Playing House

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Playing House

1975

5.8(5 votes)

Romance

Comedy

Overview

A young woman, Süreyya, distrustful of men, enters a sham marriage with Necmi Gökmen to escape rumors and guard her heart, only to discover he was her childhood darling in a foster‐marriage arranged by their parents.

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10 featured cast members

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Gülşen Bubikoğlu

Nazlı Yavuz

Tarık Akan

Adnan

Hulusi Kentmen

Mümtaz Yavuz

Hülya Tuğlu

Esin

Mürüvvet Sim Caymaz

Mürüvvet

Mümtaz Ener

Rıfkı

Sami Hazinses

Sami

Haluk Orcun

Kubilay Hakan

Osman

Gunfer Feray

Hizmetçi

Creative team

Directed by: Orhan Aksoy
Written by: Safa Önal
Produced by: Türker İnanoğlu

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