film by Kedar Kapoor, starring

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as Alibaba and Tamanna as Marjinaa. * '' Adventures of Ali-Baba and the Forty Thieves'' is a 1980 Indian-Soviet film based on the folktale, directed by Latif Faiziyev and

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. The film stars Indian actors

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and

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alongside

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and

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n actors. The storyline is slightly altered to extend as a long movie. The writers were Shanti Prakash Bakshi and Boris Saakov, the music was scored by musician

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, and the

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was P. L. Raj. It was the most successful Indian-Soviet co-production, becoming a success in both India and the Soviet Union. * 新阿里巴巴 (Xin A Li Ba Ba) /New Ali Baba and Forty Thieves is a 1988 Taiwanese Mandarin-language fantasy-comedy directed by Chun-Liang Chen and Ulysses Chun Ouyang starring

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as Ali Baba and

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as Ali Mama. * '' Alibaba Aur 40 Chor'' (''Alibaba and 40 Thieves'') is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language action adventure-drama film by

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. A modern-day retelling of the folktale, it follows Alibaba (

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) as he faces off against a local bandit who has been terrorizing his village.

Live-action English-language films

* ''

'' (1944), remade as ''

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'' (1965), reimagines the thieves as freedom fighters against Mongol oppression, and Ali Baba as their leader.

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portrayed the character named Cassim in both versions. * ''

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'' is a 1952 film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring

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and

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plays Ali Baba.

Animation - USA

* A '' Comi Color'' cartoon, ''Ali Baba'' (1936) * 1996 Disney film ''

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'', replacing Ali Baba with

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Animation - Europe, Asia and Oceania

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puppet film of the same name () directed by Grigory Lomidze, filmed in 1959 at the «

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» film studio. * ''

'' is a 1973 Indian

-language musical drama short animated film directed by Rohit Mohra. *Ali Baba appears as a protagonist in the 1975 anime series '' Arabian Nights: Sinbad's Adventures''. This version is portrayed as a young desert raider who befriends Sinbad and accompanies him on his adventures. * ''

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'' is a 2002 Indian 3-D animated adventure film by Usha Ganesarajah, produced by Pentamedia Graphics. * ''Alibaba and The Forty Thieves'' is a 2018 Indian 3D-animated film adaptation by V. Murugan. * Ali Baba was adapted as a children’s animated film in 1993 by the

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n Burbank Animation Studios. Several aspects of the story were changed to be more suitable for a younger audience, such as Morgiana being a

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that Ali Baba discovers in a lamp, and Morgiana transforming the head thief into a cat instead of killing him. Ali Baba’s wife also has a larger role in the story.

Television

Live-action

* Indian TV series ''

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'', based on the Arabian Nights, had a 14 episode segment on Alibaba and the Forty Thieves. * ''

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'' (2004–2006), an Indian teen fantasy adventure television series on

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where Vinod Singh portrays Ali Baba, one of the main characters in the show along with

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and Hatim. * In the American/British television mini-series ''

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'' (2000), the story is told faithfully with two major changes. The first is: when Morgiana discovers the thieves in the oil jars, she alerts Ali Baba and, together with a friend, they release the jars on a street with a steep incline that allows the jars to roll down and break open. Furthermore, the city guard is alerted and arrest the disoriented thieves as they emerge from their containers. Later, when Morgiana defeats the thief leader, Ali Baba, who is young and has no children, marries the heroine himself. * In the 2019 BBC/FX

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of ''A Christmas Carol'', Ali Baba was portrayed by

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. This was an expansion from a reference to the character in the original novel. * This story was partially used in the 2022 Indian fantasy TV series ''

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'' aired on

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, where Sheezan Mohammed Khan (season 1) and Abhishek Nigam (season 2) played the main character of Ali Baba.

Animation

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(1957) is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones. Released on February 9, 1957, it features Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck stumbling upon a cave filled with treasure, guarded by a ruthless character named Hassan.

Video games

* Blade of Ali Baba is a unique item of the video game ''

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'' (2000). * "Alibaba" appears as the

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alias of

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in ''

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'' (2016). * The story Alibaba and the 40 thieves appears on the website ''

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'' as a playable island. * Alibaba and Morgiana were playable characters in the mobile game ''

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'', while the 40 thieves and their leader were enemies. * "Ali Baba's Wee Booties" are a community-created weapon for the ''

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'' in the video game ''

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'' (2007) * "The Forty Thieves" is a questline in '' Assassin’s Creed Mirage'' (2023) where the player must help Ali Baba's daughter take on the forty thieves.

Military

At the

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, Cadet Squadron 40 was originally nicknamed "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves" before eventually changing its name to the "

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Warhawks". The name "Ali Baba" was often used as derogatory

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and Iraqi soldiers and their allies in the

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, to describe individuals suspected of a variety of offenses related to theft and looting. Additionally, British soldiers routinely used the term to refer to Iraqi civilians. In the subsequent occupation, it is used as a general term for the insurgents. The Iraqis adopted the term "Ali Baba" to describe foreign troops suspected of looting.

Miscellaneous

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of China used the name because of its universal appeal. *

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are often introduced to students of

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with a pedagogical parable involving "Ali Baba's Cave."

Gallery

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. File:Robida - Ali-baba page13.jpg, Morgiana pours boiling hot

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into the jars containing the infamous Forty Thieves. File:Robida - Ali-baba page4.jpg, Ali Baba presents treasures from the magical cave of

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to Morgiana.

Notes

External links

''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves''
(e-text, in English, at Bartleby.com)
''Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves''
at the

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''Arabian Nights''
at the

''The Sword of Ali Baba''
at the

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