Memed, My Hawk (film)
Memed My Hawk is a 1984 British-Yugoslav drama film directed by and starring Peter Ustinov, with Herbert Lom, Denis Quilley and Michael Elphick.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1955 Turkish novel Memed, My Hawk, the debut novel of Yaşar Kemal, nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Produced by Fuad Kavur, the film's cinematographer was Freddie Francis and featured music by Manos Hadjidakis.
Memed My Hawk had to be filmed in Croatia, because the Turkish government of the day withheld permission to film in Turkey.[citation needed] Although, in 1984, Memed My Hawk had a Royal Première in London, to this day its exhibition remains banned in Turkey- as communist propaganda.[citation needed]
Plot
In 1920s Turkey, Memed, a young peasant, and his childhood sweetheart are in love. However, a feudal landlord wants the girl for his own son. Consequently, the young lovers elope, and Memed becomes a brigand, now waging war against feudal landlords.
Cast
- Peter Ustinov – Abdi Aga
- Herbert Lom – Ali Safa Bey
- Denis Quilley – Recep
- Michael Elphick – Cabbar
- Simon Dutton – Memed
- Leonie Mellinger – Hatche
- Siobhán McKenna – Iroz
- Marne Maitland – Süleyman
- Michael Gough – Kerimoglu
- T. P. McKenna – Dursan
- Jeffry Wickham – Captain Faruk
film editor PETER HONESS
music MANOS HADJIDAKIS
associate producer BRANKO LUSTIG
cinematographer FREDDIE FRANCIS
screenplay / director PETER USTINOV
producer FUAD KAVUR
References
- ^ "Memed My Hawk (1984) | BFI". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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