Abdul the Damned

Abdul the Damned

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NR 1935 · 111 min · ★ 6.5 · Drama, History

In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. He allows Hilmi Pasha, the leader of the Young Turks, to return from exile and form the country's first constitutional government. With tensions still growing, chief of police Kadar Pasha assassinates Hassan Bey, the leader of the Old Turk party, and makes it look as if a Young Turk committed the crime, in order to give Abdul an excuse for arresting the Young Turk leaders. Meanwhile, Abdul becomes infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer. When she rejects his advances, she endangers both herself and her fiancé, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey.

Directed by Karl Grune · Written by Robert Neumann

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Cast

Fritz Kortner The Sultan, Abdul Hamid II & Kislar
Adrienne Ames Therese, Viennese Operetta Star
Nils Asther Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police
John Stuart Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army
Esme Percy Ali, the Grand Eunuch
Walter Rilla Hassan-Bey
Charles Carson Gen. Hilmi-Pasha
Patric Knowles Omar - Hilmi's Attache
Eric Portman Conspirastor
Clifford Heatherley Court Doctor
Henry B. Longhurst General of the Bodyguards
Annie Esmond Therese's Train Companion

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