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Karate Girl

Original title: Karateci Kiz
  • 1973
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
3.6/10
531
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Filiz Akin in Karate Girl (1973)
ActionCrimeDramaRomanceThriller

One day five criminals, who just escaped from prison, invades the homes and kills the father and rapes Zeynep. Because of the shock of being raped, Zeynep regains her speech and decides to t... Read allOne day five criminals, who just escaped from prison, invades the homes and kills the father and rapes Zeynep. Because of the shock of being raped, Zeynep regains her speech and decides to take revenge on the criminals.One day five criminals, who just escaped from prison, invades the homes and kills the father and rapes Zeynep. Because of the shock of being raped, Zeynep regains her speech and decides to take revenge on the criminals.

  • Director
    • Orhan Aksoy
  • Writers
    • Erdogan Tünas
    • Fuat Özlüer
  • Stars
    • Filiz Akin
    • Ediz Hun
    • Hayati Hamzaoglu
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    3.6/10
    531
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Orhan Aksoy
    • Writers
      • Erdogan Tünas
      • Fuat Özlüer
    • Stars
      • Filiz Akin
      • Ediz Hun
      • Hayati Hamzaoglu
    • 7User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Filiz Akin
    Filiz Akin
    • Zeynep
    Ediz Hun
    Ediz Hun
    • Murat Akdogan
    Hayati Hamzaoglu
    Hayati Hamzaoglu
    • Bekir Bulut
    Bülent Kayabas
    • Ferruh Durak
    Nubar Terziyan
    Nubar Terziyan
    • Zeynep's Father
    Yesim Yükselen
    • Meral
    Kudret Karadag
    Kudret Karadag
    • Riza Çakoz
    Oktay Yavuz
    • Kasim Arpaci
    Orhan Dogan
    • Karateka
    • (as Orhan Doganer)
    Ahmet Dogan
    • Karateka
    • (as Ahmet Doganer)
    Hazir Lamistir
    • Karateka
    Ramazan Akboga
    • Policeman
    Turgut Borali
    Turgut Borali
    • Komiser
    Necati Er
    Necati Er
    • Cafer Durak
    Hakki Kivanç
    • Junkie
    Ahmet Kostarika
    Ahmet Kostarika
    • Hasan Çetin
    Yasar Sener
    Yasar Sener
    • Junkie
    Sema Yaprak
    • Bekir's Lover
    • Director
      • Orhan Aksoy
    • Writers
      • Erdogan Tünas
      • Fuat Özlüer
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    • Connections
      Featured in The Cinema Snob: Karate Girl (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Theme from 'Shaft'
      (uncredited)
      from Shaft (1971)
      Written and Performed by Isaac Hayes

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    10/10

    you probably haven't seen this mishmash of languages

    We fans of cult cinema know that Turkey made a number of action flicks in the 1970s. Several of these were ripoffs of movies from the US - there was a Turkish "Exorcist" and a Turkish "Young Frankenstein" - but they made some original movies. A really crazy one was "Karateci Kız", about a woman who seeks revenge on her father's killers. The copy that I saw made it even zanier: the opening credits were in French, the movie was dubbed in English, and had Danish subtitles (and the woman looked Danish!).

    There's not much in the way of plot, but the truth is that these sorts of movies make life worth living. It surprises me that Quentin Tarantino hasn't made a tribute to Turkish action flicks. If he ever does, he'll probably have to cast Filiz Akın and Cüneyt Arkın (with Samuel L. Jackson around to say the word that rhymes with brother-sucker).

    Anyway, this is a fun movie. You're sure to love it.
    • lee_eisenberg
    • Nov 20, 2015
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    • Release date
      • December 1, 1973 (Turkey)
    • Country of origin
      • Turkey
    • Language
      • Turkish
    • Also known as
      • Karateci Kız
    • Filming locations
      • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Production company
      • Erler Film
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    • Budget
      • TRL 40,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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