To Crush The Serpent (1981)
Esme, the most beautiful woman in her village, is in love with Abbas, the valiant young man of the village, but she is married to the village lord Halim. When Abbas kills Halim, the people of the village lynch Esme and pressures Esme's son to kill her.
Director:
Türkan Şoray
Writers:
Türkan Şoray, Işıl Özgentürk, Arif Keskiner.
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Türkan Şoray as Esme |
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Talat Bulut as Ali |
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Ahmet Mekin as Halim |
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Mahmut Cevher as Abbas |
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Aliye Rona as Grandmother |
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Hüseyin Peyda as Dursun |
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Yaman Okay as |
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Erol Demiröz as The Madman |
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Pars Sezer as Hasan |
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Sabahat Işık as |
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Erdal Cindoruk as |
| Writing | Türkan Şoray | Screenplay |
| Directing | Türkan Şoray | Director |
| Writing | Yaşar Kemal | Novel |
| Writing | Işıl Özgentürk | Screenplay |
| Writing | Arif Keskiner | Screenplay |