''Sinbad'' is a 1992 animated film originally released on May 18, 1992 and based on the classic '' Arabian Nights'' tale,

Sinbad the Sailor Sinbad the Sailor (; ar, سندباد البحري, Sindibādu al-Bahriyy; fa, سُنباد بحری, Sonbād-e Bahri or Sindbad) is a fictional mariner and the hero of a story-cycle of Persian origin. He is described as hailing from Baghdad ...

. Like all other

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productions, the film features a single theme song, "''As Brave as a Man Can Be''", written and composed by Richard Hurwitz and John Arrias. The plot involves Sinbad the Sailor and his companion Habeeb traveling to a strange island where Sinbad is forced to marry the king's daughter, and the dangers they get into while trying to find their way home. ''Sinbad'' was produced by

and the American Film Investment Corporation. The movie was released on

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in 2003, packaged together with ''

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'' (1992) and ''The Count of Monte Cristo'' (1997).

Plot

Sinbad and his loyal servant Habeeb find themselves aboard the

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of Captain Aziz, a trip for which Sinbad had spent all of his father's fortune. They crew spot an uncharted island, which Sinbad encourages the captain to approach, hoping that it holds untold riches. Sinbad, Habeeb and two other sailors take a rowboat to the island, which has a strange appearance: it is flat and bare, with no

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s or

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. The island shakes violently, and the two sailors return to Captain Aziz's ship, leaving Sinbad and Habeeb behind. The island is revealed to be the fin of a gigantic

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, which swims away. Captain Aziz's ship leaves as well, leaving Sinbad and Habeeb stranded in the middle of the

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. In the morning, Sinbad and his servant find that they have been carried to a strange island. They find water,

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and horses, which means that there should be people on the island. Sinbad and Habeeb find two foreign-dressed men, who are the sons of King Jamaal of the island of Salabat. These men welcome Sinbad and Habeeb, and lead them to their father's palace. King Jamaal welcomes Sinbad and Habeeb to his palace and, enchanted by the tales of Sinbad's many adventures, asks Sinbad to marry his daughter Nefia. Sinbad accepts, but unwillingly. That night Sinbad reveals to Habeeb that he doesn't want to marry the king's daughter, and will leave the island in order to avoid fulfilling his promise. Captain Aziz's ship has come to the island, and Sinbad approaches the captain, who is glad to see him and agrees to help him escape. Habeeb and Sinbad sneak out of the castle by hiding in crates that are to be delivered to Captain Aziz as supposed presents from King Jamal. Their ruse is successful, but after Captain Aziz leaves the island, they are attacked by King Jamal's ships. King Jamal captures Sinbad and Habeeb and leaves them on an island as their punishment.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sinbad (1993 Film) 1992 films 1990s adventure films Japanese animated films Golden Films animated films GoodTimes Entertainment Films based on Sinbad the Sailor 1992 animated films 1992 anime films 1990s American animated films American children's animated films American children's fantasy films Films directed by Masakazu Higuchi Films directed by Chinami Namba 1990s English-language films