Summary Jessica, a young British girl, goes off to Arabia with her father to be with her fiancé when he's called there suddenly on diplomatic duty. On a tourist journey she's kidnapped by what appears to be a Beduion tribe and sold into the harem of the Sultan. The man that took her captive is not actually a Beduion but an Oxford educated revolutionary who traded Jessica for the release of his friends from the Sultan's prison. As her fiancé struggles to free her from the harem he inadvertently hires the very man who put her there to get her out. Meanwhile, Jessica is fending of the Sultan's advances and coming to know a new way of life. Romance, political intrigue, and the jealousies of the harem all threaten Jessica's narrow view of the world. If she escapes will she actually be able to return to life in Victorian England? View more details
Directed : William Hale
Written : Karol Ann Hoeffner
Stars : Nancy Travis Yaphet Kotto Art Malik Sarah Miles
Genres : Thriller Drama Romance
Release date : Feb 8, 1986
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain
Production companies : New World Television Highgate Pictures
Summary Jessica, a young British girl, goes off to Arabia with her father to be with her fiancé when he's called there suddenly on diplomatic duty. On a tourist journey she's kidnapped by what appears to be a Beduion tribe and sold into the harem of the Sultan. The man that took her captive is not actually a Beduion but an Oxford educated revolutionary who traded Jessica for the release of his friends from the Sultan's prison. As her fiancé struggles to free her from the harem he inadvertently hires the very man who put her there to get her out. Meanwhile, Jessica is fending of the Sultan's advances and coming to know a new way of life. Romance, political intrigue, and the jealousies of the harem all threaten Jessica's narrow view of the world. If she escapes will she actually be able to return to life in Victorian England? View more details
Genres : Thriller Drama Romance
Release date : Feb 8, 1986
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Filming locations : Granada, Granada, Andalucía, Spain
Production companies : New World Television Highgate Pictures
