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Abdul the Damned

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In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. He allows Hilmi Pasha, the leader of the Young Turks, to return from exile and form the country's first constitutional government. With tensions still growing, chief of police Kadar Pasha assassinates Hassan Bey, the leader of the Old Turk party, and makes it look as if a Young Turk committed the crime, in order to give Abdul an excuse for arresting the Young Turk leaders. Meanwhile, Abdul becomes infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer. When she rejects his advances, she endangers both herself and her fiancé, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey.

Top Cast

  • Fritz Kortner

    Fritz Kortner

    The Sultan, Abdul Hamid II & Kislar

  • Adrienne Ames

    Adrienne Ames

    Therese, Viennese Operetta Star

  • Nils Asther

    Nils Asther

    Kadar Pasha, Chief of Police

  • John Stuart

    John Stuart

    Talak Pasha, Officer of Turkish Army

  • Esme Percy

    Esme Percy

    Ali, the Grand Eunuch

  • Walter Rilla

    Walter Rilla

    Hassan-Bey

  • Charles Carson

    Charles Carson

    Gen. Hilmi-Pasha

  • Patric Knowles

    Patric Knowles

    Omar - Hilmi's Attache

  • Eric Portman

    Eric Portman

    Conspirastor

Overview

In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. He allows Hilmi Pasha, the leader of the Young Turks, to return from exile and form the country's first constitutional government. With tensions still growing, chief of police Kadar Pasha assassinates Hassan Bey, the leader of the Old Turk party, and makes it look as if a Young Turk committed the crime, in order to give Abdul an excuse for arresting the Young Turk leaders. Meanwhile, Abdul becomes infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer. When she rejects his advances, she endangers both herself and her fiancé, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey.

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