Turkish Delight

1973 Dutch film directed by Paul Verhoeven
Movie film Q166960
Turkish Delight
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Summary

Turkish Delight is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,760 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Calf for Best Feature Film[3]
  • Director: Paul Verhoeven[4]
  • Screenwriter: Gerard Soeteman[5], Jan Wolkers[6]
  • Composer: Rogier van Otterloo[7]
  • Genre: romance film[8], drama film[9], erotic film[10]
  • Based on: Turks Fruit[11]
  • Cast member: Monique van de Ven[12], Rutger Hauer[13], David Rappaport[14], Hans Boskamp[15], Dolf de Vries[16], Maartje Seyferth[17], Tonny Huurdeman[18], Manfred de Graaf[19], Dick Scheffer[20], Marjol Flore[21], Bert Dijkstra[22], Bert André[23], Jon Bluming[24], Suze Broks[25]
  • Producer: Rob Houwer[26]
  • Director of photography: Jan de Bont[27]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Dutch[28]
  • Commons category: Turkish Delight (1973 film)[29]
  • Soundtrack release: Turks fruit[30]
  • Review score: 7.2/10[31], 86%[32], 7.1/10[33]
  • Color: color[34]
  • Country of origin: Netherlands[35]
  • Publication date: February 22, 1973[36], June 1, 1973[37], August 16, 1973[38], October 2, 1973[39], October 7, 1973[40], November 8, 1973[41], February 14, 1974[42], March 1, 1974[43], March 8, 1974[44], September 27, 1974[45], March 4, 1982[46], December 2, 1989[47]
  • Narrative location: Netherlands[48]
  • Filming location: Amsterdam[49]
  • Main subject: brain tumor[50]
  • Film editor: Jan Bosdriesz[51]
  • Described by source: [Cancer on the big screen. How and when movies deal with oncological diseases][52]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[53], International Submission to the Academy Awards[54]
  • Title: Turks fruit[55]
  • Has characteristic: film based on a novel[56]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 16[57]

Why It Matters

Turkish Delight has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did Turkish Delight receive?

Honors received include Golden Calf for Best Feature Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . AlloCiné. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . virtual-history.com. Retrieved . virtual-history.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . [Cancer on the big screen. How and when movies deal with oncological diseases]. wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  6. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Il cancro sul grande schermo. Quanto, come e quando il cinema si occupa delle malattie oncologiche
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  7. 23w ago · Tommasopaiano · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Based on → Turks Fruit
    Color → color
    Screenwriter → Gerard Soeteman, Jan Wolkers
    Main subject → brain tumor
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