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The Conquest of Constantinople (1951)

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Original title
İstanbul'un Fethi
Directed by
Aydın G. Arakon
Genre
war film
Country
Turkey
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film depicts the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453. It focuses on the military siege and the fall of the city.

epichistoricaldramaticpatrioticgrandslow-pacedseriouswar-centered

What happens

The Conquest of Constantinople (Turkish: İstanbul'un Fethi) is a 1951 Turkish adventure film directed by Aydın G. Arakon. It was the first film of the "Ottomans v. Byzantines" genre which became very popular in Turkey. The film depicts the Fall of Constantinople (1453). It was shown in the United States in 1954. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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