The Favorite

August. 09,1989

Rating：

4.5

Genre：

Adventure Drama Romance

Keywords：

Harem Sultan

Trailer Synopsis Cast

A French girl is kidnapped and sold as slave to the sultan of the Ottoman Empire.

F. Murray Abraham as Abdul Hamid

Maud Adams as Sineperver

Laurent Le Doyen as Sebastiani

Francesco Quinn as Adult Mahmud

Glenn Scarpelli as Mustafa

Andréa Parisy as Mirishah

Starr Andreeff as Harem Girl

Dale Dye as French Officer

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