Atatürk - Father of the Turks

44m
Documentary
8

In the documentary, the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the last period of the Ottoman Empire, the War of Independence and the developments in the first years of the Republic of Turkey are told in parallel. The documentary prepared by Michael Adams consists of recordings made by the BBC in 1970 in Çanakkale, Samsun, Amasya, Sivas and Ankara, as well as historical footage.

Cast

Michael Adams
self-narrator
Süreyya Agaoglu
self
Osman Okyar
self
A.J. Toynbee
self
Bernard Archard
Atatürk(voice)
Alethea Charlton
Unknown
Richard Hurndall
Unknown
Gary Watson
Unknown

Crew

Michael Adams
Director, Writer
Keith Raven
Editor
Paul Johnstone
Executive Producer
Julia Cave
Producer
Colin March
Camera Department Manager
Ron Edmonds
Sound Mixer
Colin March
Sound Recordist
Lord Kinross
Consulting Editor

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