Film

Memed My Hawk

1984 · 1h 50m · Drama

IMDb

6.6

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.

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

• Peter UstinovProducer · Director · Writer
• Yaşar KemalNovel
• Fuad KavurProducer
• Brian Smedley-AstonProducer
• Freddie FrancisDirector of Photography
• Manos HatzidakisOriginal Music Composer
• Peter HonessEditor

Release date

May 10, 1984

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Genres

Drama

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