The Stranger in Town
1963, Turkish. Directed by Halit Refiğ.
A young engineer Aydin comes back to his hometown after years of education as a mining engineer in London. Selami, the owner of a local wood company, paid for Aydin's tuition and expenses. Selami has been the employer of Aydin's father in the past and he acts like an elder brother for Aydin, offers him to stay in his house. Aydin starts to work as the chief engineer in one of the mining companies. From the first day onwards Aydin opposes the mining practices imposed by Rahmi Bey, the owner of the company. He orders to stop mining and deals with the wood sellers who sell low-quality wood used to support the thrusts in the mines.
- Runtime
- 1h 15m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Turkish
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- Released
- 23 September 1963
- Original title
- Şehirdeki Yabancı
- Country
- Turkey
- Written by
- Vedat Türkali, Halit Refiğ
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The Stranger in Town runs 75 minutes (1h 15m).
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The Stranger in Town isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 23 September 1963. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Stranger in Town?
The Stranger in Town (1963) was directed by Halit Refiğ and stars Nilüfer Aydan, Göksel Arsoy, Reha Yurdakul.