Memed, My Hawk (film)
| Memed, My Hawk | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Peter Ustinov |
| Written by | Peter Ustinov |
| Based on | Memed, My Hawk by Yaşar Kemal |
| Produced by | Fuad Kavur Brian Smedley-Aston |
| Starring | Peter Ustinov Herbert Lom Denis Quilley Simon Dutton Leonie Mellinger |
| Cinematography | Freddie Francis |
| Edited by | Peter Honess |
| Music by | Manos Hadjidakis |
Production companies | Jadran Film Ustinov Productions |
| Distributed by | The Focus Group |
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| Countries | United Kingdom Yugoslavia |
| Language | English |
Memed, My Hawk is a 1984 British-Yugoslav drama film directed by and starring Peter Ustinov, with Herbert Lom, Denis Quilley and Michael Elphick. It is an adaptation of the 1955 Turkish novel Memed, My Hawk, the debut novel of Yaşar Kemal, nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Memed, My Hawk was produced in Yugoslavia following the Turkish government's refusal of permission to film.