The Guard (1985)
In this film that wavers unsteadily between a comedy and a tragedy, Murtaza (Mujdat Gezen) is a deluded security guard whose fanatical reverence for "duty" verges on the psychotic. He is incapable of seeing himself for what he is -- and as a consequence he is often the unwitting and unknowing brunt of jokes. His wife and daughters are painfully aware of his shortcomings, but they generally suffer in silence. One of the daughters ends up working in the factory to help the family out financially, and when Murtaza finds her sleeping on the job one night he hits her so hard she eventually dies from the blow. Though that is not the end of it, by any means.
Director:
Ali Özgentürk
Writer:
Işıl Özgentürk
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Müjdat Gezen as Murtaza |
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Güler Ökten as |
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Halil Ergün as |
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Macit Koper as |
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Menderes Samancılar as |
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İhsan Yüce as |
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Orhan Çağman as |
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Ferda Ferdağ as |
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Ajlan Aktuğ as |
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Ülkü Ülker as |
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Nurettin Şen as |
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Neslihan Acar as |
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Halil Ökten as |
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Reha Bilgen as |
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Selahattin Fırat as |
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Saim Yavuz as |
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Damla Coşkunoğlu as |
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Refik Durbaş as |
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Ali Demirel as |
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Erdal Özyağcılar as (Halil Ergün Seslendirmesi) |
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Müşfik Kenter as (Ajlan Aktuğ Seslendirmesi) |
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Avni Yalçın as (Menderes Samancılar Seslendirmesi) |
| Directing | Ali Özgentürk | Director |
| Writing | Orhan Kemal | Story |
| Camera | Ertunç Şenkay | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Sarper Özsan | Music |
| Writing | Işıl Özgentürk | Screenplay |
| Directing | Leyla Özalp | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Fehmi Yasar | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Arif Sağ | Songs |
| Sound | Ersan Uysal | Sound Director |