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RUNTIME
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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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The Empty Frame
1969 1h 25m TR
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8.8
MASTERPIECE
★8.8TMDB · 4
Synopsis
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Beginning growing parting longing reuniting breaking and ending of the nostalgic forbidden love between a humble backwoodsman and a naive family girl is told through their secret letters and most private memories in narrative format.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Hülya Koçyiğit
Kartal Tibet
Hulusi Kentmen
Münir Özkul
Serpil Gül
Süleyman Turan
Nubar Terziyan
Faik Coşkun
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ertem Eğilmez
- Writers
- Bülent Oran, Ertem Eğilmez
- Languages
- Turkish
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ertem Eğilmez directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in Turkish.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 257 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Hülya Koçyiğit and Kartal Tibet and Hulusi Kentmen carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0289870 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 85 min · 1h 25m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- TR
Also by
Ertem Eğilmez
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1969-06-10
