The Herd

The Herd

The Herd

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The Herd

1979

1h 57m

7.5(40 votes)

Drama

Overview

Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family decides to sell its sheep - a most precious commodity - in far away Ankara. During their long train ride, bribes must be paid to petty officials, sheep are stolen or die in the packed, airless wagons, and the sick wife of one of the family's sons becomes deathly ill.

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19 members

Acting

Tarık Akan

Şivan

Tarık Akan

Acting

Melike Demirağ

Berivan

Melike Demirağ

Acting

Tuncel Kurtiz

Hamo Ağa

Tuncel Kurtiz

Acting

Levent İnanır

Sülo

Levent İnanır

Acting

Yaman Okay

Abuzer

Yaman Okay

Acting

Erol Demiröz

Neçirvan

Erol Demiröz

Acting

Şener Kökkaya

Çerçi

Şener Kökkaya

Acting

Savaş Yurttaş

Sıddık

Savaş Yurttaş

Acting

Meral Niron

Unknown Role

Meral Niron

Acting

Gülten Kaya

Unknown Role

Gülten Kaya

Acting

Güler Ökten

Sıddık'ın eşi

Güler Ökten

Writing

Fehmi Yasar

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Ekrem Erkek

Kadın satıcısı

Ekrem Erkek

Acting

Gülten Kaya

Hayat kadını

Gülten Kaya

Acting

Esen Günay

Tarık Akan (voice)

Esen Günay

Acting

Kamran Usluer

Tuncel Kurtiz (voice)

Kamran Usluer

Acting

Mustafa Alabora

Levent İnanır (voice)

Mustafa Alabora

Acting

Yaman Okay

Erol Demiröz (voice)

Yaman Okay

Acting

Rıza Pekkutsal

Şener Kökkaya (voice)

Rıza Pekkutsal

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