The Ballad of Ali of Keshan (1964)

  • NR
  • 03/29/1964 (TR)
  • Comedy, Music
  • 1h 26m

Overview

The film tells the story of a legendary folk hero from the outskirts of the city. Ali is imprisoned on charges of killing Ihsan, one of the troublemakers of Sineklidağ. During his time in prison, his name becomes legendary in Sineklidağ. When a general amnesty is declared, Ali is released. However, his girlfriend Zilha, who is İhsan's niece, is not interested in him. Ali cannot convince Zilha that he did not kill her uncle İhsan. Finally, he decides to use the legend that has grown around his name.

Atıf Yılmaz

Director, Writer

Haldun Taner

Writer

Cast

Fikret Hakan's headshot

Fikret Hakan

Ali
Fatma Girik's headshot

Fatma Girik

Zilha
Aydemir Akbaş's headshot

Aydemir Akbaş

Danyal Topatan's headshot

Danyal Topatan

Hayati Hamzaoğlu's headshot

Hayati Hamzaoğlu

Hüseyin Baradan's headshot

Hüseyin Baradan

Mualla Sürer's headshot

Mualla Sürer

Mehmet Ali Akpınar's headshot

Mehmet Ali Akpınar

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