Conquest 1453
Seen it?2012 | 160 min | Adventure, Drama, Action, War
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (40% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for action fans and history buffs. If you loved Gladiator II, start here.
- The mood
- Intense.
- The pace
- Epic and sweeping, at 2 hr 40 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 40 min.
- It's in Turkish, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
After the death of his father Murat II, young Mehmet II ascends to the Ottoman throne. After braving internal and external enemies, he decides to complete what he was destined to do: Conquer Constantinople.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
40% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.1 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerSolid
$61 million worldwide on a $16 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 20K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Faruk Aksoy
- Devrim EvinSultan Mehmed II
- İbrahim ÇelikkolUlubatlı Hasan
- Dilek SerbestEra
- Cengiz CoşkunGiovanni Giustiniani
- Recep AktuğConstantine XI
- Şahika KoldemirGulbahar Hatun
- Erden AlkanÇandarlı Halil Paşa
- Naci AdıgüzelGranduk Notaras
- Erdoğan Aydemir
- Raif Hikmet CamAksemseddin