Aldin, a poor traveling water seller rescues a beautiful slave woman named Miriam from a slave auction in Baghdad. They fall in love at first sight and have a tryst, but the evil sheriff arrests Aldin and takes Miriam for himself. After being tortured, Aldin eventually manages to escape only to find his beloved dying in childbirth.
Debuted in the US in a version that removed almost 30 minutes of footage that was deemed too controversial (i.e. references to lesbianism and bestiality). It was not a financial success, and didn't even have a national theatrical run.
By what name was Sen'ya ichiya monogatari (1969) officially released in Canada in English?