Overview

A fortune-teller reveals the Sultan that his daughter will get married to somebody poor, born on the same day with her. So, the Sultan gets all the baby boys born on the same day are killed and only Kadir is saved. Kadir and Leyla grow up together. Leyla wants to marry him but the Sultan refuses this idea. He orders Kadir to be killed, yet Kadir survives fatally wounded. Leyla finds Kadir's place where he is kept as a prisoner. As they escape they get caught. Leyla dies and Kadir who has lost her loved one goes to the desert with the image of Leyla alive in his heart.

Cast

Orhan Gencebay, Gülşen Bubikoğlu, Yılmaz Köksal, Emel Tümer, Hüseyin Peyda, Hayati Hamzaoğlu, Turgut Özatay, Raik Alnıaçık

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What is "Leyla and Mecnun" about?

A fortune-teller reveals the Sultan that his daughter will get married to somebody poor, born on the same day with her. So, the Sultan gets all the baby boys born on the same day are killed and only Kadir is saved. Kadir and Leyla grow up together. Leyla wants to marry him but the Sultan refuses this idea. He orders Kadir to be killed, yet Kadir survives fatally wounded. Leyla finds Kadir's place where he is kept as a prisoner. As they escape they get caught. Leyla dies and Kadir who has lost her loved one goes to the desert with the image of Leyla alive in his heart.

When was "Leyla and Mecnun" released?

Leyla and Mecnun was released in 1983.

Who stars in "Leyla and Mecnun"?

The cast includes Orhan Gencebay, Gülşen Bubikoğlu, Yılmaz Köksal, Emel Tümer.

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