Abdul the Damned

Synopsis

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 country's 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 fiancé, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey.

Main Cast

Fritz Kortner

The Sultan, Abdul Hamid II & Kislar

Age : 78 | Popularity : 3%

Adrienne Ames

Therese, Viennese Operetta Star

Age : 39 | Popularity : 3%

Nils Asther

Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

John Stuart

Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army

Age : 81 | Popularity : 3%

Esme Percy

Ali, the Grand Eunuch

Age : N/A | Popularity : 11%

Walter Rilla

Hassan-Bey

Age : 86 | Popularity : 3%

Charles Carson

Gen. Hilmi-Pasha

Age : N/A | Popularity : 31%

Patric Knowles

Omar - Hilmi's Attache

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Karl Grune
	Assistant Director	Roy Goddard
Production	Producer	Max Schach
Sound	Original Music Composer	Hanns Eisler
Camera	Director of Photography	Otto Kanturek
Editing	Editor	A.C. Hammond Walter Stokvis
Art	Art Direction	Clarence Elder John Mead
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Joe Strassner
Writing	Story	Robert Neumann
	Scenario Writer	Ashley Dukes Roger Burford Warren Chetham-Strode
	Dialogue	Warren Chetham-Strode Roger Burford Ashley Dukes
Department	Role	Name

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