The Oriental World, from Bagdad to Pekin.
 

1. Arabian fantasies

Thief of Bagdad (1924)
 

The Golden Blade (1953)
Directed by Nathan Juran
Made at Universal Pictures, matte paintings probably by Rusell Lawson.

Columbia Pictures - Warwick Film Productions Ltd.
Directed by Jack Cardiff
Screenplay by Beverley Cross - Berkely Mather
Cinematography by Christopher Challis
Film Editing by Geoffrey Foot
Production Design by Vlastimir Gavrik  - Zoran  Zorcic
Special effects by Bill Warrington
Matte art by Ivor Beddoes.

2. India

Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom (1984)
 

Gengis  Kanh (1965)

Columbia Pictures - Irving Allen Productions
Directed by  Henry Levin
Screenplay:  Beverley Cross  - Berkely Mather -Clarke Reynolds
Cinematography by Geoffrey Unsworth
Film Editing by Geoffrey Foot
Production Design by Zoran Zorcic
Special effects by Bill Warrington
matte artist: Gerald Larn

A panoramic view of the Chinese wall.
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Taras Bulba (1962)

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