The Favorite (1989 film)

The Favorite (Intimate Power)
Directed byJack Smight
Written byPrince Michael of Greece (novel)
Larry Yust (screenplay)
Produced byGeorges-Alain Vuille
Ascona Films Inc.
StarringF. Murray Abraham
Maud Adams
Francesco Quinn
Amber O'Shea
CinematographyGiorgio Tonti
Howard Wexler
Edited byDennis Virkler
Devon Heffley Curry, adr supervisor
Music byWilliam Goldstein
Distributed by20th Century Fox
Release date
  • 9 August 1989 (1989-08-09) (France)
Running time
104 min.
CountriesUnited States
Switzerland
LanguageEnglish

The Favorite (also titled Intimate Power) is a 1989 Swiss-American historical drama film based on the unsubstantiated story of Aimée du Buc de Rivéry that takes place at the dawn of the 19th century. It was the final film of director Jack Smight.