The Conquest of Constantinople (1951)

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

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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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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