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Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa

Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha (Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa) (translated)

Movie · 1951 · 6 people

Baha Gelenbevi directed Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa (Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha), a black-and-white Turkish history and war film from 1951. Made jointly by İpek Film and Fitaş Film, the 96-minute production was shot on 35 mm and brings the best-known name of 16th-century Ottoman seafaring to the screen. Mixing romance, war and drama, it tells of Barbaros's love for a countess and the victory at Preveze; 122 ships against 600 is one of its themes.

The grand admiral Barbaros Hayreddin meets the fleet commanded by Andrea Doria in 1538. Cüneyt Gökçer plays Barbaros, with Hulusi Kentmen as Turgut Reis, Kadir Savun as Salih Reis and Turhan Göker as Aydın Reis. On the romantic side, Ayla Karaca is Countess Julia and Cahit Irgat is Count Vespasyo; Feridun Çölgeçen plays Andrea Doria and Ali Korkut plays Süleyman the Magnificent. Mesiha Yelda plays Hatçe, Ercüment Behzat Lav plays Charles V, Kadri Ögelman plays King Abdullah and Refet Gülerman plays Captain Fernando. Münir Özkul appears as the architect Selim, and the film is remembered as one of his earliest.

Alaeddin Kıral wrote the screenplay under the pen name Kenan Orkan. İhsan İpekçi produced, Nedim Otyam composed the music and Özen Sermet shot it.

DirectorBaha Gelenbevi
Production companyİpek Film, Fitaş Film

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Ayla Karaca Ayla Karaca Actor · died at 87 Cahit Irgat Cahit Irgat Actor · died at 56 Hulusi Kentmen Hulusi Kentmen Actor · died at 82 Muharrem Gürses Muharrem Gürses Actor · died at 85 Münir Özkul Film actor · died at 92 Refik Kemal Arduman Refik Kemal Arduman Actor · died at 80

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History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa takes on the victory at Preveza in 1538 and the best-known name in sixteenth-century Ottoman seafaring, Hayreddin Barbarossa. Having been made in 1951, it is interesting as a look at how the great moments of the past were told in the cinema of those years. The film sets Barbarossa's romance with a countess beside the historical events; that is a choice aimed at winning the audience's heart rather than documentary accuracy, and it is worth remembering that history is treated freely here. The theme of 122 ships against 600 points to a national narrative that celebrates the heroism of the outnumbered side. A cast of characters stretching from Turgut Reis to Suleiman the Magnificent, from Andrea Doria to Charles V, is an attempt to gather the Mediterranean politics of the age into a single story.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Preveza, 122 ships against 600... On paper, an epic sea battle. But expecting naval set pieces on today's scale from a black-and-white film made in 1951 would be unfair. The film also sets a love story beside the war, which may keep anyone after a fast-paced war movie waiting. Viewers curious about the history, with patience for old films, will find it interesting.

Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

A black-and-white historical film, Cüneyt Gökçer as Barbarossa, Hulusi Kentmen as Turgut Reis... Just seeing these names together brings back the dignified air of the old picture houses. The film's most endearing surprise is Münir Özkul as Selim the architect; in what is remembered as one of his first films, it is a special pleasure to watch the first steps of a master who would come to be much loved. Nedim Otyam's music and the heroic spirit soaking the film show clearly what it set out to give audiences of its day. Technically it may look plain to modern eyes, but it is a well-meaning work with its heart in the right place.

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