FILM · 1967 · TURKEY

Kadın Düşmanı

Directed by

İlhan Engin

Runtime

90 min

Studio

Engin Film

10 archived facts · 3 topics · 2 sources · Last reviewed Sep 2026

A psychopath serial killer and a necrophiliac rapist wearing a Halloween mask and gloves chooses victims based on the fact that their first initial is the same as the district in which he kills them.

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1. #001

   The screenplay of Kadın Düşmanı was written by Ülkü Karaosmanoğlu and adapted from Reşat Nuri Gültekin's novel of the same name.

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2. #002

   Directed by Hüseyin Karakaş, the production was filmed in 1991.

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3. #003

   Tarık Akan, in the lead role, was voiced by Mustafa Alabora.

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4. #004

   Efgan Efekan was voiced by Zekai Müftüoğlu, Selahattin Fırat by Zafer Önen, and Nuri Tuğ by Timuçin Caymaz.

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5. #005

   The cast of Kadın Düşmanı includes actors such as Meltem Doğanay, Kamil Sönmez, Şebnem Eren, Fatma Belgen and Pelin Körmükçü.

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6. #006

   At the center of the story is the ship engineer Ziya, who is saved from the brink of bankruptcy with the help of his friend Necdet.

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7. #007

   After Necdet and Zuhal marry, Necdet dies of kidney failure; Ziya holds both himself and Zuhal responsible for his death.

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8. #008

   After Necdet's death, Ziya leaves Istanbul and, in the town he moves to, meets Sara; meanwhile, Zuhal also arrives in the town.

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9. #009

   The 1967 release listed on TMDb, written and directed by İlhan Engin under the same title, follows Commissioner Kenan and his team as they try to solve a series of murders committed in Istanbul, all of whose victims are women.

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10. #010

    The TMDb record lists this production's genres as thriller, horror, mystery and crime; its production company is Engin Film, and its cast includes names such as Ekrem Bora, Sema Özcan, Erol Taş and Engin İnal.

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