ABDUL THE DAMNED (U)

Thu, Jun 06, 2013 12:07 CET

Part of “The British Film” Collection

German émigré and Pandora’s Box star Fritz Kortner, Scottish screen idol John Stuart, and Swedish silent-era heart-throb Nils Asther front the first British film directed by German exile Karl Grune, acclaimed filmmaker of twenties movie Die Strasse. Own ABDUL THE DAMNED (U) for the first time on DVD on 8 July 2013, RRP £9.99.

Turkey, 1908. Sultan Abdul Hamid II becomes infatuated with Therese, a young Viennese opera singer and she is forced to give in to him to protect her fiancé, Young Turk Talak Pasha. Will the fervour of Talak’s popular opposition to the Sultan’s rule eventually lead to the monarch's downfall?

Shot in 1935 by British International Pictures ABDUL THE DAMNED is essential viewing for all fans of classic historical action dramas.

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NOTES TO EDITORS

ABDUL THE DAMNED Release Date: 8 July 2013

RRP: £9.99 Running Time: 105 mins (approx.)

Screen Ratios: 2.35.1 (black and white) No. of Discs: 1

Catalogue no. 7953904

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