Angelique and the Sultan (French: Angélique et le Sultan) is a 1968 historical adventure film directed by Bernard Borderie and starring Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein and Jean-Claude Pascal. It was made as a co-production between France, Italy and West Germany. It was the last entry in the five film series based on the novels by Anne and Serge Golon. A planned sixth film Angelique the Rebel was announced but never made.[2]
| Angelique and the Sultan | |
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| Directed by | Bernard Borderie |
| Written by | Anne Golon (novel) Serge Golon (novel) Bernard Borderie Francis Cosne Pascal Jardin Louis Agotay |
| Produced by | Raymond Borderie François Chavane Francis Cosne |
| Starring | Michèle Mercier Robert Hossein Jean-Claude Pascal |
| Cinematography | Henri Persin |
| Edited by | Christian Gaudin |
| Music by | Michel Magne |
Production companies | Cinéphonic
Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique Films Borderie Fono Roma Francos Films Divina-Film |
| Distributed by | Gloria Film S.N. Prodis |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Countries | France Italy West Germany |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 3,380,555 tickets[1] |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Giordani. It was shot at Cinecittà Studios in Rome.
Cast
edit- Michèle Mercier as Angélique de Peyrac
- Robert Hossein as Jeoffrey de Peyrac
- Jean-Claude Pascal as Osman Ferradji
- Jacques Santi as Vateville
- Helmuth Schneider as Colin Paturel
- Roger Pigaut as le Marquis d'Escrainville
- Ettore Manni as Jason
- Erno Crisa as Turkish Ambassador
- Bruno Dietrich as Corlano
- Pasquale Martino as Savary
- Renato De Carmine as Jason
- Henri Cogan as Bolbec
- Aly Ben Ayed as the Sultan
- Gaby Mesée as favourite of the Sultan
- Vilma Lindamar as Leïla Aïcha
- Manja Golec as the European prisoner in the harem
- Sieghardt Rupp as Millerand
Production
editMichèle Mercier said that during the shooting in Tunisia, Habib Jr, the son of President Habib Bourgiba, came to attend the famous scene where she is whipped. "The last day of the shooting, he made give a party in my honor. Some young girls brought me a bellydancer's costume and said: 'The president's son wants you to dance with us tonight.' They try to put silver bracelets on my feet. They are so tight that it takes oil to make them slip off. The evening went well, but afterwards, once I was alone in my room, it was impossible to remove the bracelets. I had to sleep with them on. I kept them as a souvenir," Mercier said.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Angélique et le Sultan (1968)". JP's Box-Office (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ Bergfelder p.262
- ^ "Angélique et le Roy (6Ter) Michèle Mercier : "Le producteur insistait pour que je me déshabille"". programme-television.org. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
Bibliography
edit- Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
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