''The Blue Bead'' ( tr, Mavi Boncuk) is a 1974 Turkish

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

, produced, co-written and directed by

Ertem Eğilmez Ertem Eğilmez (18 February 1929, in Trabzon – 21 September 1989, in Istanbul, Turkey) was a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter. He is known as the name behind some of the most popular films in Turkish film history. Many of these we ...

, featuring Turkish classical music singer

Emel Sayın Emel Sayın (born 20 November 1945) is a Turkish singer and actress. Life She was born in Şarkışla district of Sivas Province on 20 November 1945, to an Albanian father who immigrated from Skopje, and a mother from Mardin. Her parents moved ...

as a nightclub singer who is kidnapped by a gang of slackers after they are beaten and thrown out of the club where she works. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on January 1, 1974, is considered a comedy classic in its homeland.

Cast

- Emel Sayın * Tarık Akan - Yakışıklı (Handsome) Necmi *

Zeki Alasya Zeki Alasya (18 April 1943 – 8 May 2015) was a Turkish actor and film director. Alasya was of Turkish Cypriot descent and was related to Kıbrıslı Mehmed Kamil Pasha. Biography Alasya was born in Istanbul. After studying at Robert College, ...

- Şeker (Sweet) Kamil *

Metin Akpınar Metin Akpınar (born 2 November 1941) is a Turkish actor. He has been one of the most successful comedians in Turkey. Biography He was born in Aksaray, Istanbul, and he graduated from Pertevniyal High School. He pursued his university career in ...

- Süleyman (Kanuni) *

Halit Akçatepe Halit Akçatepe (1 January 1938 – 31 March 2017) was a Turkish actor.Hal ...

- Mıstık * Münir Özkul - Baba (Father) Yaşar * Kemal Sunal - Kaymakam (Governor) Cafer *

Adile Naşit Adile Naşit (born Adela Özcan; 17 June 1930 – 11 December 1987) was a Turkish actress, who is best known for being the partner of Münir Özkul in movies like ''Happy Days'' and in ''Hababam Sınıfı'' (Hababam Class). She also starred in ma ...

- Adile

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* 1974 films 1970s Turkish-language films Films set in Istanbul 1974 comedy films Films shot in Istanbul Turkish comedy films {{1970s-comedy-film-stub