Angelique and the Sultan

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
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	13 March 1968 (1968-03-13)
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

• 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

Michèle 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]