FILM · 1976 · GERMANY

Üç Kağıtçılar

Directed by

Natuk Baytan, Ernst Hofbauer

Runtime

91 min

Studio

Erler Film, Dany Film, Tasavir Cinematic Organization

10 archived facts · 4 topics · 2 sources · Last reviewed Sep 2026

Three friends who just got out of prison promise each other that they will no longer commit crimes. However, all three plot the same robbery, unaware of each other.

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1. #001

   Üç Kağıtçılar was produced as a Turkey-Italy-Iran co-production and was shot simultaneously in Italian, Persian and German. This multilingual shooting gave the film separate versions for different national markets.

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2. #002

   Directing duties were shared by Natuk Baytan and Ernst Hofbauer. The pairing reflects the co-production structure, which involved both the Turkish and the European sides of the film.

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3. #003

   The screenplay was written by Fuat Özlüer and Erdoğan Tünaş. The producers include Türker İnanoğlu, Zeljko Kunkera and Jamshid Sheibani.

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4. #004

   The film's production companies are listed as Erler Film, Dany Film, Tasavir Cinematic Organization and Acar Film. This distribution of companies reflects the production's multinational partnership structure.

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5. #005

   Cüneyt Arkın plays the lead role of Horoz Ali, while Robert Widmark takes on the role of Piç Rıza. In the TMDb record the same character also appears under the name Alberto Dell'Acqua.

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6. #006

   The character Deve Ömer was played by Reza Fazeli; on TMDb the actor's name is written as Rıza Fazeli. The female lead, Cemile, was played by Gülşen Bubikoğlu.

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7. #007

   Franca Gonella appeared in a role listed as 'Gitarlı Kız' (The Girl with the Guitar) on Wikipedia and as 'Trendeki Kadın' (The Woman on the Train) on TMDb. This difference in naming shows that the character is described differently in the two sources.

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8. #008

   Hulusi Kentmen plays the character Fil Abbas, and Mümtaz Ener plays Cemile's father. Kayhan Yıldızoğlu appears in the role of Tazı Niyazi, and Osman Alyanak in the role of Temel.

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9. #009

   The film's plot revolves around three friends newly released from prison and their decision to build an honest life. Horoz Ali plans to marry his long-time fiancée Cemile, but Cemile has grown tired of his lies and womanizing.

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10. #010

    The film is classified under the comedy, adventure and crime genres. According to TMDb, its release date is recorded as 1 January 1976.

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