Fatihin Fedaisi Kara Murat (1972)

Adventure. Turkey. Starring Cüneyt Arkin, Hale Soygazi, Turgut Özatay, Erol Tas & Bora Ayanoglu. Directed by Natuk Baytan.

Yeni Minareci Video Casetleri (Germany). Letterboxed. Turkish language.

Another awesome Cüneyt Arkin flick. A gory and energetic adventure in which the hero Kara Murat is teamed up against the notorious tyrant, and original Dracula, Vlad "the impaler" Tepes - a folk hero for the romanians, obviously not so much for the turks... (the guy who plays Vlad is as good a villian as Cünyt is a hero!) In one unbelievable scene the young Kara Murat is forced to shop off the arms and legs of his father (Cüneyt in another Nietzsche-sized fake moustasche) who is so strong and manly he hardly moves an eyebrow! The young Kara Murat of course swors vengeance and returns to Vlad's castle some 15 years later, disguised as a christian monk... 4/5

Kara Murat Ölüm Emri (1974)

Adventure. Turkey. Starring Cüneyt Arkin, Yildirim Gencer, Atilla Ergün, Hüsein Zan & Melek Ayberk. Directed by Natuk Baytan.

Katibim (Germany). Fullscreen. Turkish language.

Korkusuz Cengaver (1976)

Adventure. Turkey. Starring Cüneyt Arkin, Tarık Şimşe & Salih Kırmızı. Directed by Duygu Sağıroğlu.

Tele Star (Germany). Fullscreen. Turkish language.

Iki Esir (1971)

Adventure. Turkey. Starring Cüneyt Arkin, Filiz Akin, Kuzey Vargin, Hülya Babus & Atilla Ergün. Directed by Natuk Baytan.

Nart Video (Germany). Fullscreen. Turkish language.

Adsiz Cengaver (1970)

Arabian fantasy/peplum. Turkey. Starring Cüneyt Arkin, Nebahat Çehre, Altan Günbay & Behçet Nacar. Directed by Halit Refig.

Kalkavan Video (Germany). Widescreen. Turkish language.

A simpy wonderful arabian fantasy which also borrows heavily from italian pepla like Hercules Unchained and others. Cüneyt is the perfect adventure hero and the film is nicely shot and full of wild action, fantasy and loose women. Loved it - tukish adventure films really are the shit! Turkish genre cinema obviously has a lot more to offer than the Grade Z-turkeys and ripp-off films they are known for. Another big plus is the stunning widescreen print, which reveals that the alleged "primitve" look of turkish cinema in many cases have more to do with battered, poorly stored prints badly transfered to VCD and DVD. Or bootleg copies which are many generations away from the original. 4/5

Malkoçoglu - Cem Sultan (1969)

Adventure. Turkey. Starring Cüneyt Arkin, Gülnaz Huri, Cihangir Gaffari & Behçet Nacar. Directed by Remzi Jöntürk.

Arsel-Istanbul-Film (Germany). Fullscreen. Turkish language.

This one is less peplum-y in tone than the other Malkoçoglu film, but still great fun all the way. Cüneyt plays dual roles, as both the boyish adventurer and the fatherly turkish hero (with a GIANT fake moustasche). Cüneyt x 2 team up against a gang of ruthless bandits who are in league with the evil christian crusaders. 4/5

Malkoçoglu - Akincilar Geliyor (1969)

Peplum. Turkey. Starring Cüneyt Arkin, Esen Puskullu & Nermin Kuran. Directed by Süreyya Duru.

Arsel-Istanbul-film (Germany). Fullscreen. Turkish language.

Wild and highly entertaining historical adventure/peplum. Loved it! 4/5

Haci Murat (1967)

Adventure. Turkey. Starring Cüneyt Arkin, Sevda Ferdag & Muzaffer Tema. Directed by Natuk Baytan.

Kalkavan Video (Germany). Fullscreen. Turkish language.

Black and white historical adventure with a fresh-faced Cüneyt Arkin. Not the best of its kind but the energic fight scenes makes it pretty fun viewing. 3/5

Lionman (1975)

Original title: Kiliç Aslan

Biblical bat-crazy adventure. Turkey/Greece. Starring Cüneyt Arkin. Directed by Natuk Baytan.

Video 49 (Holland). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

One of those perfect trash movies that just has to be seen to believed. Nothing you hear or read will prepare you for the wonder that is Lionman! 5/5

Lionman (1975)

Original title: Kiliç Aslan

Biblical bat-crazy adventure. Turkey/Greece. Starring Cüneyt Arkin. Directed by Natuk Baytan.
Boomerang (Canada). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

One of those perfect trash movies that just has to be seen to believed. Nothing you hear or read will prepare you for the wonder that is Lionman! 5/5

Hakanlar Çarpişiyor (1977)

Peplum. Starring Cüneyt Arkin. Directed by Natuk Baytan.

VCD: Fanatik (Turkey). Turkish language. Fullscreen.

Kara Murat Denizler Hakimi (1977)

Pirate yarn. Turkey. Starring Cüneyt Arkin. Directed by Natuk Baytan.

Sanver Video (Germany). Turkish language. Fullscreen.

Turkish pirate film by the director and star of Lionman. The hero Kara Murat infiltrates a group of bloodthirsty pirates who'se in cahoot with the ruthless spaniards, romances a cute pirate girl and defends Turkeys honour. 90 great, violent, hyper-energic minutes of pirate mayhem! Cüneyt is the coolest actor in the world in this. 4/5

Lionman (1975)

Original title: Kiliç Aslan

Biblical bat-crazy adventure. Turkey/Greece. Starring Cüneyt Arkin. Directed by Natuk Baytan.
Rex Video (UK). English dubbed. Fullscreen.

One of those perfect trash movies that just has to be seen to believed. Nothing you hear or read will prepare you for the wonder that is Lionman! 5/5