FILM · 2011 · TURKEY
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- #001
The film was written and produced by historian and journalist Ömer Erbil, and directed by Hakan Şahin.
- #002
Emanuel Bettencourt, who plays an American professor in the lead role, is aided by his friend Mark Dacascos.
- #003
The film tells the story of an American professor who knows II. Abdülhamid's secrets concerning oil and struggles to find a mysterious chest in the storage of the Topkapı Palace Museum.
- #004
Shooting took place at historical locations in Istanbul such as Topkapı Palace, Hagia Sophia, Yıldız Palace and the Istanbul Archaeological Museums.
- #005
The film used Istanbul's underground passages, whose 1,200-year-old fabric is intact and which had never been entered.
- #006
The film's premiere was held on 9 December 2010 at İstinye Park in Istanbul; Mark Dacascos also attended the gala.
- #007
The production was supported by the TC Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency, and its budget was announced as 4 million lira.
- #008
Hürriyet Daily News critic Emrah Güler described the film as a mixture of the 'National Treasure' series and Dan Brown's 'The Da Vinci Code' and 'Angels & Demons' films.
- #009
The cast includes Mark Dacascos, Emanuel Bettencourt, Sinan Albayrak, Zeynep Beşerler, Şerif Sezer (Nazmiye), Banu Öztürk, Başak Daşman and Muhammed Cangören (Esnaf).
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