Allied Stars Ltd
Allied Stars Ltd is a film production company created by Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al-Fayed in the late 1970s.
Al-Fayed appointed his son, Dodi Fayed as the chief executive.[1] Allied Star's first production was the 1980 musical Breaking Glass, which starred Hazel O'Connor. The next production backed by Allied Stars was the drama Chariots of Fire, in which Al-Fayed invested £3 million and purchased a 25% stake in the film. The film was also financed by Twentieth Century Fox and distributed by Alan Ladd, Jr.'s The Ladd Company.[2]
Before the completion of Chariots of Fire, Al-Fayed sold his stake for a share of the profits if the film succeeded.[1] The film was a huge success and earned Allied Stars $6 million.
Keith Allen's 2011 documentary on the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, Unlawful Killing, was funded by Al-Fayed at a cost of £2.5 million, and produced by Allied Stars.