A musician searches for the Master Flautist, a supernatural creature who is planning to blow up the world.
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- 1 win & 3 nominations.
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Peter Firth | ... |
Paul Bergson
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Suzan Crowley | ... |
The Woman
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Stefan Kalipha | ... |
Bilal
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Orla Pederson | ... |
Master Musician
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Nabil Shaban | ... |
The Silent One
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Jean Ainslie | ... |
Mother
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Peter Penry-Jones | ... |
The Manager
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Morris Perry | ... |
The Director
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Richard Bebb | ... |
Newsreader
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Ziya Derien | ... |
Dervish
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Tamer Eshel | ... |
Dervish
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Ismet Arasan | ... |
Dervish
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Cemal Uzunoglu | ... |
Dervish
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Guner Gulbahar | ... |
Dervish
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Asaf Erguner | ... |
Musician
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Bayram Ozbay | ... |
Musician
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Tanju Duru | ... |
Musician
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Tenguz Ensal | ... |
Musician
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Malcolm Ward | ... |
Usher (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jamil Dehlavi |
Written by
Rafiq Abdullah | ... | (screenplay) (as Raficq Abdulla) |
Jamil Dehlavi | ... | (story) |
Produced by
Jamil Dehlavi | ... | producer |
Thérèse Pickard | ... | producer |
Stewart Richards | ... | associate producer |
Music by
Colin Towns |
Cinematography by
Bruce McGowan |
Editing by
Robert Hargreaves | ||
John Martin |
Editorial Department
Juliet McKoen | ... | assistant editor |
Adrin Neatrour | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Liz Cassidy |
Art Direction by
Mike Porter |
Costume Design by
John Hibbs |
Makeup Department
Sula Loizou | ... | makeup artist / special makeup effects artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alison Barnett | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
David Horril | ... | art assistant |
Suzan Zahavi | ... | art assistant |
Sound Department
Paul Carr | ... | dubbing mixer |
Colin Codner | ... | sound assistant |
Terry Hardy | ... | sound recordist |
Melanie Ryder | ... | assistant sound editor (as Mellanie Ryder) |
Dogan Sariguzel | ... | sound assistant |
Anthony Sloman | ... | sound editor |
Mike Turner | ... | sound assistant (as Michael Turner) |
Derek Williams | ... | sound recordist |
Camera and Electrical Department
Ilhami Algor | ... | electrician |
Graham Arthur | ... | electrician |
Douglas Dawson | ... | still photographer |
John Higgins | ... | electrician |
Martin Holland | ... | electrician |
Ugur Içbak | ... | clapper loader |
Alastair MacEwen | ... | photography: insects (as Alaistair McEwan) |
Allin McKellar | ... | grip (as Alan McKeller) |
Paul Nash | ... | clapper loader (as Paul Grech) |
Micky Patten | ... | grip (as Mick Patten) |
Chris Plevin | ... | focus puller |
Ugras Salman | ... | clapper loader |
Clive Tickner | ... | additional photography |
Location Management
Selcuk Bozkurt | ... | location manager |
Ihsan Cigirgan | ... | location manager |
Steve Finn | ... | location manager |
Orhan Oranli | ... | location coordinator: Turkey |
Music Department
Abdi Coskun | ... | musician: tanbur |
Kudsi Ergüner | ... | musician: ney flute (as Kudsi Erguner) |
Script and Continuity Department
Sarah Hayward | ... | continuity |
Transportation Department
Necdet Bayar | ... | driver |
Fikret Gurbuz | ... | driver |
Ali Soylu | ... | driver |
Zeki Soylu | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
Cherry Fiddaman | ... | production accountant (as Cherry Taylor) |
Kevin Goss | ... | production runner |
Fevzi Misir | ... | recitation of prayers |
Erica St. John-Mildmay | ... | production runner |
Jeremy Wilford | ... | production runner |
Annie Williamson-Noble | ... | production secretary (as Anne Williamson-Noble) |
Production Companies
- Dehlavi Films
- Film Four International (presents)
Distributors
- Vidmark Entertainment (1987) (United States) (theatrical)
- Powerhouse Films (2018) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (Limited Edition)
- Image Entertainment (laserdisc)
- Mondo Macabro (2009) (United States) (DVD)
- Severin Films (2024) (World-wide) (Blu-ray)
- Superfine Films (1989) (India)
- Vidmark Entertainment (1987) (United States) (VHS)
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Was shown in the Istanbul Film Festival, and met with praise. See more » |
Soundtracks | Flute Sonata See more » |
Quotes |
[first title card]
Title Card: "In the rhythm of music a secret is hidden; If I were to divulge it, it would overturn the world." - Jelaleddin Rumi See more » |