Angélique et le sultan (1968)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Bernard Borderie

Writers:

Anne Golon (novel) &
Serge Golon (novel) ...
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Release Date:

13 March 1968 (Italy)

Genre:

Adventure | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Sequel | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Cast

Michèle Mercier	...	Angélique de Peyrac
Robert Hossein	...	Jeoffrey de Peyrac
Jean-Claude Pascal	...	Osman Ferradji
Jacques Santi	...	Vateville
Helmuth Schneider	...	Colin Paturel (as Helmut Schneider)
Roger Pigaut	...	Le Marquis d'Escrainville
Ettore Manni	...	Jason
Erno Crisa	...	Turkish Ambassador
Bruno Dietrich	...	Corlano
Pasquale Martino	...	Savary
Renato De Carmine	...	Jason
Henri Cogan	...	Bolbec
Aly Ben Ayed	...	Le sultan
Claudio Previtera
Gaby Mesée		(as Gaby Messe)
Vilma Lindamar		(as Wilma Lindamar)
Manja Golec	...	La prisonnière
Mohamed Kouka
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Arturo Dominici	...	Mezzo Morte (uncredited)
Mino Doro	...	(uncredited)
Mario Meniconi	...	(uncredited)
Christian Rode	...	Vivonne (uncredited)
Sieghardt Rupp	...	Millerand (uncredited)
Samia Sali	...	Jeune Fille Du Harem (uncredited)

Directed by
Bernard Borderie

Writing credits
Anne Golon		(novel "Indomptable Angélique") &
Serge Golon		(novel "Indomptable Angélique")
Bernard Borderie		(writer) &
Francis Cosne		(writer)
Pascal Jardin		(dialogue)
Louis Agotay		uncredited

Produced by
François Chavane	....	producer
Francis Cosne	....	producer
Raymond Borderie	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Michel Magne

Cinematography by
Henri Persin

Film Editing by
Christian Gaudin

Set Decoration by
Robert Giordani

Costume Design by
Rosine Delamare

Makeup Department
Jacqueline Juillard	....	key hair stylist
Huguette LaLaurette	....	wig maker
Maguy Vernadet	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Rachid Ben Ayed	....	unit manager
Henri Jaquillard	....	production manager
Paul Lemaire	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hassen Daldoul	....	assistant director (as Hassan Daldoul)
Jean-Claude Giuliani	....	assistant director
Paul Nuytens	....	assistant director

Art Department
René Calviera	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Jean Nény	....	sound mixer
Antoine Petitjean	....	sound engineer

Special Effects by
Pierre Roudeix	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Abdellatif Ben Ammar	....	assistant camera
Gilles Bonneau	....	camera operator
Jean Castagnier	....	assistant camera
Maurice Chapiron	....	still photographer
Robert Florent	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marie Gromtseff	....	seamstress (as Marie Gromseff)

Editorial Department
Béatrice Cosne	....	assistant editor
Isabel García de Herreros	....	assistant editor

Other crew
Lily Hargous	....	script supervisor
Leïla Menchari	....	technical collaborator
François Nadal	....	horse master

Production Companies

• Cinéphonic
• Compagnie Industrielle et Commerciale Cinématographique (CICC)
• Divina-Film
• Fono Roma
• Francos Films
• Gloria-Film GmbH

Distributors

• S.N. Prodis (1968) (France) (theatrical)

Also Known As:

Angélique und der Sultan (West Germany)
Angelica e il gran sultano (Italy)
Angelique and the Sultan (USA)

Runtime:

France:105 min

Country:

France | Italy | West Germany

Language:

French

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-16 | Iceland:L | Sweden:15 | West Germany:12

Company:

Cinéphonic

Movie Connections:

Follows Indomptable Angélique (1967)

About time to go!!

In 1967,Michèle Mercier told the "Paris Match "journalists that there would be more Angéliques after this one.She said that ,at the end of this oriental saga,the heroine would be arrested by Desgrez,the King's favorite cop,and that poor Joffrey would have nothing to do but sail away...

But,it was not to be.Bernard Borderie filmed the two last episodes ("Indomptable Angélique and" Angélique et le sultan" which are actually adapted from the same book ,the title of which is that of the former)together ,then divided his footage into two parts,making the first film some kind of trailer for "Angélique et le sultan"which is not a good movie for all that.Far from Golon's brilliant depictions,it often gets ridiculous.French Jean-Claude Pascal as an educated eunuch is guaranteed to net nothing but horse-laugh.the dialogue follows suit:Angélique to the sultan during the fatal Night :"But,here,you do not want to rape me,do you?"

The Angelique film saga thus stopped here,whereas there are thirteen books in all.No actress tried to take on the character.They used to talk ,in the nineties,about a TV series.Then Robert Hossein took the first book to the stage in the mid-nineties,taking on his former part of Peyrac .But Angelique's fans (of the books!)are still waiting for a strong adaptation of Anne et Serge Golon"s magnificent books,easily the best historical adventures since Alexandre Dumas.In France,their names are slowly fading,but in Canada,they retain a cult of followers.More power to them.

NB:There is a Turkish version of the book:"Angelique in the Ottoman palaces".I've never seen it.