| The Turkish Cucumbers | |
| Director: | Rolf Olsen |
| Producer: | K. Gordon Murray |
| Music: | Werner Scharfenberger |
| Cinematography: | Walter Tuch |
| Editing: | Karl Aulitzky |
| Studio: | Bavaria Film |
| Distributor: | Bavaria Film |
| Runtime: | 96 minutes |
| Country: | West Germany |
| Language: | German |
The Turkish Cucumbers (German: Die türkischen Gurken) is a 1962 West German comedy film directed by Rolf Olsen and starring Gunther Philipp, Oskar Sima and Susi Nicoletti.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hertha Hareiter and Otto Pischinger. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich.
A fruit and vegetable wholesaler who does a great deal of business with the Middle East is disturbed to discover that one of his clients has gifted him a harem. He tries to keep this secret from his wife by pretending that the new arrivals are Turkish cucumbers, but she becomes increasingly suspicious.