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A street cleaner in love vs his boss — Turkish cinema's most chaotic love triangle.
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The King of the Street Cleaners (1977)

Working-class chaosUnderdog energyNeighborhood gossip-core

Overview

ComedyDramaRomance

Going through his daily routine in a stereotypical neighborhood, a street cleaner falls in love with a charwoman. Unfortunately for him, so does his superior officer.

Flag of TRTRTurkish
Content warning
klasikler

Standout Aspects

Acting

Kemal Sunal's physical comedy is devastatingly human.

Direction

Zeki Ökten turns a street into a whole society.

Best for:Solo: When you want to feel seen in your romantic disasters.·Friends: Laugh at Abdi's suffering together — bond over shared humiliation.
Heads up:Emotional: Bittersweet ending that stings — not a feel-good romp.
Zeki Ökten

Director

Zeki Ökten

ReleasedAug 9, 1977
Runtime1h 20m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Arzu Film

Top Cast

Kemal Sunal

Kemal Sunal

Abdi Şakrak

Şener Şen

Şener Şen

Zabıta Amiri Şakir

Ayşen Gruda

Ayşen Gruda

Hacer

İhsan Yüce

İhsan Yüce

Hacer'in Babası

Erdal Özyağcılar

Erdal Özyağcılar

Hacer'in Abisi

İlyas Salman

İlyas Salman

Kapıcı Şemsi

Nejat Gürçen

Nejat Gürçen

Gazino Patronu

Türker Tekin

Türker Tekin

Kapıcı İsmail

Ertuğrul Bilda

Ertuğrul Bilda

Apartman Sakini

İhsan Bilsev

İhsan Bilsev

Patronun Yardımcısı

Muadelet Tibet

Muadelet Tibet

Hanife Teyze

Selim Naşit

Selim Naşit

Bakkal

Nezahat Tanyeri

Nezahat Tanyeri

Şakir'in Annesi

Ferdi Akarnur

Ferdi Akarnur

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Cultural

This cemented Kemal Sunal as Turkey's everyman hero — think Chaplin meets your depressed uncle.

Insight

The 'zabıta' (municipal officer) was a real symbol of petty bureaucratic power in 70s Turkey.

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