The Favorite (1989)
He stole her innocence. She stole his heart....and his empire.
A French girl is kidnapped and sold as slave to the sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
- Date of release
- 1989-08-09
- TMDB
- 4.6 / 10 (7)
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, Romance
- Director
- Jack Smight
Casting
- F. Murray Abraham — Abdul Hamid
- Maud Adams — Sineperver
- Amber O'Shea — Aimée Dubucq de Rivéry
- James Michael Gregary — Selim
- Ron Dortch — Tulip
- Laurent Le Doyen — Sebastiani
- Jonathan Vuille — Young Mahmud
- Francesco Quinn — Adult Mahmud
- Glenn Scarpelli — Mustafa
- Andréa Parisy — Mirishah
- Edith Fields — Mother Superior
- Diana Barrows — Fanny
Interesting facts
The Favorite is a 1989 Swiss-American historical drama film based on the unsubstantiated story of Aimée du Buc de Rivéry that takes place at the dawn of the 19th century. It was the final film of director Jack Smight.
Production
The film was shot in Turkey. Halfway through the production, original producer Georges-Alain Vuille ran out of money and Steve Friedman's company completed production. Smight finished the film, stating "it turned out better than expected, but once again 'into oblivion'."
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