The King of the Street Cleaners
| The King of the Street Cleaners | |
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| Directed by | Zeki Ökten |
| Produced by | Nahit Ataman |
| Written by | Umur Bugay |
| Screenplay by | Umur Bugay |
| Starring |
Kemal Sunal Şener Şen Ayşen Gruda |
| Music by |
Cahit Berkay Özdemir Erdoğan |
| Cinematography | Erdoğan Engin |
Production company |
Yeni Stüdyo |
| Distributed by | Arzu Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 90 min. |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
The King of the Street Cleaners (Turkish: Çöpçüler Kralı), is a 1977 comedy and drama film directed by Zeki Ökten and starring by famous Turkish comedy actor Kemal Sunal.[1] The film was written for the screen by Umur Bugay.
Cahit Berkay and Özdemir Erdoğan made their film music. The film won the awards at the 15th Antalya Film Festival[2] (Umur Bugay "Best Screenplay") and Şener Şen ("Best Supporting Actor").
Plot
Zabıta chief Şakir puts a great deal of pressure on the shopkeepers and garbage trucks, forcing the authorities to give up their jobs. Hacer, who lives in the same neighborhood, is a cleaner. The police officer who falls in love with Hajar meets his mother's reaction. The garbage man in the neighborhood is in love with Hacer in Apti, but he has no money. A casinos that one day enters in a bad time changes his bad luck to something.
Cast
- Kemal Sunal - Apti Şakrak
- Şener Şen - Zabıta chief Şakir
- Ayşen Gruda - Hacer
- İhsan Yüce - Father of Hacer
- Erdal Özyağcılar - Hacer's Great Brother
- Türker Tekin - Doorman İsmail
- İlyas Salman - Doorman
- Nejat Gürçen - Gazino Patron
- İhsan Bilsev - The Patron Man
- Muadelet Tibet - Hanife Teyzem
- Salih Sarikaya - Coffee Shop
- Nezahat Tanyeri - Mother of the Shakir
- Nermin Özses - Mother of Hacer
- Ertuğrul Bilda
Gallery
Cihangir Güneşli Street (filmin location)
References
- ↑ Emrah Güler (16 February 2015). "Istanbul the home for both comedies and melodramas". Hürriyet Daily News.
- ↑ Emrah Güler (4 June 2009). "Honoring Kemal Sunal on 9th anniversary of his death". Hhürriyet.