The Jail Bride

The Jail Bride

1968 · 77 min · ★ 8.5 · Comedy, Drama, Romance

Murat has to marry someone if he is to collect his inheritance. So his lawyer decides to marry him to an inmate on death row. Naciye, who is sentenced to death, accepts the marriage proposal. They perform the wedding ceremony at the prison. But things don’t go as planned.

Directed by Ülkü Erakalın · Written by Bülent Oran

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