In 1908, Sultan Abdul Hamid rules the Turkish Empire, but he is faced with the threat of revolt by the Young Turk party. He allows Hilmi Pasha, the leader of the Young Turks, to return from exile and form the country's first constitutional government. With tensions still growing, chief of police Kadar Pasha assassinates Hassan Bey, the leader of the Old Turk party, and makes it look as if a Young Turk committed the crime, in order to give Abdul an excuse for arresting the Young Turk leaders. Meanwhile, Abdul becomes infatuated with a visiting Austrian singer. When she rejects his advances, she endangers both herself and her fiancé, a Turkish officer who also knows who really shot Hassan Bey.
Unfortunately the movie Abdul the Damned is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Karl Grune | Director |
| Production | Max Schach | Producer |
| Sound | Hanns Eisler | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Otto Kanturek | Director of Photography |
| Editing | A.C. Hammond | Editor |
| Editing | Walter Stokvis | Editor |
| Art | Clarence Elder | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joe Strassner | Costume Design |
| Directing | Roy Goddard | Assistant Director |
| Art | John Mead | Art Direction |
| Writing | Robert Neumann | Story |
| Writing | Ashley Dukes | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Roger Burford | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Warren Chetham-Strode | Scenario Writer |
| Writing | Warren Chetham-Strode | Dialogue |
| Writing | Roger Burford | Dialogue |
| Writing | Ashley Dukes | Dialogue |
