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Obscure slightly arty B grade giallo. A drama
mystery atmospherically shot in Istanbul,
about a bewildered artist and his model or doll?
Erika Blanc & Farley Granger are fine in one
of the more unusual gialli films. Great sleeve

The Red Headed Corpse (La Rossa dalla pelle che scotta)

Direction, script: Renzo Russo, production: Italy-Turkey 1972

Cast: Erika Blanc, Farley Granger, Ivana Novak, Krista Nell
DVD in english audio, region free
US edition

A very obscure Turkish italian home invasion
desperado on the run crime thriller with a really
intense David Hess type of performance from
Piero Fabiani. Atmospheric Istanbul scenery
Great stuff in an alternative market release

Cani - Polizia Selvaggia (Gizli Kuvvet/Faccia da ladro)

Direction, script: Guido Zurli, production: Turkey-Italy 1977

Cast: Piero Fabiani, Tarik Akan, Karin Well, Yonca Yucel
DVD in turkish audio with english subtitles, some italian, region free
US edition

Suspenseful, atmospherical and enigmatic
Turkish horror classic in a mix of oriental
mysticism and Don't Look Now.
Great stuff and very unusual

Karanlik Sular (The Serpent's Tale)

Direction, cript & production: Kutlug Ataman Turkey 1993-1994

Cast: Gönen Bozbey, Metin Uygun, Daniel Chace
DVD in turkish or english audio with english subtitles, region free
Greek Onar Films numbered edition

A really, really cool Turkish Giallo with
Sex, psychedelic dream sequences and a
killer with a razor. Plus a deranged Gothic
horror. with interviews

Cool strange action thriller when Turkish
agents takes revenge on the guilty Israeli's
behind a massacre on Turkish civilians and
starts a war inside Jerusalem. Ha, ha, very
politically incorrect in EU countries and USA

Kurtlar Vadisi: Filistin (Valley of the Wolves: Palestine)

Direction: Zübeyr Sasmaz, production: Turkey 2011

Cast: Polat Alemdar, Erdal Besikcioglu, Gürkan Uygun
DVD med turkiskt tal och engelsk text, region 3
Thai J-Bics edition

Very Trashy but enjoyable The Hunt for a
relic action-thriller. American Bad Guys,
Turkish agents and dancing dervishes and
the Case of the Sultan's coffin. Bad & Funny

Secret of Sultan (Sultanin Sirri)

Direction: Hakan Sahin, produktion: Turkey 2010

Cast: Sinan Taymin Albayrak, Emanuel Bettencourt, Mark Dacascos
DVD in turkish audio with english subtitles, region 3
Thai J-Bics edition

A Turkish Fantasy Action Masterpiece
from the Master Mehmet Aslan about the
Hero Tarkan and his faithful wolf Kurt.
The Stuff that Dreams are Made of and
it just don't get better than this

Tarkan vs The Vikings (Tarkan Viking Kani) /The Deathless Devil

Direction: Mehmet Aslan / Yilmaz Atadeniz, prod. Turkey 1971/1972

Cast: Kartal Tibet, Eva Bender/Kunt Tulgar, Mine Mutlu
DVD in turkish audio with english subtitles, region free
US Mondo Macabro unrated edition

More entertaining superhero vs. super
villain trash-action about the unstoppable
Kilink, from the swinging turkish 60's.
with interviews, gallery and trailers

Kilink soy ve oldur (Kilink, Strip and Kill)/Kilink ucan adama karsi
(Kilink and the Flying Man/Kilink vs Superman)

Direction: Yilmaz Atadeniz, production: Turkey 1967
Cast: Yildirim Gencer, Susan Avci, Irfan Atasoy
DVD in turkish audio with english subtitles, region free
Greek Onar Films numbered edition

The first Kilink movie about the turkish
super villain Kilink, and a eastern version
after a swinging 1960´s italian model.
Maybe the Mario Bava movie. Great Fun!

Kilink Istanbulda

Direction: Yilmaz Atadeniz, production: 1967 Turkey

Cast: Irfan Atasoy, Susan Avci, Parvin Par
DVD in turkish audio with english subtitles, b&w, region free
Greek Onar Films numbered edition

A wonderful Trash Cinema Cult Classic
and the best Superman movie - Ever.
A Legendary film really. Plus another
weird but fun superhero action.
with intervies etc.

Supermen Dönüyor (Superman Returns)/Demir Yumruk: Devler
Geliyor (Iron Fist: The Giants are Coming)

Direction : Kunt Tulgar/Tunc Basaran, prod: Turkey 1979/1973
Cast: Tayfun Demir, Yildirim Gencer/Huseyn Zan, Altan Gunbay
DVD in turkish audio with english subtitles, region free
Greek Onar Films limited numbered edition

A pretty slick and nice looking turkish
crime thriller about schizophrenia and
a serial killer on the loose in Istanbul.
with a Making Of and interviews etc.

Beyza'nin kadinlari (Shattered Souls)

Direction: Mustafa Altioklar, production: Turkey 2005

Cast: Demet Evgar, Tamer Karadegli, Levent Ücümcü
DVD in turkish audio with english subtitles, region free
Turkish Palermo edition

Eastern magic, the Koran and the apocalypse
in a quite decent turkish take on the japanese
horror-masterpiece Kairo or Pulse by Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Dabbe

Direction: Hasan Karacadag, production: Turkey 2006

Cast: Ebru Aykac, Serhat Yigit, Ümit Acar
DVD in turkish audio with english subtitles, region free
Turkish edition