So, welcome back after so many years: here's a 2021 update with DVDs coing from my personal collection 17 years of travel and it's time to make space and/or move forward to other targets in my life.
EGYPT
International Title: Antar the Black Prince
Original Title: عنتر بن شداد (Antar Bin Chaddad)
Country / Year: Egypt, 1961
Director: Neyazi Mustafa
Generee: History / Adventure / Drama
DVD: Rotana (Egypt)
Audio: Arabic
Subtitles: English, Arabic
Extras: none
Notes: A rare egyptian hystorical epic/adventure movie, very influenced by contemportary italian peplum/adventure products
International Title: House of Ghosts / The Haunted House
Original Title: بيت الأشباح (Beit al Ashbah)
Country / Year: Egypt, 1951
Director: Fatin Abdel Wahab
Generee: Horror / Comedy / Adventure
DVD: Fanoon (Egypt)
Audio: Arabic
Subtitles: English, French
Extras: Trailer and more
Notes: The egyptian answer to Abbot and Costello horror movies. With the legendary Ismail Yassin.
Price: 20 €
TURKEY
Original Title: Aç Kurtlar
International Title: Hungry Wolves
Country / Year: Turkey, 1969
Director: Yılmaz Güney
Generee: Adventure / Western
DVD: Gala Film (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: English
Extras: Documentary
Notes: Yılmaz Güney's early masterpiece. During wintertime in the lonely and savage mountains of Kurdistan, a man is seeking for revenge. Shot like a spaghetti western, it is considered as the turkish answer to Sergio Corbucci's "The Great Silence"
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Ağıt
International Title: The Lament
Country / Year: Turkey, 1972
Director: Yılmaz Güney
Generee: Adventure / Anatolian Western
DVD: Gala Film (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: English
Extras: Documentary
Notes: Yılmaz Güney's early masterpiece. A group of 5 smugglers live in the inaccessible and wild mountain ranges of Kurdistan. A mix of spaghetti western and italian movies about Sardinian banditism but in turkish sauce. A masterpiece.
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Akrep Yuvası
International Title: The Scorpion Nest
Country / Year: Turkey, 1977
Director: Melih Gülgen
Generee: Action / Adventure / Crime / Thriller
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: A solitary cop (Cüneyt Arkın) in war against the turkish mafia...
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Aslan Pençesi
International Title: The Lion's Claw
Country / Year: Turkey, 1962
Director: Memduh Ün
Generee: Adventure / Drama / Thriller
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: Endless fights between two business companies. It will end dramatically, of course.
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Babaların Babası
International Title: Fathher's Father
Country / Year: Turkey, 1975
Director: Natuk Baytan
Generee: Adventure / Crime
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: With Cüneyt Arkın who is a playboy helping his ex wife to save her grandson. Action packet, funny and spectacular fights.
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Bağdat Hırsızı
International Title: The Thief of Bagdad
Country / Year: Turkey, 1968
Director: Ertem Göreç
Generee: Fantasy / Adventure
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: A very beautiful version full of colour and action. With Kartal Tibet (Karaoğlan, Tarkan....)
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Battal Gazi 1: Battal Gazi Destanı
International Title: The Legend of Battal Gazi
Country / Year: Turkey, 1971
Director: Atıf Yılmaz
Generee: Adventure / History
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: The first movie about the adventures of Battal Gazi, the legendary Muslim Serdar of Malatya. With Cüneyt Arkın. A total of 4 chapters will be between 1971-1974, all available on DVD
Price: 20 €
Original Title: Battal Gazi 2: Battal Gazi'nin İntikamı
International Title: Revenge of Battal Gazi
Country / Year: Turkey, 1972
Director: Natuk Baytan
Generee: Adventure / History
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: The second chapter in the adventures of Battal Gazi, the legendary Muslim Serdar of Malatya. With Cüneyt Arkın.
Price: 20 €
Original Title: Battal Gazi 3: Savulun Battal Gazi Geliyor!
International Title: Defend Yourself: Battal Gazi Is Coming
Country / Year: Turkey, 1973
Director: Natuk Baytan
Generee: Adventure / History
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: The third chapter in the adventures of Battal Gazi, the legendary Muslim Serdar of Malatya. With Cüneyt Arkın.
Price: 20 €
Original Title: Battal Gazi 4: Battal Gazi'nin Oğlu
International Title: The Son of Battal Gazi
Country / Year: Turkey, 1974
Director: Natuk Baytan
Generee: Adventure / History
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: The fourth and final chapter in the adventures of Battal Gazi, the legendary Muslim Serdar of Malatya. With Cüneyt Arkın.
Price: 20 €
Original Title: Bire On Vardı
International Title: There Were Ten to One
Country / Year: Turkey, 1963
Director: Memduh Ün
Generee: Thriller / Noir
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: The turkish version of "Deadline at dawn" (1946)
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Canlı Hedef
International Title: Human Target
Country / Year: Turkey, 1970
Director: Şerif Gören, Yılmaz Güney
Generee: Crime / Action / Thriller
DVD: Gala Film (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: Yılmaz Güney's memorable crime movie. Shot in Istanbul and completed by his assistant Şerif Gören while Yılmaz Güney was in jail.
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Deli Şahin
International Title: Crazy Hawk
Country / Year: Turkey, 1976
Director: Cüneyt Arkın
Generee: Crime / Action / Comedy
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: Directed and starring Cüneyt Arkın. A funny, entertaining crime movie full of action and also humor
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Delicesine
International Title: Insanely
Country / Year: Turkey, 1976
Director: Osman F. Seden
Generee: Adventure / Action / Thriller
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: A rare thriller/action/adventure featuring the italian actress Sonia Viviani kidnapped by 4 criminals. Never released outside Turkey. Very rare (and only) DVD edition
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Dişi Düşman
International Title: Female Enemy
Country / Year: Turkey, 1966
Director: Nejat Saydam
Generee: Adventure / History
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: With Cüneyt Arkın. A turkish peplum with brave heroes defending Istanbul. A mix of peplum and spy story
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Hakanlar Çarpışıyor
International Title: The Khans Are Fighting
Country / Year: Turkey, 1977
Director: Natuk Baytan
Generee: Adventure / History
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: The life of a Turkic warrior named Olcayto, portrayed by Cüneyt Arkın, who is the son of a Kyrgyz chief in Central Asia. When he was a small boy, Chinese troops attack their tribe and kill Olcayto's father. After this event, he decides to take revenge from Chinese warlords. Inspired by the turkish comic book hero Karaoğlan (who also generated dozens of movie adaptions)
Price: 20 €
Original Title: İstanbul'un Fethi
International Title: The Conquest of Istanbul
Country / Year: Turkey, 1951
Director: Aydın Arakon
Generee: Adventure / History
DVD: Horizon International (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: The end of the byzantine roman empire according to the muslim point of view: brave turkish vs evil christians. An adventurous kolossal and very well shot, anyway.
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Kılıç Aslan
International Title: Lionman
Country / Year: Turkey, 1975
Director: Natuk Baytan
Generee: Adventure / Fantasy / Action
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: With Cüneyt Arkın. One of his most famous movies, distributed very well in the world. The story of an abandoned boy raised by a lion in the jungle and seeking for revenge against the villains who killer his real father, the king.
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Kolsuz Kahraman
International Title: The Armless Hero
Country / Year: Turkey, 1966
Director: Nejat Saydam
Generee: Adventure / History
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: With Cüneyt Arkın. A valiant Mongol / Turkestani prince fights against evil chinese warlords
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Korkusuz Cengaver
International Title: The Fearless Cengaver
Country / Year: Turkey, 1976
Director: Duygu Sağıroğl
Generee: Adventure / History / Famtasy / Drama
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: English
Extras: none
Notes: With Cüneyt Arkın. A review from IMDB: Two rebels battle an evil king in a fantasy medieval Turkish kingdom. Identifying tattoos, galley slavery, stoning, beheadings, sword fights abound. A disneyesque fantasy history yarn, except for the rather extreme violence
Price: 20 €
Original Title: Köroğlu
International Title: Koroglu
Country / Year: Turkey, 1968
Director: Atıf Yılmaz
Generee: Adventure / History
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: With Cüneyt Arkın. When his father is killed, Rusen Ali becomes "Köroğlu / Son of a Blindman" and goes on revenge...
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Önce Vatan
International Title: Homeland
Country / Year: Turkey, 1974
Director: Duygu Sağıroğlu
Generee: Adventure / War
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: With Cüneyt Arkın. The turkis/greek war in Cyprus seen from the point of view of Turkey: all the greeks are bastard invaders and all the turkish are ready to die to free the island in the name of Allah. Well...ok, at least there's Cüneyt Arkın and action, action and even more action to save the movie...
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Osmanlı Kartalı
International Title: The Ottoman Eagle
Country / Year: Turkey, 1970
Director: Osman F. Seden
Generee: Adventure / History
DVD: Çınar Müzi (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: A brave ottoman soldier played by Cüneyt Arkın is trying to destroy's secret plans of attack by evil infidel russians...
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Selahattin Eyyubi
International Title: Sultan Saladin
Country / Year: Turkey, 1970
Director: Süreyya Duru
Generee: Adventure / History
DVD: Horizon International (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: Brave and righteous muslim Sultan Selahattin fights and wins overevil christian invaders.... with Cüneyt Arkın.
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Seyyit Han
International Title: Bride of the Earth
Country / Year: Turkey, 1968
Director: Yılmaz Güney
Generee: Anatolian Western / Drama / Crime
DVD: Gala Film (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: English
Extras: Documentary
Notes: Yılmaz Güney's first/debut movie as a director. Shot like a spaghetti western. Revenges, betrayals, gunfights and solitary heroes in a dramatic, contemporary and at the same time ancient Kurdistan
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Silah ve Namus
International Title: Weapon and Honor
Country / Year: Turkey, 1971
Director: Ertem Göreç, Yılmaz Güney
Generee: Thriller / Action / Crime
DVD: Gala Film (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: English
Extras: Documentary
Notes: Yılmaz Güney's memorable crime movie
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Su
International Title: Water
Country / Year: Turkey, 1981
Director: Çetin İnanç
Generee: Adventure / Action / Drama
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: With Cüneyt Arkın. After a water disaster caused by negligent company who's managing a dam, a poor father is seeking revenge after the death of his wife and son
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Turist Omer Box Set: Turist Ömer Uzay Yolunda / Turist Ömer Boğa Güreşçisi / Turist Ömer Yamyamlar Arasında / Turist Ömer Arabistan'da / Turist Ömer
International Title: Turist Omer in Space (aka Turkish Star Trek) / Turist Omer Bullfighter / Turist Omer in the Land of the Cannibals / Turist Omer in Arabia / Turist Omer
Country / Year: Turkey, 1964, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973
Director: Hulki Saner
Generee: Science Fiction / Adventure / Action / Comedy
DVD: Horizon International (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: Amazing and precious box set including 5 off 6 Turist Ömer movies (just missing the comedy "Turist Ömer Dümenciler Kralı") with the funny turkish actor Sadri Alışık. Obviously the top of the top in this box set is the infamous "Turkish Star Trek / Turist Ömer Uzay Yolunda" which is beyond every imagination. But there is also "Turist Omer in the Land of the Cannibals / Turist Ömer Yamyamlar Arasında" as a really enjoyable fantasy comedy. Remastered from the survived original materials, unfortunately never dubbed or subbed in any other language. The box set includes: 1) Turist Omer / Turist Ömer (1964), 2) Turist Omer in Arabia / Turist Ömer Arabistan'da (1969), 3) Turist Omer in the land of the cannibals / Turist Ömer Yamyamlar Arasında (1970), 4) Turist Omer bullfughter / Turist Ömer Boğa Güreşçisi (1971), 5) Turist Omer in space / Turkish Star Trek / Turist Ömer uzay yolunda (1973)
Price: 50 €
Original Title: Yakut Gözlü Kedi
International Title: The Ruby-Eyed Cat
Country / Year: Turkey, 1966
Director: Nejat Saydam
Generee: Spy / Adventure
DVD: Fanatik Video (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: With Cüneyt Arkın. A really enjoyable turkish spy / adventure with Cüneyt Arkın. The DVD edition (the only one ever available worldwide) is quite hard to find
Price: 15 €
Original Title: Yıldıztepe / Yıldız Tepe
International Title: Dead Ringer
Country / Year: Turkey, 1965
Director: Memduh Ün
Generee: Drama / Mystery
DVD: Horizon International - Altın Seriler (1) - Nostaljik Yeşilçam Filmleri (Turkey)
Audio: Turkish
Subtitles: none
Extras: none
Notes: A young girls returns to her village. But there is something strange...
Price: 15 €
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