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Battal Gazi'nin Oğlu

Battal Gazi's Son (Battal Gazi'nin Oğlu) (translated)

Movie · 1974 · 3 people

Natuk Baytan directed Battal Gazi'nin Oğlu (Battal Gazi's Son), a Turkish historical war and adventure film from 1974. The last entry in the Battal Gazi series, it opened on 1 October 1974, is in colour and runs about 88 minutes. Duygu Sağıroğlu wrote the screenplay, Memduh Ün produced it and Uğur Film made it. With its battles against Byzantium, it is a typical swashbuckling Yeşilçam historical.

Battal Gazi, the terror of Byzantium, is beaten at the gates of Malatya by the armies of the cruel Antuan. Before dying a martyr, he leaves his newborn son the sword he planted in the city walls. Antuan, the Byzantine commander, learns from a soothsayer that Battal's son will grow up and one day kill him, and has every boy in the principality put to death, unaware that Battal's son was mixed up with his own child on a riverbank. Raised on a burning desire for vengeance, the young hero finally confronts his father's enemy. Cüneyt Arkın plays Battal Gazi, Zerrin Arbaş is İren, Bilâl İnci is Antuan and Yavuz Selekman is Kara Gülle.

The cast also includes Hikmet Taşdemir (Commander Vasilios), Nazan Adalı (Elif Ana), Nevin Nuray (Maria), Mine Sun (Ayşe Hatun), Süheyl Eğriboz (Saksağan) and Necdet Kökeş (Zıpzıp). Mustafa Yılmaz was the cinematographer.

DirectorNatuk Baytan
Production companyUğur Film

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Bilâl İnci Bilâl İnci Actor · died at 69 Cüneyt Arkın Cüneyt Arkın Actor · died at 84 Yavuz Selekman Yavuz Selekman Actor · died at 67

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

The last entry in the Battal Gazi series gathers all the best-loved ingredients of the Yeşilçam historical: a father who falls a martyr, a sword driven into the city walls, babies mixed up on a riverbank and a son who grows up to settle the score. The story is built almost like a folk tale; even the soothsayer's prophecy belongs to the language of such tales. Seeing Cüneyt Arkın as Battal Gazi offers fans of the series a familiar warmth. Plenty of clashing swords, little subtlety, yet the pure sense of heroism that won over audiences of those years is still there.

Action & Thriller Fan Puts pace, tension and set pieces first; little patience for slow drama.

Battle, swords and revenge from start to finish. The fights against Byzantium form the film's backbone, and at about 88 minutes there is little dead time. A prophecy, switched babies, a hero raised on vengeance: the story is classic, but it does the job. Seventies fight choreography may look naive today. A good entry point for anyone curious about Yeşilçam's swashbucklers.

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

Battal Gazi'nin Oğlu is a hero's tale, but it is heavy for young children. There are plenty of battle scenes, and at one point in the story a commander has every boy in the principality killed. That is too much for little ones. It is the kind of old film grandparents will remember fondly, and fine to watch with teenagers. For under-12s, it is best if an adult takes a look first.

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