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Lawless Street

Lawless Street

19715.01h 20m

Overview

The film takes on Ali, a member of a wealthy family, and his shared infatuation with a night club worker by the name of Tülay. Ali and Tülay want to get married. Though Ali’s father disapproves of the union at first, he eventually gives in. But the owner of the night club that Tülay works at, Ejdar Hasan, also has his eye on her. Hasan proposes a large sum of money to Tülay as a measure to convince her not to get married to Ali. When Ali’s father ups the offer, Hasan resorts to other plans. The day of the marriage, Hasan and his men cut off the wedding motorcade. In the conflict that arises, Ali’s father is killed. In retaliation, Ali kills a few of Hasan’s men, and lands himself in prison. During the transfer from the courthouse to prison, Ali escapes in order to exact his revenge

Directed by Melih Gülgen
Written by Melih Gülgen
Produced by Yaşar Tunalı
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Top Cast

Jahangir Ghaffari

Jahangir Ghaffari

Ali Deniz

Feri Cansel

Feri Cansel

Tülay

Behçet Nacar

Behçet Nacar

Debreli Ejder Hasan

Doğan Tamer

Doğan Tamer

Mustafa

Erdoğan Seren

Erdoğan Seren

İhsan Gedik

İhsan Gedik

Haydar Karaer

Haydar Karaer

Kadir Kök

Kadir Kök

Melek Görgün

Melek Görgün

Leyla

Themes & Keywords

prisoneroticismnightclubprison escapesingerrevengeweddingprison visitwedding dressprison fight

About Lawless Street

Lawless Street is a adventure, crime, romance film released in 1971 exploring themes of prison, eroticism, nightclub, prison escape, singer, revenge. Directed by Melih Gülgen, it stars Jahangir Ghaffari, Feri Cansel, Behçet Nacar. The film takes on Ali, a member of a wealthy family, and his shared infatuation with a night club worker by the name of Tülay. Ali and Tülay want to get married. Though Ali’s father disapproves of the union at first, he eventually gives in. But the owner of the night club that Tülay works at, Ejdar Hasan, also has his eye on her. Hasan proposes a large sum of money to Tülay as a measure to convince her not to get married to Ali. When Ali’s father ups the offer, Hasan resorts to other plans. The day of the marriage, Hasan and his men cut off the wedding motorcade. In the conflict that arises, Ali’s father is killed. In retaliation, Ali kills a few of Hasan’s men, and lands himself in prison. During the transfer from the courthouse to prison, Ali escapes in order to exact his revenge

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