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Alageyik

1959 · 1 h 32 min
Directed by Atıf Yılmaz · Turkey · Turkish Cinema
AdventureRomanceDrama

Cast

Yılmaz Güney Pervin Par Talat Gözbak Muazzez Arçay Ihsan Askin Gürsel Barlas

Credits

Written by: Yaşar Kemal

Plot

During a day of deer hunting, Karaca Ali Aga (Talat Gözbak) finds a girl wandering around, and immediately falls in love with her. Some time later, when Aga goes back to marry her, he instructs his men to eliminate the obstacle, namely Halil (Yilmaz Güney)...

Sinekatalog’s take

A landowner falls instantly for a girl he meets on a deer hunt and has a rival eliminated. An early melodrama with a young Yılmaz Güney in the cast. Interesting mostly as a piece of Turkish film history.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 5.5 / 10 (116 votes)
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