Memed My Hawk

Overview

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.

Details

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

Relja Bašić

Mad Durdu

Denis Quilley

Rejeb

Michael Elphick

Jabbar

Vjenceslav Kapural

Horall

Džemail Maksut

Jusuf

Igor Galo

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