The Conquest of Constantinople (1954)

  • NR
  • 03/05/1954 (US)
  • Adventure, History, War
  • 1h 35m

Overview

The Turkish Sultan decides to send his armies in war against the remnant of the Roman Empire, Byzantine. All of his advisory council assent to the move with the exception of one aged councilor, who allies himself with the Byzantines, who kidnap the fiancée of the Turkis army leader. The Sultan orders the army leader, along with two others, to proceed to Byzantine for espionage purposes. There, they contact a couple sympathetic to the Turkish cause and, with their home as the base, gather information about the city's defenses. The Byzantines capture the couple and two of the Turks, leaving only the army leader to escape with the vital information. The Turks use it to make an easy conquest, ending the Roman empire, and creating the Ottoman empire.

Aydın Arakon

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Sami Ayanoğlu's headshot

Sami Ayanoğlu

Mehmed II, sultan of Ottoman Empire
Cahit Irgat's headshot

Cahit Irgat

Constantinos XI, East Roman emperor
Reşit Gürzap's headshot

Reşit Gürzap

Candarlı Halil Paşa
Müfit Kiper's headshot

Müfit Kiper

Atıf Avcı's headshot

Atıf Avcı

Kemal Ergüvenç's headshot

Kemal Ergüvenç

Turan Seyfioğlu's headshot

Turan Seyfioğlu

Türkan Can's headshot

Türkan Can

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