Memed My Hawk

Memed My Hawk (1984)

Drama

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.

Director: Peter Ustinov

Release Date: 1984-05-10
Status: Released
Run time: 110 min / 1:50
Production Companies : Jadran Film, Ustinov Productions
Production Countries: United Kingdom, Yugoslavia

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Casts

Peter Ustinov
Abdi Aga
Herbert Lom
Ali Safa Bey
Denis Quilley
Rejeb
Michael Elphick
Jabbar
Simon Dutton
Memed
Leonie Mellinger
Hatche
Relja Bašić
Mad Durdu
Edward Burnham
Naked Man
Ernest Clark
Hatche's Father
Rosalie Crutchley
Mother
Walter Gotell
Sgt. Asim
Michael Gough
Kerimoglu
Marne Maitland
Suleyman
Siobhán McKenna
Iroz
T. P. McKenna
Dursan

Crew

Camera Freddie Francis Director of Photography
Editing Peter Honess Editor
Directing Peter Ustinov Director
Production Peter Ustinov Producer
Writing Peter Ustinov Writer
Sound Manos Hatzidakis Songs
Sound Manos Hatzidakis Music
Production Brian Smedley-Aston Producer
Production Fuad Kavur Producer
Writing Yaşar Kemal Novel
Sound Nikos Gatsos Songs

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