Claim: Catherine Zeta-Jones starred in a movie.

Les 1001 Nuits is a French-Italian fantasy film loosely based on the ancient Arabic legend One Thousand and One Nights . It is directed by Philippe de Broca and stars Catherine Zeta-Jones as Sheherazade who has married a King -LRB- Thierry Lhermitte -RRB- who desires to have many virgin wives but only one at a time . As soon as the King has sex with a new wife , he has her put to death at sunrise . Sheherazade delays this unfortunate ending by putting off the connubial event for a thousand and one nights , telling irresistible stories that are unfinished when the sun rises . In this version , Sheherazade finds a magical lamp that holds the genie Jimmy Genius -LRB- Gerard Jugnot -RRB- who is from the 20th century . Jimmy helps Sheherazade by providing her with 20th-century technology including a parachute that is used to drop a nude Sheherazade into a man 's lap .   Actress Catherine Zeta Jones received her first film role in Les 1001 Nuits . The film was shot in 1989 and released in 1990 to little acclaim .