The Deathless Devil (1973) & Tarkan vs The Vikings (1971)
The Deathless Devil (1973) and Tarkan versus The Vikings (1971)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 4:3 | 01:24:11 + 01:26:28 | 7,79 Gb
Audio: Turkish AC3 1.0 @ 448 Kbps | Subtitles: English
Genre: Action, Sci-fi, Fantasy | Mondo Macabro
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | NTSC 4:3 | 01:24:11 + 01:26:28 | 7,79 Gb
Audio: Turkish AC3 1.0 @ 448 Kbps | Subtitles: English
Genre: Action, Sci-fi, Fantasy | Mondo Macabro
During the 1960's and '70's, Turkey produced some of the most colorful, violent and psychotronic movies ever made. Inspired by American pulp serials and local comic book heroes, these films were packed with the exotic, the erotic and the downright psychotic.
Available now for the very first time on DVD, here are two of the very best films from Turkey's cinematic 'golden age' - The Deathless Devil pits a masked superhero against the devious Dr Satan and his killer robot. Tarkan is a Conan-style hero, who roams the plains with his faithful dog Kurt. Here he takes on a band of vicious Vikings, who take great pleasure in sacrificing nubile maidens to a hungry octopus!
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The Deathless Devil (1973) & Tarkan vs The Vikings (1971)
The Deathless Devil (1973) - IMDB
A professor has invented a device in which he can control airplanes and robots by remote control. His invention in the wrong hands could mean chaos and destruction. A heavy named Doctor Satan who covets the professors’ remote control invention. He sends assassins after the professor to and to steal his invention. Standing in Doctor Satan’s way is superhero named Copperhead who will not stop until he has ended Doctor Satan’s evil rain of terror.
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The isn’t much need to reveal much more about the plot since the rest of the film is essentially Copperhead and Doctor Satan going round in circles trying to retrieve the professors remote control gadget. The Deathless devil is a product of its time as it is obviously inspired by James Bond like spy films and Italian Fumetti films like Danger Diabolik. The bad guys in this film are hilariously over the top in their evilness and the good guys at times play things a bit too straight and narrow. The action scenes in this film while not as unpolished as Tarkan Versus the Vikings are still far from the quality westerners have come to expect in action films. This film also feature music lifted from other films like the Pink Panther, The Big Gundown and the James Bond film On Her Majesties Secret Service.
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There are also moments of intentional comic relief that in most instances are not as funny as they rest of the film. No spy film would be complete without sexy women ready to take their clothes off and sleep with the hero and this film has plenty of this kind of action. The killer robot looks like a man in robot suit which actually makes him appear silly looking then menacing. The Deathless Devil is bad filmmaking at its best as it breaks just about every cliché in the book and even invents some new tricks. Overall it doesn’t matter what any of the characters real motivations are because this film is just so much fun from the beginning right up to the unforgettable ending.
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The Deathless Devil (1973) & Tarkan vs The Vikings (1971)
Tarkan vs The Vikings (1971) - IMDB
Toro leads an army of Vikings in an attack on the fortress of Attila. The fort is not as heavily guarded as it usually is since Attila took some of the forts soldiers with him and his latest conquest. Tarkan is a bad ass barbarian warrior who has two dogs as sidekicks who follow him around. Tarkan a friend of Attila’s is visiting his fortress when then Vikings attack and he nearly looses his life during the battle. When the some clears he soon discovers one of his dogs has been killed by the Vikings and that they have kidnapped Attila’s daughter Yunca. Toro returns home glorious with Attila’s daughter now his prisoner and his first act upon retuning is to kill King Gero and declares himself the new king. After he gains his strength and heals his wounds Tarken and his last remaining dog Kurt start out on the quest for revenge against the Vikings.
The Deathless Devil (1973) & Tarkan vs The Vikings (1971)
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This movie is reported based on a popular comic book released in Turkey. The lead character Tarkan is cut in the same mold as many Pelpum heroes’s who have come before him except his in not as ripped and muscular as say someone like Hercules. The film does lack some polish is its costumes and monsters. All the men in the film look like there are wearing bad wigs and glued on mustaches. There is also a crudely created squid like monster that is as intimidating as the squid monster used in Ed Wood’s Plan 9 from Outer Space. The sword fights look awkward at times as it is obvious that the knife isn’t penetrating any flesh.
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Through out the film there are a few noticeable music clues from films like 2001 a Space Oddity and the Man with the Harmonic theme from Once Upon a Time in The West. Turkish cinema seems to have the approach that when making a film throw in everything that you can whether it works or not. Tarkan Versus the Vikings is one of those rare cinema oddities that are so bad they are good. There is something about this film that is infectious and fun despite its short comings.
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Mondo Macabro has put together one of their most impressive release to date with their Turkish double feature. Tarkan versus the Vikings and The Deathless Devil are to unique films that provide endless entertainment with their crazy action and diabolical villains, highly recommended.
Special Features:
- Award winning Mondo Macabro documentary on Turkish Pop Cinema (24:11, in English w/o subs)
- Newly translated subtitles
- Mondo Macabro preview trailer
Please note: The films on this disc have been mastered from the best available elements. Due to their age and rarity, some picture and sound damage will be apparent throughout. If you want 1080i HD Progressive scan remasters - forget it! If you want a window on the forgotten world of some of the wildest films ever made - come on in!
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