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Haul (Vurgun)

Haul (Vurgun) (translated)

Movie · 1973 · 5 people

Zeki Ökten directed Vurgun, a 1973 Turkish film. Prepared by Erler Film from a script by Fuat Özlüer, it combines the emotional and adventure genres. Running 84 minutes in colour, it tells of an unusual bond between a singer and a man just out of prison, built on the tension between greed and love. Cüneyt Arkın and Gönül Yazar play the leads.

Gönül (Gönül Yazar) is a famous and very wealthy singer. Her manager Zekeriya (Turgut Özatay) covets her fortune and devises a plan to get hold of it. For the plan he persuades Mehmet (Cüneyt Arkın), a jobless man just released from prison: Mehmet is to make Gönül fall for him and somehow take her money. He accepts reluctantly, to pay for an operation on Rıza Dayı's grandchild, introduces himself as Ertuğrul and moves into the hotel where Gönül is staying. As the two grow close and the relationship becomes real love, Zekeriya does not give up his greed and pushes the scheme toward a dangerous kidnapping.

Besides Arkın and Yazar, the cast includes Turgut Özatay and Nubar Terziyan (the casino boss), with Hulusi Kentmen, Kayhan Yıldızoğlu, Süha Doğan and Yeşim Yükselen among the other players. Türker İnanoğlu produced, Metin Bükey composed the music and Çetin Gürtop was director of photography.

DirectorZeki Ökten
Production companyErler Film

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Cüneyt Arkın Cüneyt Arkın Actor · died at 84 Kazanova Mehmet Nubar Terziyan Actor · died at 84 Casino Owner Turgut Özatay Turgut Özatay Actor · died at 74 Zekeriya Gönül Yazar Singer · 90 years old Gönül Hulusi Kentmen Hulusi Kentmen Actor · died at 82 Alcapon Rıza

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

Vurgun is Yeşilçam through and through, a blend of heartfelt drama and adventure. Cüneyt Arkın plays a man fresh out of prison, caught between money and his conscience, and his growing closeness with Gönül Yazar follows that familiar formula which still warms the heart: you watch hoping love will outweigh greed. Mehmet taking the job to pay for a child's operation gives the story a recognisable moral centre. Turgut Özatay's manager is just villainous enough to enjoy. Metin Bükey's music and the old-fashioned ring of the dubbing turn the film into a small time capsule.

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

Vurgun is an old Yeşilçam film and generally fine to watch as a family. It is about greed, love and a kidnapping plot, so there is some tension and a few tense moments for little ones. A man taking on a wrong job to pay for a small child's operation is a good thing to talk about afterwards. Grandparents will enjoy seeing Cüneyt Arkın and Gönül Yazar. Young children may get bored during the romantic parts.

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

Cüneyt Arkın on the poster, adventure listed as the genre: I went in expecting plenty of action. But Vurgun is really a romance and con story. The weight of it sits on Mehmet and Gönül growing closer, and for someone like me who wants pace, that emotional stretch drags. The tension only climbs once the manager turns the scheme into a kidnapping plot. Eighty-four minutes sounds short, but for an impatient viewer it feels longer in places.

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