Dünyayi kurtaran adam (1982)

Director:

Çetin Inanç

Writer:

Cüneyt Arkin (screenplay)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Bizarre | Space Opera | Power Struggle | Extended Metaphor | Decapitation

Cast

Cüneyt Arkin	...	Murat
Aytekin Akkaya	...	Ali
Füsun Uçar	...	Bilgin'in Kizi (as Füsün Uçar)
Hüseyin Peyda	...	Bilgin
Necla Fide	...	Kraliçe
Mehmet Ugur	...	Yaratik
Kadir Kök	...	Yaratik
Aydin Haberdar	...	Yaratik
Yadigar Ejder	...	Yaratik
Hikmet Tasdemir	...	Sihirbaz

Also Known As:

The Man Who Saves the World (USA) (literal English title)
Turkish Star Wars (USA) (bootleg title)

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Turkey

Language:

Turkish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Company:

Anit Film

Trivia:

The material from Star Wars (1977) was spliced in from an anamorphic print, while this movie was shot in academy format, resulting in a non-correct aspect ratio during the Star Wars footage (e.g., the Death Star looks more like a Death Egg).

Quotes:

Ali: Do you think you are the man who saves the world?
Murat: As much as you think you are a womanizer.

Movie Connections:

Edited from Star Wars (1977)

This is the most popular Turkish movie?

I hope "Uzak" passes it soon! But, the evil creatures which look like they were made from Muppet fleece and Arkin's leaping abilities which are even more amazing than anything Bruce Lee or Mary Lou Retton ever did make this one worth a look. It is known as "The Turkish Star Wars" but the only real link with Lucas' film is at the outset of the film when apparently a forgotten Turkish Luke Skywalker (Arkin) finally gets to talk about his adventures. The dreictor Cetin Inanc made several more infamous films. Other interesting films in Arkin's resume include the 'Turkish Western'- "Ringo Kit!" and "The Lion Man," which was apparently (yikes!) dubbed into English. I actually think "Turist Omer Yolunda"- the "Turkish Star Trek" is funnier than this one- especially "Spock's ears!"