The Bride (1973)
The struggles of a migrant Anatolian family to adapt to and survive in the very different conditions of urban Istanbul. A young woman moves with her husband and small child to her husband's family in Istanbul. Her son becomes ill and the doctor tells her that he will soon die if he doesn't get an operation. The family refuses to help her because they can't see anything wrong with the boy. What happens on a Eid morning becomes a breaking point for the family.
Director: Lütfi Akad
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Hülya Koçyiğit as Meryem |
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Kerem Yılmazer as Veli |
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Kahraman Kıral as Osman |
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Ali Şen as Haci Ilyas |
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Aliye Rona as Ana |
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Kamran Usluer as Hıdır |
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Nazan Adalı as Naciye |
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Günay Güner as İbrahim |
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Seden Kızıltunç as Güler |
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Jeyan Mahfi Tözüm as Hülya Koçyiğit "Meryem" (voice) |
| Directing | Lütfi Akad | Director |
| Writing | Lütfi Akad | Writer |
| Camera | Gani Turanlı | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yalçın Tura | Music |
| Production | Hürrem Erman | Producer |