Maître Galip_
Maître Galip is the most poetic and powerful of Pialat's Turkish Chronicles, using the poems of Nazim Hikmet to accompany a series of evocative images of ordinary working class people in Istanbul. This was the film that Pialat himself claimed was the most complete realization of what he was aiming for with his Turkish documentaries. It's not difficult to see why this was his favorite: here he abandons the historical commentary and documentary observation of the other shorts in favor of an emotional emphasis on the lives of the poor and the unemployed.
Starring
André Reybaz
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Maître Galip was released 62 years ago in 1964.
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Maître Galip is the most poetic and powerful of Pialat's Turkish Chronicles, using the poems of Nazim Hikmet to accompany a series of evocative images of ord...
Maître Galip is a Documentary film with a runtime of 0h 11m.
CAST (1)
André Reybaz
Narrator
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What is Maître Galip about?
Maître Galip is the most poetic and powerful of Pialat's Turkish Chronicles, using the poems of Nazim Hikmet to accompany a series of evocative images of ordinary working class people in Istanbul. This was the film that Pialat himself claimed was the most complete realization of what he was aiming for with his Turkish documentaries. It's not difficult to see why this was his favorite: here he abandons the historical commentary and documentary observation of the other shorts in favor of an emotional emphasis on the lives of the poor and the unemployed.
How long is Maître Galip?
Maître Galip has a runtime of 11 minutes (0h 11m).
Who stars in Maître Galip?
The cast of Maître Galip includes André Reybaz.
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Maître Galip has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 based on 6 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Documentary
