Birds of Exile

Birds of Exile

Birds of Exile

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Birds of Exile

1964

1h 43m

6.9(21 votes)

Drama

Overview

Tahir Agha sells all his assets when his business in Maraş deteriorates. He immigrates to Istanbul with his wife Hatice, sons Selim, Murat, Kemal and daughter Fatoş, where he sets his mind to open a repair shop. But in the metropolis, things don't go as planned.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Tanju Gürsu

Tanju Gürsu

Murat Bakırcıoğlu

Filiz Akın

Filiz Akın

Ayla

Cüneyt Arkın

Cüneyt Arkın

Selim Bakırcıoğlu

Pervin Par

Pervin Par

Fatma Bakırcıoğlu

Özden Çelik

Özden Çelik

Kemal Bakırcıoğlu

Önder Somer

Önder Somer

Orhan

Sevda Ferdağ

Sevda Ferdağ

Seval / Naciye

Mümtaz Ener

Mümtaz Ener

Tahir Bakırcıoğlu

Muadelet Tibet

Muadelet Tibet

Hatice Bakırcıoğlu

Hüseyin Baradan

Hüseyin Baradan

Haybeci

Creative team

Directed by: Halit Refiğ
Written by: Orhan Kemal
Halit Refiğ

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