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Adalet

Justice (Adalet) (translated)

Movie · 1978 · 3 people

Melih Gülgen directed and produced Adalet (Justice), a colour Turkish film released on 1 October 1978. Blending crime, adventure and action in a political frame, it follows two policemen trying to expose the dirty dealings between a politician and the business world. The film carries the Gülgen Film name, and Yeni Stüdyo handled dubbing and film preparation.

The story opens with a murder tip. Commissioner Musa, Kemal and Ekrem go to Ayfer's brothel to look into it and find a man dead. Soon afterwards Musa is killed by a hitman named Orhan, who works for the very well-known businessman Şahmat. Kemal then sets out to catch Orhan and bring Şahmat before the law. Cüneyt Arkın plays Kemal, Ali Sururi is Şahmat and Kenan Karagöz is Orhan. The cast also includes Kenan Pars, Firuz, Meral Deniz, Osman Han as the policeman Metin, Yüksel Gözen as Commissioner İlhami, Canan Candan as Necla and Adnan Uygur as the prosecutor.

Samim Utku wrote the screenplay and Cahit Engin shot the film. Several performers were dubbed afterwards by voice actors.

DirectorMelih Gülgen
Production companyGülgen Film

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Cüneyt Arkın Cüneyt Arkın Actor · died at 84 Kemal Kenan Pars Kenan Pars Actor · died at 88 Firuz Actor · 1942 – 2012

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

Cüneyt Arkın as a cop, up against a hitman and the powerful businessman who shields him: exactly what you want from a seventies crime thriller. Once Commissioner Musa is killed the story quickly turns into a personal manhunt, and the motivation is crystal clear. The dirty dealings between a politician and big business raise the stakes further. Don't measure it against today's shooting pace, but it is an easy, enjoyable watch as an example of the genre.

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

Made in 1978, Adalet sets the crime-thriller formula inside a political frame: two policemen try to expose the dirty dealings between a politician and the business world. Building the villain as a very well-known businessman shows how the cinema of the time dramatised the tension between power and the law. A story in which justice can only be won through one determined individual's effort may also say something about how institutions were viewed in that period. The film uses the theme more as an engine for action than something to examine in depth; it is no social analysis, but it is a window onto the anxieties of the late seventies.

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

Adalet is a crime and action film, with murders, a hitman and a scene set in a brothel. It is not suitable for watching with small children. It is better for teenagers and adults. Cüneyt Arkın fans, especially the grandparents, will enjoy it. Still, it is better to put it on after the kids have gone to bed.

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