Today we will talk about the film "Angelica and the Sultan." Actors and roles will be presented later. This is a film, which is an adaptation of two books, which is part of a series of novels dedicated to Angelica, authorship of Serge and Ann Golon.
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First, we discuss the plot of the film, then the actors will be presented. "Angelica and the Sultan" is a film telling another story from the life of a beautiful woman. Peyrak eliminates the fire on his own ship. After that, he catches up with the pirate d'Escrenville, who kidnapped Angelica - his wife. Takes the enemy ship on board. However, Angelica is not on board. The assistant captain admits that she was sold to Mezzo-Morte, a slave trader and supplier of the Sultan. De Peyrac ties d'Escrenville to the mast and swims away.
Key actors
The actors who played the main roles will be presented next. “Angelica and the Sultan” is a film in which Michel Mercier recreated the main female image. Let's talk about it in more detail.
Michelle Mercier - actress. She starred in 55 films. The role of Angelica brought her world fame. The actress is the daughter of Italian and French. She was fond of dancing from an early age. She became a soloist in the ballet of the Nice Opera House. Maurice Chevalier, having met once with a young ballerina in the theater, predicted her success. In his picture, the actress appeared on the screen for the first time. She played a cameo with a single cue. At 17, the girl went to conquer Paris. Her parents objected because they saw in her daughter the heiress of a pharmaceutical company that belonged to the Mercier family.
At first she danced in the entreprise. Then it became part of the Eiffel Tower Ballet. In Paris, met with Charlie Chaplin. He advised to master the English language and act in films. Both troupes broke up. The artist went to London. There she studied acting. Soon returned to the parental home. The film debut took place in the film “Turning the Handle”. Director Patelier met a girl in Nice, in her father’s house. She returned there after she despaired of achieving success in the ballet. The producers did not like the name Jocelyn, so she became Michelle. According to the official version, the pseudonym was taken from Michelle Morgan, who played the main role in Turn of the Hand. However, the sister of the actress, who died of typhus as a child, also had the same name.
This was followed by roles in romantic comedies, an American horror film, as well as episodic images in the films “Shoot the Pianist” by Francois Truffaut and “Do You Love Brahms?” Anatol Litvak. Criticism noted the naturalness of the movements of the young actress, as well as external data and the lack of stiffness.
Robert Hossein played Geoffrey de Peirac. Ali Ben Ayed appeared in the picture as a sultan.
Other heroes
Next, actors who played supporting roles will be presented. “Angelica and the Sultan” is a film in the plot of which there is a Turkish ambassador. Erno Chris embodied this image. The actors of the film “Angelica and the Sultan” Jean-Claude Pascal and H. Schneider played Osman Ferraji and Knee Paturell. The erysipelas of Pigot reincarnated as the Marquise d'Escrenville. Jason and Simon Bolbeki also appear in the plot of the film "Angelica and the Sultan." Actors Ettor Manny and Henri Kogan embodied these images on the screen. Jacques Santi played the Count de Vateville. Wilma Lindamar played the role of the main wife of the Sultan Leila. Samia Sali played a confidante. Manya Golets embodied the image of a captured European girl in a harem. Bruno Dietrich played Coriano. P. Martino played the role of Savary. Arturo Dominici played Mezzo-Morte.
Interesting Facts
Now we give some interesting information about the film. The actors who played in it were presented above. "Angelica and the Sultan" is a picture in which several countries took part - Italy, Germany, Tunisia, France. The film was released in 1968. Habib Bourguiba, the first president of Tunisia, hosted the French film crew.