The Conqueror of the Orient

{{short description|1960 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = The Conqueror of the Orient

| image = The Conqueror of the Orient.JPG

| caption =

| director = Tanio Boccia

| producer = {{ubl|Diego Alchimede|Nino Misiano|Giorgio Morra|Giuliano Simonetti}}

| writer = {{ubl|Tanio Boccia|Gianni Mauro|Mario Moroni|John Davis Hart}}

| narrator =

| starring = {{ubl|Gianna Maria Canale|Rik Battaglia|Irène Tunc}}

| music = Giovanni Fassino

| cinematography = {{ubl|Vincenzo Seratrice|Luciano Trasatti}}

| editing = Mario Sansoni

| studio = {{ubl|Tabos Film|Produzioni Europee Associati (PEA)}}

| distributor = Variety Distribution

| released = {{Film date|1960|10|21|df=yes}}

| runtime = 102 minutes

| country = Italy

| language = Italian

| budget =

| gross =

}}

The Conqueror of the Orient ({{langx|it|Il conquistatore dell'Oriente}}) is a 1960 Italian adventure film directed by Tanio Boccia and starring Gianna Maria Canale, Rik Battaglia and Irène Tunc.Hughes p.36 It is set several centuries ago in the Middle East, part of a group of Arabian Nights-inspired films made in Italy during the era. It was shot at the De Laurentiis Studios in Rome.

The plot centres around a lowly fisherman saving a princess from the kingdom's oppressive rulers, then discovering that he is the true heir to the throne.