The King of the Street Cleaners

The King of the Street Cleaners
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
  • February 1, 1978 (1978-02-01) (Istanbul)
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

References

  1. ↑ Emrah Güler (16 February 2015). "Istanbul the home for both comedies and melodramas". Hürriyet Daily News.
  2. ↑ Emrah Güler (4 June 2009). "Honoring Kemal Sunal on 9th anniversary of his death". Hhürriyet.
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