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Köroğlu

Koroglu

Movie · 1968 · 10 people

Mixing adventure, drama and romance in an Ottoman-era setting, Köroğlu was made in 1968 as a Turkish historical adventure film. Directed by Atıf Yılmaz from a screenplay by Ayşe Şasa, it runs about 90 minutes. Cüneyt Arkın and Fatma Girik star. Uğur Film made it, and Memduh Ün produced.

The film tells of a young man who rises in revolt to avenge the wrong done to his father. Ruşen Ali (Cüneyt Arkın) is the son of the groom Yusuf. The Bey of Bolu (Hayati Hamzaoğlu) charges Yusuf with raising an unmatched horse as a gift for the sultan. Displeased with the colt Yusuf brings, the bey takes it as an insult and punishes him by having his eyes blinded. Ruşen Ali, who raised the horse with his father, swears vengeance on the cruel bey, and in time he becomes known as Köroğlu. Love, friendship, bravery, dungeons and disguise run through the tale. Fatma Girik plays Hüsnübala-Gülizar and Mümtaz Ener plays Koca Yusuf.

The cast also includes Reha Yurdakul (Hoylu Bey), Hüseyin Baradan (Cidalı Kenan), Oktar Durukan (Zorbaz), Behçet Nacar (Dağ Deviren) and Cevat Kurtuluş. Gani Turanlı was the cinematographer and Yücel Paşmakçı wrote the music; the film is in colour.

DirectorAtıf Yılmaz
Production companyUğur Film
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Behçet Nacar Actor · died at 80 Celal Yonat Celal Yonat Actor · 1922 – 1993 Cevat Kurtuluş Actor · died at 70 Cüneyt Arkın Cüneyt Arkın Actor · died at 84 Fatma Girik Fatma Girik Actor · died at 79 Hayati Hamzaoğlu Hayati Hamzaoğlu Actor · died at 67 Muharrem Gürses Muharrem Gürses Actor · died at 85 Mümtaz Ener Actor · died at 81 Yadigar Ejder Actor · died at 43 Ahmet Kostarika Ahmet Kostarika Actor · 1927 – 1994

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

Made by Atıf Yılmaz from Ayşe Şasa's screenplay, Köroğlu is a colourful Yeşilçam adventure that brings an epic tale of revenge to the screen. Ruşen Ali, who rises against the cruel Bey of Bolu for blinding his father, becomes both a valiant and a vulnerable hero through Cüneyt Arkın's energy. Fatma Girik's Hüsnübala-Gülizar lends the story the warmth of love. Yücel Paşmakçı's music and Gani Turanlı's colour photography still draw you in today. Love, friendship, dungeons and disguise: all the flavours of an old-fashioned tale are here together.

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

Köroğlu is from 1968, so if you are used to today's speed, the pace can drag in places. But the story is a pure revenge movie: a young man whose father was blinded rises up against a cruel bey. Dungeons, disguises and Cüneyt Arkın's energy go a long way. The fight scenes look old-school by today's standards; go in knowing that and you will have fun.

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

In telling how a groom's son rises against a powerful bey, Köroğlu puts the gulf between authority and ordinary people at its centre. The Bey of Bolu having Yusuf blinded over a colt he dislikes is a harsh opening that shows an order where arbitrary power answers to no one. In this story set in the Ottoman era, justice is expected not from institutions but from one man's revolt. That such a theme takes centre stage in a film made in 1968 also invites thought about the audience of its day. Still, this is a colourful adventure rather than a historical document; it foregrounds the idea of resisting tyranny more than the details of the period.

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