The original choice to play the role of Szindbád was Vittorio De Sica, but when terms could not be agreed the part was given to the leading Hungarian actor Zoltán Latinovits who played it with "a reckless chic that makes him irresistible even as he's being detestable".David Parkinson. Oxford Times, 14 July 2011 (see last five paragraphs of the article). [Retrieved 5 October 2012]. Archived at the Wayback Machine.
