Memed My Hawk (1984)
1h 50m
Running Time
May 10, 1984Release Date
Memed My Hawk (1984)
1h 50m
Running Time
May 10, 1984Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Advertisement
Plot.
In 1920s Turkey, a young peasant is smitten with a beautiful young girl, who has been promised in marriage to the fat, dullard cousin of the province's powerful and corrupt governor. When an assassination attempt is made against the official, the young man flees his village and joins up with a group of outlaws fighting against the wealthy and powerful landowners who control the lives of the locals and make life miserable for them. The outlaws' successes prompt the governor to call in the Turkish army to capture or kill them.
Where to Watch.
No streaming offers found
Cast & Crew.
Peter Ustinov
Abdi Aga
Herbert Lom
Ali Safa Bey
Denis Quilley
Rejeb
Simon Dutton
Memed
Michael Elphick
Jabbar
Yasar Kemal
Writer
Leonie Mellinger
Hatche
Relja Bašić
Mad Durdu
Details.
Advertisement
Wiki.
Memed My Hawk is a 1984 British-Yugoslav drama film directed by and starring Peter Ustinov, with Herbert Lom, Denis Quilley and Michael Elphick. It is an adaptation of the 1955 Turkish novel Memed, My Hawk, the debut novel of Yaşar Kemal, later nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Produced by Fuad Kavur, the film's cinematographer was Freddie Francis and featured music by Manos Hadjidakis.