Movielogr
Bride of the Earth (1968)
Directed by Yılmaz Güney
Overview
In this rural revenge drama, Güney plays Seyyit Han, a poor man in love with a woman from his Anatolian village who returns his affection. Seyyit Han postpones their marriage so that he can make his fortune elsewhere and return to the village to claim his “bride of the earth.” During his prolonged absence, a rich landowner begins to woo the lonely woman, and her brother, intent upon making this propitious wedding happen, spreads the rumor that Seyyit Han has died.
Length 81 minutes
Actors
Yılmaz Güney | Nebahat Çehre | Hayati Hamzaoğlu | Nihat Ziyalan | Ahmet Danyal Topatan | İhsan Gedik | Necla Aksoy | Çetin Basaran | Enver Dönmez | Selahattin Geçgel | Hasan Kapili | Ahmet Koç | Ali Sadan | Seyfi Sudun | Sami Tunç | Hüseyin Zan | Yusuf Çağatay | Osman Ögretmen