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Dry Summer

Dry Summer

19637.51h 30m

Overview

A scheming tobacco farmer sets out to ruin his competition by diverting the local water to his own property.

Directed by Metin Erksan
Written by Metin Erksan, Necati Cumalı, Kemal İnci
Produced by Ulvi Doğan
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Top Cast

Hülya Koçyiğit

Hülya Koçyiğit

Bahar

Erol Taş

Erol Taş

Osman

Ulvi Doğan

Ulvi Doğan

Hasan

Hakkı Haktan

Hakkı Haktan

Veli Sari

Yavuz Yalınkılıç

Yavuz Yalınkılıç

Köylü

Zeki Tüney

Zeki Tüney

Köylü

Niyazi Er

Niyazi Er

Ağır Ceza Üyesi

Ercan Yazgan

Ercan Yazgan

Mahkum

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Alaettin Altıok

Adnan Uygur

Adnan Uygur

Themes & Keywords

husband wife relationshipdrowningrelease from prisonturkeybetrayalbrother against brothersummerpresumed deadruthlessnessfight in waterrape revengebrother killing brotherwater rightsmorality talegreedy manproperty rightsvillage settingwesterngun deathfarmers rightscruelgenerosity vs. greedcourt trialtrilogy

About Dry Summer

Dry Summer is a drama, crime film released in 1963 exploring themes of husband wife relationship, drowning, release from prison, turkey, betrayal, brother against brother. Directed by Metin Erksan, it stars Hülya Koçyiğit, Erol Taş, Ulvi Doğan. A scheming tobacco farmer sets out to ruin his competition by diverting the local water to his own property.

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