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 is the fifth film in a 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
Written by	Fuat Özlüer Erdoğan Tünaş
Based on	Kara Murat Şeyh Gaffar'a Karşı by Rahmi Turan
Produced by	Türker İnanoğlu Željko Kunkera
Starring	Cüneyt Arkın
Cinematography	Hans Jura
Music by	Piero Piccioni
Distributed by	Erler Film
Release dates	1 February 1977 (1977-02-01) (Turkey) 27 January 1978 (1978-01-27) (Italy)
Running time	85 minutes
Countries	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, into 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)

Production

Release