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Malkoçoğlu Ölüm Fedaileri

Malkoçoğlu Death Squads (Malkoçoğlu Ölüm Fedaileri) (translated)

Movie · 1971 · 3 people

Malkoçoğlu Ölüm Fedaileri (Malkoçoğlu Death Squads) is a 1971 Turkish historical adventure and part of the Malkoçoğlu series starring Cüneyt Arkın. A co-production of Turkey, Pakistan and Iran, its languages are Turkish, Persian and Urdu. Shot in colour on 35 mm, it runs 90 minutes and reached Turkish cinemas on 1 January 1972. Remzi Jöntürk wrote the script; Süreyya Duru and Iran's Ebrahim Bagheri are named beside him as directors.

The story plays out between Ottoman raiders and the Balkan principalities. Turkish envoys sent to prevent the marriage of Prince Arnold and the Serbian princess Elza are murdered in the palace on Arnold's orders. Elza is told the Turks killed her father and is taken from the palace. Malkoçoğlu and his band of death fighters, Samsa the Great Wolf, the brothers İlbey and Zorbey, and the knife-fighter Polat, try to free the princess and the young heir Enrico from Arnold. A sudden raid by Sandor complicates matters and the fight moves on to Arnold's castle.

Cüneyt Arkın plays Malkoçoğlu, Leyla Selimi is Elza, Tuncer Necmioğlu is Prince Arnold and Talat Hüseyin is Polat. Oya Peri, Danyal Topatan, Kami Kasravi and Yaman Coşkun are also in the cast. Naci Duru produced, Cahit Engin was cinematographer and İsmet Nedim composed the music.

DirectorRemzi Jöntürk, Ebrahim Bagheri
Production companyDuru Film
Malkoçoğlu Death Squads (Malkoçoğlu Ölüm Fedaileri) Malkoçoğlu Death Squads (Malkoçoğlu Ölüm Fedaileri)

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Cüneyt Arkın Cüneyt Arkın Actor · died at 84 Talat Hüseyin Talat Hüseyin Actor · died at 83 Tuncer Necmioğlu Tuncer Necmioğlu Actor · died at 69

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

Malkoçoğlu and his death squad, a kidnapped princess, palace scheming and a fight that runs all the way to a castle: it's the full adventure package. In 90 minutes each member of the crew gets a moment, and characters like the knife-fighter Polat add colour to the group. By today's action standards the fights are old-school and get repetitive in places, but Cüneyt Arkın's energy makes up for a lot of it.

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

For an eye raised on the classics, the name Malkoçoğlu calls up the heroic tales of childhood. These films, with Cüneyt Arkın standing against injustice beside his loyal companions, told of a world where good and evil were clearly divided. Death Squads follows that line, with friendship, loyalty and courage to the fore. İsmet Nedim's music completes the mood, and being a Turkish, Pakistani and Iranian co-production gives it an unusual touch of colour. Its flaws are easy enough to see, but that pure sense of heroism is still in place.

History & Society Lens Asks about the period, the social background and what the work reflects.

The film tells of the conflict between Ottoman raiders and the Balkan principalities in the mould of an adventure; history makes no claim to documentary accuracy here and simply sets the stage for heroics. The murder of the envoys and the lie told to the princess about her father's death draw a sharp line between good and evil that loads all the villainy onto one side, an approach common in the popular historical films of the period. What is more interesting is that this Turkish, Pakistani and Iranian co-production uses Turkish, Persian and Urdu, a notable trace of regional film collaboration. For anyone looking for historical accuracy, though, it takes far too many liberties.

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