Fikret Hakan Movies
- 1998
This Turkish thriller tells of a wealthy arms dealer who lives in fear because of hate mail. He has attempted suicide three times because of anonymous threats (signed "Guerrilla") sent to him over the years, but he gets support from both his mistress and his second wife. After he hires a young ex-cop to track the person behind the notes, long-buried secrets begin to resurface. The film's score features the Turkish music of Ozhan Eren. Shown at the 1998 Istanbul Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Mehmet Aslantug, Fikret Hakan, (more)
- 1997
Set during wartime, this romantic drama follows the relationships between an extraordinarily beautiful but mentally retarded teenage girl, her devoted housekeeper and the handsome French soldier who falls in love with her. Lovely Triandaphilis is the daughter of a powerful arms dealer. Largely ignored by her mother, who considers her a social liability, Triandaphilis's only friend is her housekeeper Sultan. When the girl and the soldier meet and romance begins to blossom, the selfless Sultan is very supportive. But then the war heats up and the lovers are forced to part. He goes off to fight while Triandapphilis's family prepares to flee the country. Devastated, the girl decides she must find her soldier at all costs and so runs away. Her family moves away without her, but the ever-loyal Sultan and her husband remain behind to await the return of Triandaphilis. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
- 1970
- PG
As the Ottoman Empire collapses throughout Turkey in 1922, a number of adventurers from all over the world sign on to protect the locals from thieves and marauders--for a hefty price. Two such mercenaries are Adam Dyer (Tony Curtis) and Josh Corey (Charles Bronson), who are hired by provincial Turkish governor Osman Bey (Gregoire Aslan). Adam and Josh are expected to protect their boss' gold shipment, and to provide safe conduct for Osman Bey's three daughters. Along the way, our "heroes" decide to forget their mission and abscond with the gold, but their plans are foiled by their own inherent ineptitude--and by the bothersome interference of duplicitious Colonel Elci (Fikret Hakan). You Can't Win 'Em All is best described as a "western with fezzes." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Tony Curtis, Charles Bronson, (more)
- 1969
- R
Set up like a version of the Maltese Falcon, this routine detective yarn by Roger Corman features Vic Morrow as Harry Black, a hard-living, tough-skinned American in trouble. Two dangerous factions want to get their hands on some engraving plates stolen from the British mint, and Harry is trapped in the middle. The staged car chases, the seductive woman (Suzanne Pleshette) who wants Harry for her own reasons, Monte Carlo and Istanbul locations, the dramatic musical score, and all the earmarks of a low-grade James Bond spy thriller date this drama to the 1960s. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Vic Morrow, Suzanne Pleshette, (more)
- 1963
This cruel crime drama centers on a Turkish drug smuggler and his partner. The two get into terrible trouble after double-crossing their American suppliers. The suppliers hire a hit man to kill the two and soon they are embroiled in a convoluted mess of turn-arounds, betrayals and more double-crossing. In the end, all but one person involved survives. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
