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Dry Summer (1963)

Susuz Yaz (original title)
Not Rated | | Drama | 16 December 1963 (Turkey)
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A tobacco farmer tries to ruin his competitors crops by diverting water to his property.

Director:

Metin Erksan

Writers:

Necati Cumali (story), Metin Erksan | 2 more credits »

Stars:

Erol Tas, Hülya Koçyigit, Ulvi Dogan | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview:
Erol Tas ... Kocabas Osman
Hülya Koçyigit ... Bahar
Ulvi Dogan Ulvi Dogan ... Hasan
Alaettin Altiok Alaettin Altiok
Hakki Haktan ... Veli Sari
Zeki Tüney ... Köylü
Yavuz Yalinkiliç Yavuz Yalinkiliç ... Köylü
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Storyline

A tobacco farmer tries to ruin his competitors crops by diverting water to his property.

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water | actual animal killed | husband wife relationship | summer | spring | See All (16) »

Genres:

Drama

Certificate:

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Details

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Release Date:

16 December 1963 (Turkey) See more »

Also Known As:

Dry Summer See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hitit See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Official submission of Turkey for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 37th Academy Awards in 1965. See more »

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Animal cruelty
6 February 2019 | by AkdenizAnil – See all my reviews

No need to fancy words. You can't just kill an animal for your "art". It's that simple.
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