To Crush The Serpent

Esme, the most beautiful woman in her village, is in love with Abbas, the valiant young man of the village, but she is married to the village lord Halim. When Abbas kills Halim, the people of the village lynch Esme and pressures Esme's son to kill her.

Cast

Türkan Şoray

as Esme

Talat Bulut

as Ali

Ahmet Mekin

as Halim

Mahmut Cevher

as Abbas

Aliye Rona

as Grandmother

Hüseyin Peyda

as Dursun

Yaman Okay

Erol Demiröz

as The Madman

Pars Sezer

as Hasan

Sabahat Işık

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