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The Turkish Cucumbers

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The Turkish Cucumbers
Directed byRolf Olsen
Written by
Produced byK. Gordon Murray
Starring
CinematographyWalter Tuch
Edited byKarl Aulitzky
Music byWerner Scharfenberger
Production
company
Distributed byBavaria Film
Release date
  • 22 March 1962 (1962-03-22)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The Turkish Cucumbers (German: Die türkischen Gurken) is a 1962 West German comedy film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Gunther Philipp, Oskar Sima and Susi Nicoletti.[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hertha Hareiter and Otto Pischinger. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.

Synopsis

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A fruit and vegetable wholesaler who does a great deal of business with the Middle East is disturbed to discover that one of his clients has gifted him a harem. He tries to keep this secret from his wife by pretending that the new arrivals are Turkish cucumbers, but she becomes increasingly suspicious.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Ingraham p.149

Bibliography

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  • Chrys Ingraham. White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture. Routledge, 1999.
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