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Billionaire

Billionaire

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Billionaire

1986

1h 36m

7.4(55 votes)

Family

Drama

Comedy

Overview

A civil servant in a small town, shunned by his family and his friends due to his lack of ambition, hits the jackpot in the national lottery. Not trusting anybody around him, he gradually starts to lose his mind.

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Arzu Film

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Şener Şen

Şener Şen

Mesut

Adile Naşit

Adile Naşit

Boncuk Sultan

Münir Özkul

Münir Özkul

Mahmut

Tuluğ Çizgen

Tuluğ Çizgen

Ayten

Müge Akyamaç

Müge Akyamaç

Sema

Uğur Yücel

Uğur Yücel

Halis Dombili

Ergun Köknar

Ergun Köknar

Mehmet

Tayfun Çorağan

Tayfun Çorağan

Murat

Güzin Çorağan

Güzin Çorağan

Rasim's wife

Kemal İnci

Kemal İnci

Bank manager

Creative team

Directed by: Kartal Tibet
Written by: Ümit Ünal
Produced by: Nahit Ataman
Ertem Eğilmez

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