The Father (1971)
Baba
96 min
"Baba" is a bitter melodrama set in Istanbul. A father is not able to earn enough money to feed his family. He is waiting to emigrate to Germany. When his landlord's son kills a man while drunk, the father is prepared to answer for the deed himself, provided that the landlord supports his wife and children. As there is little difference for the father between ten years in prison or ten years in a foreign country, he regards this to be the best solution.
- Release date
- January 2, 1971
- Country of origin
- Türkiye
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Cast
- Yılmaz Güney as Cemal
- Müserref Tezcan as Nil
- Kuzey Vargin as Koray
- Aytaç Arman as Ali
- Mehmet Büyükgüngör as Mahkum
- Faik Coskun as Father Faik
- Süheyl Eğriboz
- Muammer Gözalan as Lawyer Remzi
- Nedret Güvenç as Koray'in Annesi
- Osman Han as Convict
- Ahmet Karaca as Convict
- Tuncer Necmioglu as Sabri
- Yildirim Önal as Refik Kemal
- Ender Sonku as Saliha
- Ender Sonku as Ender
- Yeşim Tan as Yesim
- Feridun Çölgeçen as Mahkum
Crew
- Yılmaz Güney · Director
- Yılmaz Güney · Writer
- Bekir Yildiz · Writer
- Irfan Ünal · Producer
- Metin Bükey · Composer
- Yalçin Tura · Composer
- Gani Turanli · Cinematographer
- Şerif Gören · Editor