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Kanun Gücü

Law Enforcement (Kanun Gücü) (translated)

Movie · 1979 · 8 people

Cüneyt Arkın both directs and stars in Kanun Gücü (Law Enforcement), a Turkish crime and action film from 1979, and he wrote the screenplay together with Safa Önal. The film was released on 1 March 1979; it was shot in colour on 35 mm and runs 86 minutes. Its main themes are heroin, drugs and the police fight against them.

The story centres on a conflict between police officer Ahmet and Sungur Çapan, who controls Istanbul's drug, smuggling and gambling business. Sungur steers the trade as he pleases and is behind the killings in the city. The trap he lays to get rid of Ahmet works: Ahmet is thrown off the force and his mother loses her mind under the blow. Yet what happens does not break Ahmet, and the fight goes on. Arkın plays Ahmet; Necla Fide is Nevin, Deniz Akbulut is Zeynep and Nejat Özbek is Murat. Reha Yurdakul plays the commissioner, Ekrem Dümer the police chief and Muadelet Tibet Ahmet's mother. Aydın Haberdar and Ata Saka appear among Sungur's men, while Abdi Algül plays Akrep.

The cinematographer is Cahit Engin and the producer is Memduh Ün. The production companies are Yeni Film and Uğur Film. Abdurrahman Palay dubbed Arkın's voice in the film.

DirectorCüneyt Arkın
Production companyYeni Film, Uğur Film

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Cüneyt Arkın Cüneyt Arkın Actor · died at 84 Aydın Haberdar Actor · 1936 – 2006 Ata Saka Actor · born 1937 Necla Fide Necla Fide Actor · 68 years old Zeki Sezer Zeki Sezer Actor · died at 77 Yadigar Ejder Actor · died at 43 Ekrem Dümer Ekrem Dümer Actor · died at 71 Muharrem Gürses Muharrem Gürses Actor · died at 85

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

Kanun Gücü gets straight to the point with the fight between police officer Ahmet and Sungur Çapan, who runs Istanbul's drugs, smuggling and gambling. At 86 minutes it stays tight. Even being thrown off the force by a trap doesn't stop Ahmet, and the fight goes on. With Cüneyt Arkın both directing and starring, the whole film runs on his energy. By today's standards the action scenes may look old-school, but fans of genre classics will have a good time.

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

Released in 1979, Kanun Gücü puts heroin, drugs and the police fight against them at its centre, bringing a contemporary anxiety about Istanbul to the screen. Sungur Çapan, who gathers the city's drug, smuggling and gambling rackets into one hand, carries the marks of a time when crime was seen as an organised, invisible power. Ahmet being framed and thrown off the force, and his mother losing her mind under the blow, stress that crime destroys families, not just individuals. The film is no sociological study but a crime picture that follows the rules of its genre; still, it is an interesting document of the fears audiences of the day wanted answered.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Directed by and starring Cüneyt Arkın, who co-wrote the script with Safa Önal, Kanun Gücü is a genre film that applies the crime formulas of its day without a hitch. The honest cop, the crime boss who controls everything, the trap and the personal crusade: the structure is familiar from start to finish. Cahit Engin's colour 35 mm photography and the 86-minute running time keep it neat and compact. But the characters rarely get beyond types; the villain is little more than a function, and the supporting players are there to push the plot along. Arkın being voiced by Abdurrahman Palay reflects the practice of the time, yet it can open a gap between performance and voice. Interesting for genre buffs, limited for anyone after more.

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