The Conquest of Constantinople (1951)
1h 35m
Running Time
January 1, 1951Release Date
The Conquest of Constantinople (1951)
1h 35m
Running Time
January 1, 1951Release Date
Plot.
The Turkish Sultan decides to send his armies in war against the remnant of the Roman Empire, Byzantine. All of his advisory council assent to the move with the exception of one aged councilor, who allies himself with the Byzantines, who kidnap the fiancée of the Turkis army leader. The Sultan orders the army leader, along with two others, to proceed to Byzantine for espionage purposes. There, they contact a couple sympathetic to the Turkish cause and, with their home as the base, gather information about the city's defenses. The Byzantines capture the couple and two of the Turks, leaving only the army leader to escape with the vital information. The Turks use it to make an easy conquest, ending the Roman empire, and creating the Ottoman empire.
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Cast & Crew.
Sami Ayanoğlu
Mehmed II, sultan of Ottoman Empire
Resit Gürzap
Candarli Halil Pasha
Reşit Gürzap
Candarlı Halil Paşa
Cahit Irgat
Constantinos XI, East Roman emperor
Aydın Arakon
Director
Nazif Duru
Producer
Nedim Otyam
Composer
İlhan Arakon
Cinematographer
Özdemir Arıtan
Editor
Murat Köseoğlu
Producer
Refik Yalçın
Nazım Akbulut
Yetvart Yeretzyan
Ercüment Behzat Lav
Burhanettin Üskan
Sadi Yaşmaklı
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1951
Original Nameİstanbul'un Fethi
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 35m
Genres
Wiki.
The Conquest of Constantinople (Turkish: İstanbul'un Fethi) is a 1951 Turkish adventure film directed by Aydın G. Arakon. It was the first film of the "Ottomans v. Byzantines" genre which became very popular in Turkey. The film depicts the Fall of Constantinople (1453). It was shown in the United States in 1954.