The Chickpea Seller (1923)

Leblebici Horhor [The Chickpea Seller] is an adaption of an 1875 Turkish-language operetta by the Ottoman-Armenian composer Tigran Chukhajian. It has been claimed as one of the first original Turkish operettas. A silent film under the direction of Muhsin Ertuğrul, it was supported by the piano-playing of the operetta in the movie theater while it was shown to the audience.

Released

1923-12-07

Genres

Drama, Comedy

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Muhsin Ertuğrul

TMDB rating

8.0/10 from 1 votes