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Cemil

Cemil

Movie · 1975 · 8 people

Melih Gülgen both directed and produced the 1975 Turkish crime-action film Cemil through Gülgen Film, from a screenplay by Bülent Oran. A colour film with adventure, drama and thriller elements, it runs about 92 minutes. Cüneyt Arkın plays the title role, Commissioner Cemil.

The story begins with a tip-off. On patrol, Commissioner Cemil finds the body of a young girl on the beach. At the autopsy he meets her father, the retired officer Tahsin Erkoç (Eşref Kolçak); moved by the bereaved man, Cemil begins the operations needed to find the killers, with his colleague Ahmet (Ahmet Mekin) at his side. Their inquiries lead to a drug ring with links abroad. Tahsin, meanwhile, follows the men's trail by his own means and ends up in a firefight, just as Cemil and Ahmet reach the scene.

The cast includes Yıldırım Gencer as Vehbi Tok, Ayfer Feray as Ayfer, Yüksel Gözen as the Police Chief, Altan Günbay as Altan Eser and Alev Altın as Alev Erkoç; Aydın Haberdar plays the doctor, while Hüseyin Zan and Ata Saka play Vehbi's men. The score is by Cahit Berkay and the cinematography by Muzaffer Turan.

DirectorMelih Gülgen
Production companyGülgen Film

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Cüneyt Arkın Cüneyt Arkın Actor · died at 84 Ahmet Mekin Ahmet Mekin Actor · 94 years old Aydın Haberdar Actor · 1936 – 2006 Ata Saka Actor · born 1937 Eşref Kolçak Eşref Kolçak Actor · died at 92 Yıldırım Gencer Actor · died at 68 Hüseyin Zan Hüseyin Zan Actor · died at 80 Ayfer Feray Ayfer Feray Actor · died at 66

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Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Cüneyt Arkın as a commissioner, up against a drug ring with links abroad: whatever you want from a seventies police thriller is here. Opening on a body found on the beach gets things moving fast, and the inquiry soon reaches the ring. The most interesting dynamic is Tahsin, the retired officer who tracks the killers by his own means without waiting for the police; two parallel hunts crank up the tension. The period's sound and editing, though, may look a little dated today.

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

Seeing Cüneyt Arkın as an honest commissioner chasing justice is a return to Yeşilçam's world, where good and evil are divided by clear lines. What touches most in Cemil is the commissioner's human sympathy for a father who has lost his child; Eşref Kolçak's retired officer Tahsin stands as the story's conscience. Bülent Oran's script knows how to set that grief inside the police-thriller mould. That the score bears Cahit Berkay's signature is a lovely touch too. A sincere period film with a sound moral centre.

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

Cemil is a crime-action film with a heavy subject: a young girl's body on the beach, a drug ring and a gunfight. An honest policeman standing up to evil and a father living with the loss of his child send a strong message, but these scenes are not suitable for small children. Grandparents who love Cüneyt Arkın films can watch it with high-school-age teens; better to put it on after the little ones are in bed.

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