The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal as Prince Dastan, Gemma Arterton as Princess Tamina, Ben Kingsley as Nizam, and Alfred Molina as Sheik Amar.
It is the fourth film under the Walt Disney Pictures banner to receive a PG-13 rating by the MPAA (and the first not in the Pirates of the Caribbean series) for intense sequences of violence and action. Despite the film being primarily based on The Sands of Time, elements from Warrior Within and The Two Thrones are also incorporated.
Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) is a street urchin in Persia (Iran). After showing valor in battle, he is adopted by the king as his heir, so the king's two sons will not fight over the throne. He teams up with Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) to rescue the Sands of Time, a gift from the gods that controls time, from the hands of the villainous nobleman, Nizam (Ben Kingsley).
| Directed by | Mike Newell |
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| Produced by | Jerry Bruckheimer |
| Written by | Jordan Mechner Boaz Yakin |
| Starring | Jake Gyllenhaal Gemma Arterton Ben Kingsley Alfred Molina |
| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
| Cinematography | John Seale |
| Studio | Jerry Bruckheimer Films |
| Distributed by | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 28, 2010 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $150 million |
