Sinbad the Sailor

Sinbad regales a group of travelers around a nighttime campfire, introducing his eighth voyage. The listeners grow bored with his tired tales, spurring him to recount the adventure in detail.

With his friend Abbu, Sinbad salvages a ship whose crew has been poisoned. Onboard, he discovers a map to the lost treasure of Alexander the Great on the island of Deryabar.

Upon arriving in Basra, the ship is seized by the local khan and set to be sold at auction. Sinbad negotiates to keep the ship if there are no bids, using fearsome insinuations about a curse to deter bidders.

A veiled woman named Shireen from the emir's harem appears. Sinbad bids against her and incurs an enormous sum he cannot pay, prompting him to steal the auctioneer's money to secure the ship.

Visiting Shireen in her garden, Sinbad learns of Jamal, a mysterious and deadly figure who will stop at nothing to obtain the treasure. Jamal makes an attempt on Sinbad's life, though his true form remains mostly unseen behind a curtain.

Sinbad narrowly escapes the assassin, steals the ship again, and assembles a rough crew to sail. Rumors of Jamal circulate among the crew, but none have seen him.

Sinbad sails to Daibul to visit Shireen and is captured by the emir, who believes him to be the prince of Deryabar and treats him as a guest. He uses smooth talking and trickery to escape, taking Shireen with him.

The emir overtakes them and captures the ship. Sinbad discovers Jamal is the barber Abdul Melik, who has memorized and destroyed the map to Deryabar. The two form an uneasy alliance as they continue toward the treasure.

They reach Deryabar and convince Aga, the lone resident of the ruins of Alexander's palace, that Sinbad is his lost son, evidenced by a medal Sinbad has had since childhood. Aga capitulates and reveals the hiding place of the treasure.

Aga explains that he had given his son to sailors to shield him from treasure hunters. Sinbad is revealed as Aga's son and the true prince of Deryabar.

Jamal had intended to poison the emir and his crew to seize the treasure, but the emir forces him to drink the deadly liquid. Sinbad escapes again and boards the emir's ship to free his crew.

The emir is killed by Greek fire hurled from his own ship. Sinbad and his freed crew retreat, ending the emir's pursuit.

The listeners are skeptical no more when Sinbad distributes precious jewels and gold from the treasure. Shireen reappears and they prepare to return to Deryabar aboard the recovered ship.

On their return voyage, Sinbad shares the moral: true happiness is found in things other than material wealth. The voyage ends with the travelers boarding the ship for their journey home with Shireen at his side.