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Çılgınlar

The Crazy Ones (Çılgınlar) (translated)

Movie · 1974 · 3 people

Mixing emotional drama and adventure, the 1974 Turkish film Çılgınlar ("The Mad Ones") tells how a criminal gang tries to rob a rich businessman. Safa Önal both directed and wrote it. It was made by Cem Film, with Yahya Kılıç and Deniz Kalkavan as producers. The leads are Türkân Şoray (long called the "Sultana" of Turkish cinema) and Ekrem Bora, one of the leading men of the day.

The story follows Murat, Necdet, Cemil and Selma, members of a gang of thieves and robbers. Their latest target is the very wealthy businessman Orhan İnan, and they prepare a plan. Selma is attacked on Orhan's route, and Orhan rescues her and takes her home. Selma appears to remember nothing of her past. The aim is for her beauty to make Orhan fall in love with her so that his fortune can be stolen. But there are some truths even the gang does not know, and what began as a game and a robbery cannot go on the same way.

Türkân Şoray plays Selma, who is also named Cavidan, and Ekrem Bora plays Orhan. Hikmet Taşdemir plays Murat, Altan Bozkurt Necdet and Yüksel Gözen Cemil, while Atilla Ergün appears as a prosecutor. The music is by Sezen Cumhur Önal and the cinematography by Cahit Engin.

DirectorSafa Önal
Production companyCem Film

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Atilla Ergün Actor · died at 59 Ekrem Bora Ekrem Bora Actor · died at 80 Türkân Şoray Türkân Şoray Actor · 81 years old

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

Seeing Türkân Şoray and Ekrem Bora in the same film is an invitation in itself for anyone devoted to Yeşilçam's golden years. Çılgınlar, opening on a robbery plan and turning into a matter of the heart, follows a much-loved pattern of its day: what begins as a game stops being one once feelings get involved. Safa Önal's writing and Sezen Cumhur Önal's music give it the flavour of the era. Playing a woman who seems to remember nothing of her past gives Şoray's matchless face plenty of room. It may look a little naive to today's eye, but its sincerity is intact.

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

A gang of robbers, a very rich businessman, a plan in place: it opens like a proper crime film. But Çılgınlar drifts more and more into an emotional story, and the heist tension slips into the background. Anyone hoping for sharp editing, chases or a tense robbery set piece may get restless. The truths even the gang doesn't know do spark curiosity, and that part works. Still, this one plays for feelings far more than action.

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

A pleasant evening pick for grown-ups who love old Turkish films. But the story is about a gang of thieves using a young woman's beauty to rob a rich man. There is also a moment where Selma is attacked. It isn't suitable for small children. Teenagers can watch it with you, and afterwards it's worth talking about a relationship that starts with a lie.

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