| The Conquest of Constantinople | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Aydin Arakon |
| Starring | Sami Ayanoğlu |
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| Running time | 1h 35min |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
The Conquest of Constantinople (Turkish: İstanbul'un Fethi) is a 1951 Turkish adventure film directed by Aydın G. Arakon [tr]. It was the first film of the "Ottomans v. Byzantines" genre which became very popular in Turkey. The film depicts the Fall of Constantinople (1453). It was shown in the United States in 1954.
Cast
- Sami Ayanoğlu – Mehmed II
- Resit Gürzap – Çandarlı Halil Pasha
- Cahit Irgat – Constantinos XI
- Hulusi Kentmen – Mehmet I
- Münir Özkul – Constantinos X
- Sadri Alışık – Constantinos I
- Muhsin Ertuğrul – Osman Pasha
- Ayhan Işık – Osman
- İhsan Yüce – ihsan
- Cahide Sonku – Cahide
- Muhterem Nur – Muhterem
See also
References
- Dönmez-Colin, G. (2013). The Routledge Dictionary of Turkish Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-317-93726-5. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
- Gürpınar, Doğan (2013). Ottoman/Turkish Visions of the Nation, 1860–1950. Springer. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-137-33421-3.
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