SOUNDTRACK:
Stelvio Cipriani has composed of hundreds of soundtracks for cinema and crime dramas (Poliziesco). For this Italian - Turkish co-production, Cipriani wrote an effective OST that we were able to fully assemble (total time 45:40 minutes) thanks to the stereo master tapes from the original recording session (except for a repertory dance piece that is heard a couple of times in the film). The author composed a main score with sounds typical of crime dramas, with a steady funk on guitar and synthesizer accompanied by drums. This recurring motif is alternated with a sweet and nostalgic love theme, pieces with an Arab ambience, and pieces for the suspense and action scenes.
DIRECTOR AND CAST:
Directed in 1979 by Guido Zurli. Starring Luc Merenda, Gabriella Giorgelli, Kadir Inanir, Paola Senatore, Joe Pidgeon, Pamela Villoresi, Tancu Kennedy.
PLOT:
Inspector Keaton from Interpol goes on a mission to Istanbul and manages to disrupt the affairs of an unsuspecting drug lord and his accomplices. To get rid of him, they force the clay-pigeon shooting champion Genghis to shoot Keaton. Genghis, who is working with Keaton, pretends to do what the gangsters want from him. Eventually the two of them are able to defeat the gang.