The Golden Cage is a 1975 Australian film about two Turkish migrants in Australia made by the husband and wife team Ayten [tr] and Ilhan Kuyululu. It was the first Australian film directed by a woman since the 1930s.[1]
The Golden Cage | |
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Directed by | Ayten Kuyululu [tr] |
Written by | Ayten Kuyululu Ismet Soydan |
Produced by | Ilhan Kuyululu |
Starring | Sait Misoglu |
Cinematography | Russell Boyd |
Edited by | Harold Lander |
Music by | Mary Vanderby Aspidistra |
Production company | Independent Artists |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Languages | English Turkish |
The film was shot in March and April 1975, with the aid of $22,500 from the Film, Radio and Television Board of the Australia Council. It failed to achieve commercial distribution.[2]
Kuyululu tried to produce a film The Battle of Broken Hill about the 1915 Battle of Broken Hill but was unable to secure finance and returned to Turkey.[1]
Phillip Noyce worked as an assistant director on the movie.
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