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Bomba Gibi Kız

Bombshell Girl (Bomba Gibi Kız) (translated)

Movie · 1964 · 15 people

Orhan Aksoy directed the black-and-white Yeşilçam film Bomba Gibi Kız (Bombshell Girl) in 1964, mixing sentimental and comic elements. Three well-known names of the period, Türkân Şoray, İzzet Günay and Sadri Alışık, share the leading roles. It tells of a heartbroken young man and of two men whose friendship turns into rivalry, in a world of casinos and gambling.

At its centre is Erol Çelik. Abandoned by his girlfriend, Erol is a tough suburban lad and a cheating gambler, pushed into that life to some extent because nobody wants to hire a drifter. After a card game he is cornered by three men when a stranger steps in and saves him. At the address the mysterious man gave him, Erol finds a world of wealth: Kenan, who saved his life, owns a casino and offers him work. A life debt makes the two men friends, but an unexpected cause turns them into rivals. İzzet Günay plays Erol, Sadri Alışık plays Kenan and Türkân Şoray plays Leyla.

Bülent Oran and Aksoy wrote the script together. Hürrem Erman and Hulki Saner produced the film under Erman Film. The music is by Yorgo İlyadis and the cinematography by Kriton İlyadis and Costas Prosos. It was shot on 35 mm.

DirectorOrhan Aksoy
Production companyErman Film
Bombshell Girl (Bomba Gibi Kız)

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Türkân Şoray Türkân Şoray Actor · 81 years old Sadri Alışık Actor · died at 69 İzzet Günay İzzet Günay Actor · 92 years old Vahi Öz Asım Nipton Afif Yesari Hayrettin Akbay Emin Demirtay Hülya Demirtay Doğan Akbaş Necdet Ertan Hüseyin Güler Hakkı Kıvanç Hakkı Kıvanç Actor · died at 83 Ahmet Koç Yaşar Şener

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Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

Bringing Türkan Şoray, İzzet Günay and Sadri Alışık together in one film was one of 1960s Yeşilçam's favourite moves. Bomba Gibi Kız follows that familiar recipe of mixing sentiment and comedy: a friendship born of a life debt turns into rivalry for an unexpected reason. Yorgo İlyadis's music and the black-and-white images lend the casino world the graceful air of the period. Still, expecting a film centred on Türkan Şoray because of its title could mislead; the story belongs more to two men, Erol and Kenan.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The film's most interesting detail is why Erol is pushed into cheating at cards: nobody wants to hire a drifter. The gap between the suburban lad and the wealthy casino owner is the story's real ground. Kenan, who saved his life, offering him work reflects an order in which moving up seems possible only through a protector. The friendship sealed by a life debt also recalls the value Yeşilçam placed on loyalty. The film does not turn any of this into social criticism, but unemployment and urban poverty are clearly felt in the background.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A black-and-white Yeşilçam tale of love and friendship that grandparents will enjoy. But the film's world is casinos, rigged card games and fights, and the hero is a cheating gambler. Not suitable for young children. If you watch it with teenagers, it is worth talking about how this is not a life to envy. For adults, an emotional, light evening film.

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