The End of Fame

The End of Fame

The End of Fame

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The End of Fame

1981

1h 25m

3.0(3 votes)

Drama

Music

Overview

A highly accurate autobiographic film that depicts the aftermath of Bülent Ersoy's gender change and how she, her friends and community reacts to it.

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Production Companies

Erler Film

Cast & Crew

16 members

Acting

Bülent Ersoy

Bülent

Bülent Ersoy

Acting

Yusuf Sezgin

Murat

Yusuf Sezgin

Acting

Serpil Çakmaklı

Asli

Serpil Çakmaklı

Acting

Ekrem Bora

Nihat

Ekrem Bora

Acting

Şemsi İnkaya

Bülent'in Arkadasi

Şemsi İnkaya

Acting

Hakkı Çağdaş

Unknown Role

Hakkı Çağdaş

Acting

Abdurrahman Palay

Unknown Role

Abdurrahman Palay

Acting

Nevzat Okçugil

Unknown Role

Nevzat Okçugil

Acting

Bülent Bilgiç

Kemanci Dogan

Bülent Bilgiç

Acting

Mehtap Ar

Unknown Role

Mehtap Ar

Acting

Nejat Gürçen

Unknown Role

Nejat Gürçen

Acting

Diler Saraç

Unknown Role

Diler Saraç

Acting

Tevhid Bilge

Unknown Role

Tevhid Bilge

Acting

Giovanni Scognamillo

psychiatrist

Giovanni Scognamillo

Acting

Yaprak Özdemiroğlu

Unknown Role

Yaprak Özdemiroğlu

Acting

Zeki Alpan

Unknown Role

Zeki Alpan

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