The Favorite
4.6
“He stole her innocence. She stole his heart....and his empire.”
A French girl is kidnapped and sold as slave to the sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
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Cast
14 people
F. Murray Abraham
Abdul Hamid
Known for
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Moon Knight
Maud Adams
Sineperver
Known for
Octopussy
Rollerball
Amber O'Shea
Aimée Dubucq de Rivéry
Also in
The Surprise Party
Nash Bridges
James Michael Gregary
Selim
Also in
Leg Work
The Young and the Restless
Ron Dortch
Tulip
Known for
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Laurent Le Doyen
Sebastiani
Known for
The New Look
Jonathan Vuille
Young Mahmud
No other roles listed
Francesco Quinn
Adult Mahmud
Known for
Platoon
Zen
Glenn Scarpelli
Mustafa
Known for
One Day at a Time
They All Laughed
Andréa Parisy
Mirishah
Known for
The Little Bather
Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!
Edith Fields
Mother Superior
Known for
Next
3 Men and a Little Lady
Diana Barrows
Fanny
Known for
Friday the 13th Part VII - The New Blood
She's Out of Control
Jack Smight Director · Larry Yust Screenplay Prince Michael of Greece Author
Director
Jack Smight
Screenplay
Larry Yust
Author
Prince Michael of Greece
Composer
William Goldstein
Cinematographer
Giorgio Tonti
Cinematographer
Howard Wexler
Editor
Dennis Virkler
Production designer
Allan H. Jones
Production designer
Bryan Ryman
Costume designer
Tami Mor
Costume designer
Rina Ramon
Worldwide gross $94M · Budget $15M · First release August 9, 1989
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$94,000,000
Gross vs. budget
6.3×
Production
Ascona Films Inc.
Production
20th Century Studios
Production
Switzerland · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · August 9, 1989
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
August 12, 1989
Türkiye
September 21, 1990
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