Turkish pulp cinema's answer to Dirty Harry, minus the budget but plus the chaos.
Commissioner Cemil finds the body of a young girl on the beach as a result of the tip he received while patrolling.
Acting
Cüneyt Arkın's wild-eyed intensity carries entire scenes single-handedly.
Practical Effects
Gloriously unconvincing fight choreography that becomes accidentally artful.
Production
Maximum atmosphere from minimum resources—pure 70s Istanbul noir.
Director
Melih Gülgen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Turkey's 1970s 'polisiye' boom, when local studios churned out hundreds of low-budget action films copying Hollywood hits with regional swagger.
Cüneyt Arkın reportedly filmed this between his iconic historical epics, using the same horse from his Malkoçoğlu series because budgets were that tight.
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