Kara Murat Şeyh Gaffar'a Karşı
Kara Murat Şeyh Gaffar'a Karşı (Italian: Karamurat, la belva dell'Anatolia) is a 1976 Turkish-Italian costume drama-action film directed by Natuk Baytan. It's the fifth film in the series based on the comic strip character Kara Murat, a Janissary spy in the service of Mehmed the Conqueror, created by journalist and cartoonist Rahmi Turan.[1] Turkish action film star Cüneyt Arkın played Kara Murat in all films of the series.
| Kara Murat Şeyh Gaffar'a Karşı | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Natuk Baytan |
| Produced by | Türker İnanoğlu Željko Kunkera |
| Written by | Fuat Özlüer Erdoğan Tünaş |
| Based on | Kara Murat Şeyh Gaffar'a Karşı by Rahmi Turan |
| Starring | Cüneyt Arkın |
| Music by | Piero Piccioni |
| Cinematography | Hans Jura |
| Distributed by | Erler Film |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | Turkey Italy |
| Language | Turkish/Italian |
Plot
By the year 1456, Mehmed the Conqueror (Bora Ayanoğlu) has decided to extend the borders of his empire to the east, at the lands of the Aq Qoyunlu. However, Sheikh Gaffar (Pasquale Basile), ruler of a heretic sect near Kharput defies the Sultan's rule and imprisons the ambassadors sent by him. Sultan Mehmed commissions Kara Murat to assassinate Gaffar.
Cast
- Cüneyt Arkın: Kara Murat (Karamurat)
- Pasquale Basile: Gaffar (Mustafà)
- Bora Ayanoğlu: Mehmed the Conqueror (Mammaluch)
- Daniela Giordano: Zeynep (Suleima)
- Turgut Özatay: Eşkiya Abdo (il bandito Alì Babà)