Sehvet Kurbani
Original title: Şehvet Kurbanı
1940 · 1 h 32 min
Muhsin ErtuğrulCast
Cahide Sonku Necla Sertel Nevin Akkaya Gülseren Sadak Ferdi Tayfur Sait Köknar
Credits
Written by: Nazim Hikmet
Plot
Ahmet, a bank teller, is a principled man who is organized in his work and family life. One day, he is assigned to collect money in Adana.
Sinekatalog’s take
A principled bank teller, orderly in work and family, is sent to collect money in Adana, and temptation follows. A moralising melodrama from a pioneer of Turkish cinema, aimed at historians of the early screen.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 6.8 / 10 (51 votes)
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