Esztergom Castle (Estergon Kalesi) (translated)

The Turkish adventure film Estergon Kalesi, in black and white, was made in 1950. Directed by Vedat Örfi Bengü, it rests on a work by Yavuz Sanemoğlu, which Fikri Rutkay adapted for the screen. Fuat Rutkay produced it for Halk Film; Cezmi Ar shot it, and Sadettin Kaynak and Kadri Şençalar composed the music. Rumelian folk songs are a prominent element; the songs are sung by Perihan Altındağ Sözeri and Ahmet Üstün.

The story is set in the Ottoman period around the fortress of Esztergom. Kocabey, Canbey and their companions, on their way to the castle, stop at an inn in hostile country. A band of brigands lodging there plans a night raid on them, but the innkeeper's daughter Nadya refuses the help the brigands demand of her and warns the guests, and the attack comes to nothing. Nadya later learns of an assault being prepared on the fortress and tells the commander. Drawn to Canbey, she wants only to stay in the castle. Kocabey also secretly loves her, but seeing his brother's state he asks the commander to have them wed. Nadya embraces Islam, takes the name Nadiye and marries Canbey.

In the film's second half the fortress comes under siege. Food and ammunition run out, and the commander's wish to let women, children and the elderly leave is refused. The women prefer to die at the hands of their own men rather than fall to the enemy. Seven years later the fortress is besieged again, this time by Turkish forces, and the commander repeats the proposal. Can Bey and his friends object, but Lala Mehmet Paşa makes the decision. The cast includes Cahit Irgat, Hulusi Kentmen, Ahmet Üstün, Necla İz and Feridun Çölgeçen.