Abdul the Damned (1935)

Abdul the Damned 1935 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 countrys 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 fiance, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey

Genre: Drama , History

Actor: Fritz Kortner , Nils Asther , John Stuart

Director: Karl Grune

Country: English

Release: 10 May 1936

Duration: 79 min

Quality: SD

5.7