The Stranger in Town
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
75 min
Release Date
1963-09-23
Status
Released
Original Language
Turkish
Vote Count
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Vote Average
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Nilüfer Aydan
Gönül
Göksel Arsoy
Aydın
Reha Yurdakul
Selami Agaçligil
Ali Şen
Serafettin Toraman
Talat Gözbak
Mustafa Bakirci
Erol Taş
Nazif Usta
Hasan Ceylan
Recep
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