Turkish Delight
“A real love story.”
Gifted but hot-headed sculptor Eric has a stormy, erotic, and star-crossed romance with a beautiful young woman named Olga.
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Cast
40 people
Monique van de Ven
Olga Stapels
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Katie Tippel
Rutger Hauer
Erik Vonk
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Tonny Huurdeman
Mrs Stapels
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Wim van den Brink
Stapels
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Hans Boskamp
Store manager
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Oppassen!!!
Floris
Dolf de Vries
Dr Paul Kruithof
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Black Book
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Manfred de Graaf
Henny
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Dick Scheffer
Accountant
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Marjol Flore
Tineke Elffers
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Life Pornography
Bert Dijkstra
Hospital official
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Bert André
Tourism board member
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Flodder
Jon Bluming
Security agent
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Modesty Blaise
Paul Verhoeven Director · Gerard Soeteman Screenplay Jan Wolkers Author
Budget $250K · United States release September 27, 1974 · Produced in Netherlands
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Budget
$250,000
Production
Verenigde Nederlandsche Filmcompagnie (VNF)
Production
Rob Houwer Film Holland
Production
Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Turks Fruit
Original language
Dutch
Spoken on screen
Dutch · English
Release dates
Netherlands · February 22, 1973
Theatrical
United States · September 27, 1974
Theatrical
France
November 8, 1973 · Theatrical
Germany
August 16, 1973 · Theatrical
Poland
June 14, 2025 · Premiere · WTF Fest
Sweden
October 7, 1973 · Theatrical
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