''Revenge of the Snakes'' (

Turkish language Turkish ( , , also known as 'Turkish of Turkey') is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, a member of Oghuz languages, Oghuz branch with around 90 million speakers. It is the national language of Turkey and one of two official languag ...

: ''Yılanların öcü'') is a 1962 Turkish realist

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by Metin Erksan and based on a novel by

Fakir Baykurt Fakir Baykurt or born Tahir Baykurt (15 June 1929 – 11 October 1999) was a Turkish author and trade unionist. Early life Fakir Baykurt was born Tahir on 15 June 1929, son of Elif and Veli Baykurt, in Akçaköy which is a district of Burdu ...

. The film covers issues of an unwanted pregnancy in a small farming village and addressed numerous moral and social issues. The film was remade in 1985, starring

Fatma Girik Fatma Girik (12 December 1942 – 24 January 2022) was a Turkish actress and politician. Together with Hülya Koçyiğit, Filiz Akın and Türkan Şoray, she was an icon for the golden age in Turkish cinematography and is regarded as one of the ...

and

Kadir İnanır Kadir İnanır (born 15 April 1949) is a Turkish people, Turkish film actor and Film director, director. Biography İnanır was born on 15 April 1949 in Fatsa, a town in Ordu Province, Ordu province of Turkey. In the Turkish movie industry (Ye� ...

. The TV series was remade in 2014 and was played by

Ceyda Ateş Ceyda Ateş (born 14 October 1988 Ankara) is a Turkish actress. She began acting at the age of five. She won a child beauty contest organized by Neşe Erberk. Since childhood, she played in numerous hit series.. She took acting lessons at the ...

Hande Soral Hande Soral Demirci (born 22 February 1987) is a Turkish actress. Life and career Originally from İnegöl, she completed her primary, secondary, and postsecondary education there, graduating from the Department of Psychology at the Bilgi Unive ...

Cast

Fikret Hakan Fikret Hakan (born Gaffar Bumin Çıtanak; 23 April 1934 – 11 July 2017) was a prolific Turkish film actor and a recipient of the honorary State Artist, a title awarded by the Turkish government. Hakan was born as Gaffar Bumin Çıtanak in 1934 ...

as Kara Bayram *

Nurhan Nur Nurhan is a Turkish unisex name and may refer to: Given name * Nurhan Atasoy Nurhan Atasoy (born 12 February 1934) is a Turkish art historian. She specializes in history of Ottoman and Islamic art. She served as a chair in the Department of ...

as Hatçe *

Aliye Rona Aliye Rona (née Dilligil; 14 October 1920 – 27 August 1996) was a Turkish film actress starring in more than 130 movies, mostly of drama and romance genre, from 1947 until her death. She was born in Daraa, French Mandate for Syria and the L ...

as Irazca *

Erol Taş Erol Taş (28 February 1928 – 8 November 1998) was a Turkish film actor. He appeared in 220 films between 1957 and 1998. He starred in the 1964 film '' Susuz Yaz'', which won the Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awa ...

as Haceli *

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as Ak Ali *Ali Sen as The headman * Sadiye Arcıman as Fatma * T. Fikret Uçak * Hakki Haktan *

Müfit Kiper Müfit is a Turkish given name for males. People named Müfit include: * Müfit Erkasap, Turkish football coach * Ali Müfit Gürtuna (born 1952), Turkish politician * Mazhar Müfit Kansu The mazhar (; : ''mazāhar'', مزاهر) is a large, he ...

as Abuzer *

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as Cengiz *

Hulusi Kentmen Hulusi Kentmen (20 January 1912 – 20 December 1993) was a Turkish actor. He was born in Tarnovo, Bulgaria Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of ...

as Kara Mustafa *

Nubar Terziyan Nubar Terziyan (; born Nubar Alyanak, 16 March 1908 – 14 January 1993) was a Turkish–Armenian actor. Biography Of Armenian descent, Nubar Terziyan was born in March 1909 in Istanbul. He went to Bezazyan Ermeni Lisesi (Bezazyan Armenian Lyc ...

as Ak Murtaza *

Türkan Şoray Türkan Şoray (born 28 June 1945) is a Turkish actress, writer and film director. She is known as "Sultan" of the Cinema of Turkey. She started her career in 1960, and won her first award as the most successful actress at the 1st Antalya Golde ...

as Türkan *

Cahit Irgat Cahit Irgat (21 March 1915 – 5 June 1971) was a Turkish actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1930 to 1970. Selected filmography Oyuncu olarak Source: * 1931: ''Drakula'' * 1931: ''istanbul Sokakları'nda'' * 1932: ''Bir Mil ...

as Halil *

Sadri Alışık Sadri Alışık (born Mehmet Sadrettin Alışık; 5 April 1925 – 18 March 1995) was a Turkish stage and movie actor, and one of the most loved comedians in Turkey. He was the husband of Çolpan İlhan. Biography He was a prolific actor, ap ...

as Celal *

Ayhan Işık Ayhan Işık (born Ayhan Işıyan; 5 May 1929 – 16 June 1979) was one of the pioneers of Turkish cinema and actors in Turkey, and among the most famous Turkish people, Turkish leading actors in the 1950s and 1960s. Biography Ayhan Işık was ...

as Ömer Han *

as Nilgün *

Vahi Öz Vahi (or Vähi) may refer to: Places * Vahi, Tartu County, small borough in Tartu Parish, Tartu County, Estonia * Vahi, Tartu County (village), village in Tartu Parish, Tartu County, Estonia * Vahi, Harju County, village in Harku Parish, Harju Coun ...

as Reha *

Münir Nurettin Selçuk Münir Nurettin Selçuk (1900 or 1901 – April 27, 1981) was a Turkish classical musician and tenor singer. Biography He was born in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul in the Ottoman Empire in 1900 or 1901. His uncle was Grand Vizier of ...

as Selçuk * Feridun Çölgeçen as Feridun Han * Pervin Par as Ayşe

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* Films set in Turkey 1962 films 1960s Turkish-language films 1962 drama films Films directed by Metin Erksan Films based on Turkish novels Turkish drama films {{1960s-drama-film-stub