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Sakar Şakir

Clumsy Shakir (Sakar Şakir) (translated)

Movie · 1977 · 7 people

Natuk Baytan directed the Turkish comedy-adventure Sakar Şakir in 1977. Shot in colour on 35 mm and running about 90 minutes, it was produced by Cem Film and released on 1 November 1977. Starring Kemal Sunal, it follows a hapless, naive hero through mishaps built on an inheritance and a bus journey.

Şakir lives in Kayseri and has worn out everyone around him with his clumsiness. His uncle in İstanbul sends a telegram asking him to come, but dies before they can meet, leaving a large fortune. A relative who does not want to split the money starts scheming to remove him. Kemal Sunal plays Şakir, whose name in the film is Hasan Titiz; Ünal Gürel plays Gardrop Fuat, and the chases with him run both along the Kayseri-İstanbul road and through the city. The cast also features Ali Şen (Hacı Şen), Adile Naşit (Fatma), Ayfer Feray (Sevda), Atilla Ergün (Limoncu Şükrü), İhsan Yüce (Televizyoncu Kenan) and Kamer Sadık (Uncle Sabri).

Suavi Süalp and Baytan co-wrote the screenplay, and Baytan also appears briefly as the estate agent Zihni. Yahya Kılıç produced, Zafer Dilek composed the music and Rafet Şiriner was director of photography. A restored HD version has also been released.

DirectorNatuk Baytan
Production companyCem Film

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Adile Naşit Adile Naşit Film actor · died at 57 Ali Şen Ali Şen Actor · died at 70 Ayfer Feray Ayfer Feray Actor · died at 66 İhsan Yüce İhsan Yüce Actor · died at 61 Kamer Sadık Kamer Sadık Actor · 1911 – 1986 Kemal Sunal Kemal Sunal Film actor · died at 55 Ünal Gürel Actor · 1935 – 2002

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

Kemal Sunal's naive but good-hearted heroes are among Yeşilçam's most endearing figures, and Sakar Şakir is an enjoyable link in that tradition. The inheritance adventure stretching from Kayseri to İstanbul gains extra warmth from masters like Adile Naşit and Ali Şen; just seeing Adile Naşit on screen is enough to bring a smile. The story is simple, and the humour sometimes leans too heavily on clumsiness gags, but the flavour of that old world where innocence stands firm against greed is still there. The restored HD version is a fine excuse to watch it again.

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

It's a Kemal Sunal film, so it's a pleasure to watch with grandparents. The humour is mostly about clumsiness and chases, and children can laugh along easily. A relative scheming so he doesn't have to share an inheritance is a good way to talk about why greed is bad. Since it's from the seventies, some jokes may feel old-fashioned to kids today.

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

This isn't an action film, but the chases with Gardrop Fuat run both along the Kayseri-İstanbul road and through the city, and they keep it moving. The bus journey makes a nice setting for adventure, too. Ninety minutes is short enough to finish without dragging. I should say, though, that for anyone used to today's editing speed, some gags run long and feel old-school.

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