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Ölüme Son Adım

The Last Step Towards Death (Ölüme Son Adım) (translated)

Movie · 1983 · 3 people

In 1983 Çetin İnanç wrote and directed the Turkish film Ölüme Son Adım (The Last Step Towards Death). Combining adventure, action and comedy, it belongs to the exaggerated, fast-moving popular cinema of Yeşilçam in its day. Shot in color on 35 mm, it was produced by Mehmet Karahafız for Anıt Film.

The story follows old friends who set out to rescue a professor kidnapped by a gang and made to work in drug production. A small team of two men and one woman meets one danger after another before reaching him. Cüneyt Arkın plays Kaan, alongside Emel Tümer as Leyla and Yıldırım Gencer as Ali. On the other side, Hikmet Taşdemir plays the gang leader and Baykal Kent the boss; Nuri Kırgeç plays the professor and Nazan Ayas his daughter. Osman Betin is the gang leader's assistant and Oktar Durukan the gang leader's boss.

The cinematographer is Sedat Ülker, the editor Necdet Tok and the production manager Cihat Karahan. Color processing and dubbing were done at Kunt Film, and the dubbing credits show Abdurrahman Palay voicing Cüneyt Arkın, Erhan Yazıcıoğlu voicing Yıldırım Gencer and Gülen Kıpçak voicing Emel Tümer.

DirectorÇetin İnanç
Production companyAnıt Film
The Last Step Towards Death (Ölüme Son Adım) The Last Step Towards Death (Ölüme Son Adım)

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Cüneyt Arkın Cüneyt Arkın Actor · died at 84 Emel Tümer Emel Tümer Actor Yıldırım Gencer Actor · died at 68

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

A kidnapped professor, a drug gang, and a small team of two men and a woman setting out to rescue him: one danger chases the next. For anyone who enjoys the over-the-top, fast-moving Yeşilçam action of the eighties, it's pure fun. The friendship between Cüneyt Arkın's Kaan and Yıldırım Gencer's Ali adds the spice. If you want realism, look elsewhere, but it's hard to complain about the pace.

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

Ölüme Son Adım is an adventure written and directed by Çetin İnanç that leans on the exaggerated, fast language of the popular cinema of its day. In films like this the script is often just a skeleton racing from scene to scene, and here too the rescue mission follows a straight line from one danger to the next. Trying to melt adventure, action and comedy in one pot is a risky choice that can make the tone slip often. The dubbing credits are an interesting detail: Abdurrahman Palay voices Cüneyt Arkın, meaning the leads' voices were rebuilt in the studio. Expect no technical finesse, but it is an instructive example for anyone wanting to understand Yeşilçam's quick production culture. Defending it as a strong film in its own right is harder.

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

There are good themes here, like friendship, loyalty and standing together against the bad guys. Because comedy is mixed in, the mood is not too dark. But the story is about a drug gang and a kidnapping, and there is plenty of action. I would say it's not right for young children. A shared cigarette is also listed among its themes, so be aware if that matters to you. Middle and high school kids can enjoy it with the grown-ups.

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