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Istanbul (1957)

Istanbul poster
Directed by
Joseph Pevney
Genre
drama film, adventure film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An American pilot in Istanbul gets entangled in criminal schemes. The story follows his involvement with shady characters and a mysterious woman.

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What happens

Istanbul is a 1957 American CinemaScope film noir crime film directed by Joseph Pevney, and starring Errol Flynn and Cornell Borchers. It is a remake of the film Singapore, with the location of the action moved to Turkey. The plot involves an American pilot who becomes mixed up with various criminal activities in Istanbul. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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