Angélique et le sultan (1968)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Bernard Borderie

Writers:

Anne Golon (novel) &
Serge Golon (novel) ...

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)

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.