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The Stranger in Town
The Stranger in Town

The Stranger in Town

Genres

Drama

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A young engineer Aydin comes back to his hometown after years of education as a mining engineer in London. Selami, the owner of a local wood company, paid for Aydin's tuition and expenses. Selami has been the employer of Aydin's father in the past and he acts like an elder brother for Aydin, offers him to stay in his house. Aydin starts to work as the chief engineer in one of the mining companies. From the first day onwards Aydin opposes the mining practices imposed by Rahmi Bey, the owner of the company. He orders to stop mining and deals with the wood sellers who sell low-quality wood used to support the thrusts in the mines.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Turkish

Runtime

75 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

23 September 1963

Country

Turkey

Cast

Nilüfer Aydan

Nilüfer Aydan

Gönül

Göksel Arsoy

Göksel Arsoy

Aydın

Reha Yurdakul

Reha Yurdakul

Selami Agaçligil

Ali Şen

Ali Şen

Serafettin Toraman

Talat Gözbak

Talat Gözbak

Mustafa Bakirci

Erol Taş

Erol Taş

Nazif Usta

Hasan Ceylan

Hasan Ceylan

Recep

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