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The Herd
Genres
Drama
Overview
Because of a local blood feud, a peasant family decides to sell its sheep - a most precious commodity - in far away Ankara. During their long train ride, bribes must be paid to petty officials, sheep are stolen or die in the packed, airless wagons, and the sick wife of one of the family's sons becomes deathly ill.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
117 min
Release Date
1979-02-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Turkish
Vote Count
38
Vote Average
7.513
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Tarık Akan
Şivan
Melike Demirağ
Berivan
Tuncel Kurtiz
Hamo Ağa
Levent İnanır
Sülo
Yaman Okay
Abuzer
Erol Demiröz
Neçirvan
Şener Kökkaya
Çerçi
Savaş Yurttaş
Sıddık
Meral Niron
Gülten Kaya
Güler Ökten
Sıddık'ın eşi
Fehmi Yasar
Ekrem Erkek
Kadın satıcısı
Gülten Kaya
Hayat kadını
Esen Günay
Tarık Akan (voice)
Kamran Usluer
Tuncel Kurtiz (voice)
Mustafa Alabora
Levent İnanır (voice)
Yaman Okay
Erol Demiröz (voice)
Rıza Pekkutsal
Şener Kökkaya (voice)
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