Tosun Pasha

Tosun Pasha

Green Valley is ours!

1976 · 90 min · ★ 8.0 · Comedy

Late 19th century in Alexandria. Two traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, who has a beautiful young daughter, Leyla. Both families try to arrange a marriage between a man from their family and Leyla, so that Daver Bey will be inclined to give the green valley to his "relatives". Tellioglus, who are behind in the race, desperately find a final solution: They will fake their idiotic butler, Saban, as the highest ranked Ottoman soldier in Egypt: Tosun Pasha.

Directed by Kartal Tibet · Written by Yavuz Turgul

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Kemal Sunal Şaban/Sahte Tosun Paşa
Şener Şen Tellioğlu Lütfü
Müjde Ar Leyla
Adile Naşit Tellioğlu Adile
Ayşen Gruda Tellioğlu Zekiye
Gunfer Feray Tellioğlu Hatice
Zihni Göktay Tellioğlu Ruhi
Ergin Orbey Tellioğlu Vehbi
Akil Öztuna Tellioğullarının Reisi Akil
İhsan Bilsev Tellioğlu Mülayim
Tuncay Gürel Tellioğlu Bekir (Küçük Enişte)
Oya Aydonat Tellioğlu Emine

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