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Babanın Evlatları

The Three Superboys in the Snow (Babanın Evlatları)

Movie · 1977 · 4 people

Released on 1 February 1977, Babanın Evlatları (internationally The Three Superboys in the Snow) is a 90-minute colour Turkish adventure comedy. Directed by Natuk Baytan from a script by Fuat Özlüer and Erdoğan Tünaş, it is a Turkish-Italian co-production from Erler Film. Çetin Gürtop was the director of photography. German-speaking markets got it on video in 1985 as 3 Teufelskerle lachen alles nieder.

The story begins when Cafer (Öztürk Serengil), a bank teller worn out by his marriage and his swarm of children, embezzles a large sum and lands in prison. Three convicted robbers, Pire Mehmet (Robert Widmark), Fırıldak Ömer (Tarık Akan) and Cin Ali (Beyk İmanverdi), get themselves jailed to learn where the money is and to get close to Cafer. The trio break out and take him along, but each tries to kidnap him separately so as not to share the loot. When the mobster Beşir (Hüseyin Alp), who also wants Cafer to talk, joins in, the chase, disguises and chaos escalate. Cross-dressing, Uludağ, cable cars and the Pera Palas also figure in the events.

Foreign sources also name Ernst Hofbauer as director, and foreign versions credit cast and crew under English-sounding pseudonyms. Dubbing and colouring were done at Acar Film.

DirectorNatuk Baytan
Production companyErler Film
The Three Superboys in the Snow (Babanın Evlatları) The Three Superboys in the Snow (Babanın Evlatları) The Three Superboys in the Snow (Babanın Evlatları)

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Alberto Dell'Acqua Alberto Dell'Acqua Actor · born 1938 Tarık Akan Tarık Akan Actor · died at 66 Beyk İmanverdi Beyk İmanverdi Actor · died at 67 Öztürk Serengil Actor · died at 68

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Yeşilçam Nostalgic A viewer raised on the classics, looking for warm storytelling and strong acting.

Seeing Tarık Akan and Öztürk Serengil in one film is a fond memory for anyone who loves Yeşilçam comedies of the seventies. Disguises, chases, Uludağ, cable cars and places like the Pera Palas give the film a colourful air. But I must admit that the emotional depth I loved most in films of that era is largely missing; everything is built for laughs. A viewer looking for a moral centre may feel a little alone among characters each trying to outwit the others so as not to share the loot. As light entertainment, though, it is enjoyable.

Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humour and heart.

A bank teller who embezzles money, three robbers who break out of prison and a mobster on their tail. The story is about crime, but it's all played for laughs and the tone is playful. The disguises and chases may make kids laugh. Some jokes may feel dated today, so you might need to explain a few things to the little ones. For grandparents, it's a nice bit of Tarık Akan nostalgia.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Natuk Baytan's Turkish-Italian co-production is a textbook case of the period's adventure-comedy formula with one eye on foreign markets: three crooks, embezzled money and a chase that keeps escalating. Foreign versions crediting the cast under English-sounding pseudonyms, and some sources also naming Ernst Hofbauer as director, suggest it was designed to travel. Locations like Uludağ and the Pera Palas add visual variety. The problem is the episodic structure: the trio each trying to snatch Cafer separately becomes repetitive after a while, and the scenes rarely rise above a string of gags. A document for anyone curious about the popular cinema of the time; as a comedy, it is hit and miss.

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