Harem (1986)
Directed by William Hale
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Adventure Drama, Romantic Adventure |
Run Time - 208 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
The classy made-for-TV Harem managed to get away with plot devices that dated back to the days of Rudolph Valentino. Nancy Travis heads the cast as Jessica Gray, a turn-of-the-century American woman who is kidnapped and ensconced in the harem of Turkish sultan Hasan (Omar Sharif). Jessica immediately runs afoul of Kadin (Ava Gardner, in her TV-movie debut), Hasan's jealous head wife. All petty squabbles are forgotten as the plot picks up momentum, incorporating murder, political revolutions, and near-escapes. Sumptuously photographed in such locations as London, Tunis and Spain, Harem originally aired in two parts on February 9 and 10, 1986.
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America, anger, beauty [physical], espionage, harem, kidnapping, killing, promiscuity, rescue, romance, sex, Sultan, traveling, Turkish [nationality], wife, woman
