''Hababam Sınıfı'' (The Chaos Class) is a 1975 Turkish

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, directed by Ertem Eğilmez based on a novel by Rıfat Ilgaz, featuring an ensemble cast including Kemal Sunal,

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and

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that tells the adventures of a private school class students who are challenged by the arrival of a new headmaster. The film, which went on nationwide general release on , was a success in Turkey and was followed by five direct sequels; '' Hababam Sınıfı Sınıfta Kaldı'' ("The Chaos Class Failed The Class", 1975), ''Hababam Sınıfı Uyanıyor'' ("The Chaos Class is Waking Up", 1976), '' Hababam Sınıfı Tatilde'' ("The Chaos Class is On Vacation", 1977), ''Hababam Sınıfı Dokuz Doğuruyor'' ("The Chaos Class is fretting over", 1978) and ''Hababam Sınıfı Güle Güle'' ("The Chaos Class: Bye Bye", 1981). The enduring popularity of the series resulted in three later sequels; ''Hababam Sınıfı Merhaba'' ("The Chaos Class Welcome", 2004), ''Hababam Sınıfı Askerde'' ("The Chaos Class in the Military", 2005) and ''Hababam Sınıfı Üç Buçuk'' ("The Chaos Class Three and a Half," 2006)

Plot

A group of lazy, ignorant highschool students, in no rush to graduate, have settled into life at their private school, paid by aloof parents, where they have bonded as a family and are cared for by school attendant Mother Hafize who has accepted them as her real sons. Their kingdom over the school is challenged by a new vice principal who, despite his warm hearted nature, takes on the role of tough disciplinarian and becomes the butt of their tricks and jokes as he prepares them for life.

Cast

* Kemal Sunal as İnek Şaban *

as Mahmut Hoca *

as Damat Ferit * Adile Naşit as Hafize Ana * Halit Akçatepe as Güdük Necmi * Ahmet Arıman as Hayta İsmail * Cem Gürdap as Tulum Hayri * Feridun Şavlı as Domdom Ali * Sitki Akçatepe as Paşa Nuri (Physics teacher) * Ertuğrul Bilda as Külyutmaz Hoca (Biology teacher) * Kemal Ergüvenç as Kemal Hoca * Akil Öztuna as Lütfü Hoca (Philosophy teacher) * Muharrem Gürses as the headmaster

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hababam Sinifi 1975 films 1975 comedy films Films based on Turkish novels Films set in Istanbul 1970s Turkish-language films Turkish comedy films Films set in universities and colleges Films shot in Istanbul