Four Women in the Harem

Four Women in the Harem

Four Women in the Harem

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Four Women in the Harem

"One of the earliest Turkish films to display lesbianism."

1965

1h 48m

4.7(12 votes)

Drama

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Overview

Sadık Pasha is a pleasure-loving and pious pasha who lives in a luxurious Ottoman mansion with his three wives. The balance of the mansion, already full of intrigue with three women, is completely disrupted when he wants to take a fourth wife, thinking that he needs to continue his lineage because he has no children.

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Acar Film

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Tanju Gürsu

Tanju Gürsu

Rüştü

Nilüfer Aydan

Nilüfer Aydan

Ruhşan

Pervin Par

Pervin Par

Gülfem

Cüneyt Arkın

Cüneyt Arkın

Dr. Cemal

Sami Ayanoğlu

Sami Ayanoğlu

Sadık Paşa

Ayfer Feray

Ayfer Feray

Şevkidil

Birsen Menekşeli

Birsen Menekşeli

Mihrengiz

Gülbin Eray

Gülbin Eray

Mademoiselle

Hüseyin Baradan

Hüseyin Baradan

Kara Ali

Devlet Devrim

Devlet Devrim

Dilber

Creative team

Directed by: Halit Refiğ
Written by: Halit Refiğ
Kemal Tahir

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