Tarkan, a fearless and loyal warrior of Attila the Hun, enters into a bloody struggle to capture the sword of God Mars, a weapon granting world domination to those who wield it.
Practical Effects
Gloriously unconvincing sword fights that commit anyway.
Costume
Fur bikinis and metal bras: peak 1969 Turkish fantasy.
Production
Shot on what looks like three sets and someone's backyard.
Director
Tunç Başaran
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tarkan became a massive franchise in Turkey, spawning sequels and cementing Kartal Tibet as a national action hero — think Turkish Conan with better hair.
The film borrows heavily from Italian peplum films of the era, but swaps Greek gods for Hunnic nationalism — director Tunç Başaran reportedly shot the whole thing in under two weeks.
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