The Brass Bottle

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The Brass Bottle
Directed by	Harry Keller
Produced by	Robert Arthur
Written by	F. Anstey (novel) Oscar Brodney
Starring	Tony Randall Burl Ives Barbara Eden
Release date(s)	1964
Running time	87 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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The Brass Bottle is a 1964 fantasy film about a modern man who accidentally acquires a Djinn. Though the word is commonly translated into English as "genie", author F. Anstey made a distinction between the two in the novel of the same name which provides the basis of the film.

The film starred Tony Randall, Burl Ives and Barbara Eden. Eden's role was instrumental in getting her cast as the star of the TV series I Dream of Jeannie, even though she did not play a Djinn.

[edit] Plot

Architect Harold Ventimore (Tony Randall) buys an antique that turns out to contain a Djinn named Fakrash (Burl Ives). However, Fakrash has been away a long time, and his unfamiliarity with the modern world causes all sorts of problems when he tries to please his new master. Ventimore ends up in a great deal of trouble, including with his girlfriend, Sylvia Kenton (Barbara Eden).