Abdul the Damned
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| Abdul the Damned | |
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| Directed by | Karl Grune |
| Produced by | Max Schach |
| Written by | Robert Neumann Ashley Dukes Roger Burford Warren Chetham Strode Emeric Pressburger Curt Siodmak |
| Starring | Fritz Kortner Nils Asther John Stuart Adrienne Ames |
| Music by | Hanns Eisler |
| Cinematography | Otto Kanturek |
| Editing by | A.C. Hammond Walter Stokvis |
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| Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Abdul the Damned is a 1935 British drama film directed by Karl Grune and starring Fritz Kortner, Nils Asther and John Stuart.[1] It was made by British International Pictures. It set in the Ottoman Empire in the years before the First World War where the Sultan and the Young Turks battle for power. It is also known as Abdul Hamid.
Cast[edit]
- Fritz Kortner - Sultan Abdul Hamid II / Kelar
- Nils Asther - Chief of Police Kadar-Pasha
- John Stuart - Captain Talak-Bey
- Adrienne Ames - Therese Alder
- Esme Percy - Ali - Chief Eunuch
- Walter Rilla - Hassan-Bey
- Charles Carson - General Hilmi-Pasha
- Patric Knowles - Omar - Hilmi's Attache
- Eric Portman - Conspirator
- Clifford Heatherley - Court Doctor
- Henry B. Longhurst - General of the Bodyguards
- Annie Esmond - Therese's Train Companion
- H. Saxon-Snell - Chief Interrogator
- George Zucco - Officer of the Firing Squad
- Robert Naylor - Opera Singer
- Warren Jenkins - Young Turk Singer
- Henry Peterson - Spy
- Arthur Hardy - Ambassador
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