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
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Distributed by | Arzu Film |
Release date
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Running time
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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. 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 (Umur Bugay "Best Screenplay") and Şener Şen ("Best Supporting Actor").
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.
Cihangir Güneşli Street (filmin location)