The Poor
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Synopsis
The semi-melodramatic story of three poor friends who met in prison where have been sent to on various offenses. These three friends do not want to get out when they are released. What are Abuzer, Haci and Arap going to do when they will be out? They have no one, no jobs... Apart from Haci and Arap, everything will be the same for Abuzer, who doesn't know where to go. He will still be alone, starving on the streets of the big city.
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Yılmaz Güney
Abuzer
Göktürk Demirezen
Küçük Abu
Güven Şengil
Arap
Hakkı Kıvanç
Müşteri
Yaşar Şener
Mahkum
Orçun Sonat
Kapıcı Zatin
Yıldırım Önal
Hacı
Seden Kızıltunç
Naciye
Hülya Şengül
Lunaparktaki Kız
Osman Alyanak
Üvey Baba
Abdi Algül
Gardiyan
Kamran Usluer
Avukat
Ajlan Aktuğ
Nizam Ergüden
Satıcı
Feridun Çölgeçen
Faik Coşkun
Asım Nipton
Birtane Güngör
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Yılmaz Güney, Atıf Yılmaz
- Screenplay & Story
- Yılmaz Güney, Atıf Yılmaz
- Original Score
- Sanar Yurdatapan, Attila Özdemiroglu
- Original Title
- Zavallılar
- Country of Origin
- Turkey
- Spoken Languages
- Turkish
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Yılmaz Güney, Atıf Yılmaz
Yılmaz Güney, Atıf Yılmaz
Sanar Yurdatapan, Attila Özdemiroglu
Kenan Ormanlar, Gani Turanlı
Mevlüt Koçak
Yılmaz Güney
Department Leadership Roster
Yılmaz Güney
Director
Atıf Yılmaz
Director
Yılmaz Güney
Screenplay
Atıf Yılmaz
Screenplay
Kenan Ormanlar
Director of Photography
Gani Turanlı
Director of Photography
Yılmaz Güney
Producer
Mevlüt Koçak
Editor
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What is The Poor about?
The semi-melodramatic story of three poor friends who met in prison where have been sent to on various offenses. These three friends do not want to get out when they are released. What are Abuzer, Haci and Arap going to do when they will be out? They have no one, no jobs... Apart from Haci and Arap, everything will be the same for Abuzer, who doesn't know where to go. He will still be alone, starving on the streets of the big city.
Who directed The Poor?
The Poor was directed by Yılmaz Güney, Atıf Yılmaz.
Who stars in The Poor?
The principal cast of The Poor includes Yılmaz Güney, Göktürk Demirezen, Güven Şengil, Hakkı Kıvanç, Yaşar Şener.
When was The Poor released and how long is it?
The Poor was released in 1975 with a total runtime of 1h 12m.
Who composed the musical score for The Poor?
The original motion picture soundtrack for The Poor was composed by Sanar Yurdatapan, Attila Özdemiroglu.