Handan Adalı

Acting

Handan Adalı

Born — Died

1922-02-25 — 1993-05-17

Place of birth

Balıkesir, Türkiye

Known for

Acting

Credits

61 titles

Known for

Film credits

1970s · 24 titles

Yavrum poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Yavrum

1970

Mirasyediler poster
5.7

No synopsis available yet.

Mirasyediler

1974

Azad Kuşu poster
NR

The film tells the story of a mother trying to get her sick son operated. Working as a worker in a confection, Melek lives with her son Tayfun. However, Tayfun is sick and needs surgery in Europe. Melek tries to find money for her son's surgery. The hand returns emptyly from all the knobs. As a last resort, Tayfun considers giving adoption to the rich businessman Hakan. By making a plan, he ensures that Hakan adopts Tayfun. A love will begin between Melek and Hakan, who strive for the healing of Tayfun.

Azad Kuşu

1972

The Stepmother poster
8.0

Story of an old man who is in love with a young girl.

The Stepmother

1971

Yaşamak Kolay Değil poster
10.0

Orhan serves four years in prison for his brother's illegal activities. When he is released from prison, he leaves his past behind. Determined to stay away from illegal activities, Orhan starts working as a taxi driver. However, Orhan's life is suddenly turned upside down when his daughter falls ill. Facing economic difficulties, Orhan refuses his brother's offer to participate in a robbery. However, he will eventually have to reconsider this decision.

Yaşamak Kolay Değil

1970

Yedi Evlat İki Damat poster
7.0

Based on the theme of marriage, this is a humorous story about two families who come face to face. The film tells the story of a civil servant family with seven children, and the events that unfold during the marriage of their two adult daughters are presented to the audience in a comical manner. In addition, the film makes you laugh and cry at the same time, and family relationships and financial difficulties are described in an entertaining way.

Yedi Evlat İki Damat

1973

Ağa Düşen Kadın poster
1.0

Kezban is a fellow living in the village. Her husband left her and her daughter and ran away. In the village, the young boy named Ali is interested in the Kezban and wants to marry him. They will be married anyway. Kezban is also a widow. So they do not hesitate to be together. They meet secretly and make love in the village straw. The daughter, who is quite old, is also aware of this relationship.

Ağa Düşen Kadın

1979

The President's Daughter poster
2.8

No synopsis available yet.

The President's Daughter

1974

Son Nefes poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Son Nefes

1970

Ana Gibi Yar Olmaz poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ana Gibi Yar Olmaz

1970

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gönül Oyunu / Yatak Hikayemiz

1979

Sokaklardan Bir Kız poster
7.0

The film tells the story of a young girl struggling to survive in a depraved life. Having grown up alone because her father is in prison, Nuran has taken refuge in her uncle's house. Here, she is forced to endure the torment of her cruel aunt. Her only friend is Ihsan, a kind-hearted pickpocket she knows from the neighbourhood. After her father's death, Nuran is forced to move in with her mother Leyla, who works in bars. When İhsan is caught and sent to prison, she finds herself completely alone in a life that is not her own.

Sokaklardan Bir Kız

1974

Bu Kutu Başka Kutu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Bu Kutu Başka Kutu

1975

Feryat poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Feryat

1973

Sultan Gelin poster
7.7

The beautiful Sultan is married to Osman, the son of a wealthy farmer who offers the highest dowry. Osman, who has been discharged from the army due to advanced heart disease, is unable to fulfill his duties as Sultan's husband. The young girl endures all the hardships life throws at her with patience and tries to continue living. However, fearing that the dowry money will go to waste, the family resorts to one of the most cruel customs after losing their son, forcing Sultan to stay in the house. They marry her off to their son, who is barely able to walk. A regional drama story from Anatolia...

Sultan Gelin

1973

Kara Yazma poster
7.0

The story of Gencin, who fell in love with Emine, the daughter of a tribal chief, and was forced to move from the village to the city to earn the dowry money. While struggling to earn the dowry money demanded by the tribal chief in Istanbul, İbo suddenly becomes a famous singer.

Kara Yazma

1979

Sevenler Ölmez poster
7.0

The film tells the story of the love between Nevin, a poor seamstress, and Kemal, the son of a wealthy businessman. Kemal and Nevin, who love each other, are making plans to get married. However, when Kemal's family strongly opposes the relationship, Kemal leaves home and starts working at a shipyard. The couple speeds up their wedding preparations. One day, while Nevin is at a fitting for a customer, she accidentally meets Eşref, the king of nightclubs. Eşref is captivated by Nevin's voice and beauty and wants to make her a singer. However, Nevin rejects his offer. Eşref, who wants to possess Nevin, will do everything in his power to separate her from Kemal.

Sevenler Ölmez

1970

Mahcup Delikanlı poster
4.0

The film tells the story of a man who is in love with the brother of a woman with whom he had an affair. Text, returns to Turkey to complete his education in London. So his father holds a party. Alev, who comes to the party, falls in love with Metin. However, Metin does not like Flame. Despite that, they experience a short-term relationship at the insistence of Alev. One day, Metin meets Sema, Alev's sister. They fall in love with each other and are mentioned. Alev, who cannot get Metin, will try to separate Metin with his brother.

Mahcup Delikanlı

1974

Curcuna poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Curcuna

1975

Fırtına Behçet poster
NR

The film is about Fırtına Behçet rescuing a child who has been kidnapped for money. Leylâ wants to kill her husband and inherit his fortune. She has been poisoning him with small doses of poison under the guise of medicine for some time. The poison begins to take effect, bringing the old man closer to death. Leylâ and her accomplice Kara Kâzım learn that the wealthy man has another heir. The elderly man has left the majority of his inheritance to Murat. For this reason, Kara Kâzım and his men kidnap Murat. Upon hearing that Murat, whom he loves like his own son, has been kidnapped, Behçet will immediately take action.

Fırtına Behçet

1975

Ölüme Koşanlar poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Ölüme Koşanlar

1973

Afacan the Little Tramp poster
6.2

A vagabond pickpocket befriends an unfortunate kid from the slums, whose mother has been forced to work at a night club, and he tries hard to set up a brighter future for the kid by guiding him enjoy the life no matter what.

Afacan the Little Tramp

1971

Tatlım poster
NR

Ferit and Alev are the children of two wealthy families, and their families want them to marry. However, Ferit is very spoiled and promiscuous. On top of that, he looks down on Alev. When Alev goes to the farm to meet him and learns that Ferit is in Istanbul, she goes to Istanbul in a completely different guise to take revenge on him.

Tatlım

1973

Crossroads poster
8.0

The paths of Feyza and Bilal, who are from different worlds, cross again after years.

Crossroads

1970

1960s · 23 titles

Dilberler Yuvası poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dilberler Yuvası

1963

Özleyiş poster
8.0

This romantic comedy revolves around a blind compeser played by Muzaffer Tema.

Özleyiş

1961

Beleş Osman poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Beleş Osman

1965

Angry Nazife poster
10.0

About Nazife, a fishing woman who loves Bahriyeli Ahmet. Nazife cooks and sells fish to support her family. Ahmet and Nazife love each other, but they are to poor to get married.

Angry Nazife

1967

Ölmüş Bir Kadının Mektupları poster
10.0

Based on the novel by Güzide Sabri Aygün, the film tells the relationship of a mentally-ill woman and the doctor whom she loved in her youth.

Ölmüş Bir Kadının Mektupları

1969

Acı Hayat poster
6.5

Poor welder Mehmet and manicurist Nermin, who works in a high society hair salon, fall in love. When Nermin is obsessively haunted by a spoiled rich guy, their unadulterated love is disrupted.

Acı Hayat

1962

Aşk ve İntikam poster
7.5

Nejat looks for his sister he lost 17 years ago. When he find his sister, she is shooted by her troubled lovers. Since then Nejat chases the revenge.

Aşk ve İntikam

1965

The Broken Lifes poster
6.7

Married couple move to a new house. Thanks to this new house they climb the social ladder. At the same time troubles are started.

The Broken Lifes

1965

The Empty Crib poster
8.0

Despite the intense pressure from the environment and the fact that relatives do not accept the situation, Ali, who loves Fatma very much, is determined not to leave his wife. After years of depression, the couple has a child. But a wild bird that appears during a migration will upset all plans again.

The Empty Crib

1969

A Strange Wedding poster
10.0

Haluk, who is trying to take revenge on his fiancee Handan, who cheated on him, proposes to Zeynep on a contractual basis. Handan, who learns that Haluk and Zeynep got married, resorts to various games to separate the two.

A Strange Wedding

1965

Oh, Beautiful Istanbul poster
6.8

The lovely Ayşe moves from her country village to Istanbul in the hope of becoming an actress. One day she meets Haşmet, a grumpy, world-weary street photographer. He takes it upon himself to cure Ayşe of what he sees as her blind optimism, but some of it begins to rub off on the old cynic.

Oh, Beautiful Istanbul

1966

Bir Demet Yasemen poster
7.5

The film tells the love story of Çalıkuşu and Fahri. Çalıkuşu loses her family at a young age and goes to live with her aunts. There, she grows up with her cousin Fahri. When they reach adulthood, Çalıkuşu and Fahri decide to get married. Meanwhile, Fahri, who has graduated from school and become a famous poet, publishes his first book of poetry through his friend Suzan. However, the closeness between Suzan and Fahri upsets Çalıkuşu. At this time, Fahri visits Suzan due to his illness. Lütfiye, who plans to separate Çalıkuşu and Fahri, informs Çalıkuşu of the situation. Çalıkuşu leaves home, believing that Fahri has betrayed her. Çalıkuşu moves to Anatolia and will reunite with Fahri years later.

Bir Demet Yasemen

1961

İki Yetime poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

İki Yetime

1961

Avare Şoförün Kısmeti poster
8.0

The story of a driver who meets the girl he saw in his dream.

Avare Şoförün Kısmeti

1963

Unutamadığım Kadın poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Unutamadığım Kadın

1961

Biz de Arkadaş mıyız? poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Biz de Arkadaş mıyız?

1962

Sayılı Kabadayılar poster
10.0

A whole gang of racketeers in Istanbul share their interests in the next amnesty proclamation, for Osman (Yilmaz Güney), lying in prison for murder, belongs to those who are expected to benefit from this amnesty law...

Sayılı Kabadayılar

1965

Bütün Suçumuz Sevmek poster
9.0

Murat is a young man trying to cope with the death of his father. Trying to give a new direction to his life in this process, Murat moves to Istanbul and starts working in his uncle Kemal's factory. Kemal, who employs Murat as a worker so that he can learn the business better, hides from the employees at the factory that he is Murat's nephew. Murat, who lives in a neighborhood close to the factory, soon mingles with the workers at the factory. Getting used to his new life, Murat will have to leave his beloved friends as a result of the events.

Bütün Suçumuz Sevmek

1963

Bücür poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bücür

1964

Death Toll poster
8.0

An honest cop is trying to rescue a girl who is stuck in decadence and prostitution.

Death Toll

1964

Sahte Nikah poster
10.0

The film tells the story of Ferit and Tülin, whose paths cross because of a will. Ferit cannot claim the inheritance left to him by his uncle because he cannot prove it. His uncle's other relatives have divided everything left to Ferit among themselves. Ferit decides to go to Istanbul to find the will. He prepares to set sail in the evening. On the same day, Tülin, who is getting married, discovers that her fiancé has been cheating on her. She leaves a letter for her mother and runs away from home. She hides on Ferit's boat as he sets sail for Istanbul. Ferit, who finds Tülin hiding, mistakes her for a thief. He treats her harshly throughout the journey and makes her do the work on the boat. When they arrive in Istanbul, Ferit learns that his relatives plan to hire a married couple as servants for the mansion. He asks Tülin to help him. Tülin and Ferit, pretending to be married, will try to find the will.

Sahte Nikah

1962

Kiralık Kadın poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kiralık Kadın

1967

Sokakta Kan Vardı poster
7.0

The story of a journalist and a prostitution ring that leads young girls astray. Faruk, who is married to the daughter of a media mogul and has one child, also works as a writer for the newspaper. His research topic is a gang involved in trafficking women. Coincidentally, Gülsen's sister has gone missing.

Sokakta Kan Vardı

1965

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