  aladdin and the king of thieves is a 1996 animated film that is the second direct-to-video sequel to the disney animated feature aladdin. aladdin and the king of thieves serves as the final chapter of the arabian nights-inspired disney stories that began with the theatrical feature aladdin (1992) and continued with its first direct-to-video sequel the return of jafar (1994) and the aladdin animated tv series (1994â1995). the film is inspired by the tale ali baba and the forty thieves from the 1001 arabian nights, replacing ali baba with aladdin, and for the first time since the original aladdin, the film has a completely new soundtrack instead of the rearranged music from the original film for the return of jafar and the tv series. though the film serves as a finale of the series, the characters would later return in a crossover episode of the animated series hercules, titled "hercules and the arabian night." ==plot== as aladdin (scott weinger) and princess jasmine (linda larkin) prepare for their marriage, aladdin recovers a dagger, his only memento of his lost father, who had abandoned his family when aladdin had been a small child. during the ceremony, they and the assembled guests find themselves the targets of a raid by the infamous forty thieves, led by a man named cassim (john rhys-davies), who is after a particular piece of treasure: a staff which is the receptacle of a powerful oracle. aladdin, abu, jasmine and the genie discover the oracle, who has the power to answer a single question about absolutely anything to any individual. when iago accidentally asks her why the thieves want the staff so badly, she says that they were looking for the "ultimate treasure". learning of the oracle's power, aladdin becomes curious about his past. she hints to him that those questions can be answered by his father, who is still alive, much to aladdin's shock. after some encouragement from jasmine, aladdin asks the oracle about his father; the oracle reveals that his father is with the forty t
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