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Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey (1999)
Directed by Tarquin Olivier, Zelfa Olivier
Documentary, History · 52m
The rise of modern Turkey under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Atatürk. He established peace on the borders of Turkey for the first time in centuries, secularized the country, emancipated women, guaranteed certain minorities equal rights, and replaced Arabic script with the Latin alphabet. Along with rare archival footage is commentary from academic experts and interviews with his adopted daughter Ulku; Suleyman Demirel, President of the Turkish Republic; and the Patriarch of the Orthodox church.
Cast
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Nigel Hawthorne
Crew
- Director
- Tarquin Olivier, Zelfa Olivier
- Director of Photography
- Tim Palmer
- Original Music Composer
- Barrie Guard
- Producer
- Tarquin Olivier, Zelfa Olivier
Details
- Release date
- 1999-01-01
- Runtime
- 52m
- Genres
- Documentary, History
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- English, Turkish
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Production
- Olivier Consultants Overseas, London Cinema School, Little Bird