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The Stranger in Town
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The Stranger in Town

Sep 23, 1963
1h 15m
★ 7.0

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Nilüfer Aydan

Gönül

Nilüfer Aydan

Göksel Arsoy

Aydın

Göksel Arsoy

Reha Yurdakul

Selami Agaçligil

Reha Yurdakul

Ali Şen

Serafettin Toraman

Ali Şen

Talat Gözbak

Mustafa Bakirci

Talat Gözbak

Erol Taş

Nazif Usta

Erol Taş

Hasan Ceylan

Recep

Hasan Ceylan

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