In 1920s Turkey, a young peasant is smitten with a beautiful young girl, who has been promised in marriage to the fat, dullard cousin of the province's powerful and corrupt governor. When an assassination attempt is made against the official, the young man flees his village and joins up with a group of outlaws fighting against the wealthy and powerful landowners who control the lives of the locals and make life miserable for them. The outlaws' successes prompt the governor to call in the Turkish army to capture or kill them.
Directed by Peter Ustinov
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Cast
Peter Ustinov
Abdi Aga
T. P. McKenna
Dursun
Božidar Alić
Osman
Petar Arsovski
Bayram
Simon Dutton
Memed
Marne Maitland
Suleyman
Mara Isaja
Suleyman's Wife
Mirče Donevski
Rüstem
Eileen Way
Deuneh
Leonie Mellinger
Hatche
Rosalie Crutchley
Hatche’s Mother
Ernest Clark
Hatche's Father
Phil Rose
Abdi's Nephew
Vladek Sheybal
Lame Ali
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