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Three Angry Warriors (Üç Kızgın Cengaver)

Three Angry Warriors (Üç Kızgın Cengaver) (translated)

Movie · 1971 · 6 people

A 1971 Turkish swashbuckling film, Three Angry Warriors (Üç Kızgın Cengaver) mixes adventure, action and historical elements. Turgut Demirağ wrote, produced and directed it for And Film. Shot in colour and running 84 minutes, it reached cinemas on 1 January 1972.

The story opens when a bandit named Sheikh Abbas kidnaps the three daughters of an Arab sultan, Gülcihan, Gülnaz and Gülperi, and demands a ransom. The sultan sends three young warriors, Ejder, Kaplan and Kartal, to bring them home, and the trio face one hardship and danger after another on the way. Cihangir Ghaffari plays Kartal, Suphi Tekniker plays Kaplan and Erdo Vatan plays Ejder, while Melike Demirağ, Sevda Karaca and Beyza Başar play the three princesses. Erol Taş is the villain Sheikh Abbas. Atıf Kaptan appears as the sultan, Ergun Köknar as the innkeeper and Nuri Kırgeç as the vizier, with Hüseyin Zan and Sami Hazinses also in the cast.

Menasi Filmeridis was the director of photography. Sadettin Erbil dubbed Atıf Kaptan and Abdurrahman Palay dubbed Cihangir Ghaffari.

DirectorTurgut Demirağ
Production companyAnd Film

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Cihangir Gaffari Cihangir Gaffari Actor · 86 years old Kartal Erol Taş Erol Taş Actor · died at 72 Hüseyin Zan Hüseyin Zan Actor · died at 80 Melike Demirağ Singer · 70 years old Sami Hazinses Actor · died at 76 Ahmet Danyal Topatan Ahmet Danyal Topatan Actor · 1916 – 1975

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

Three warriors, three kidnapped princesses, a bandit demanding ransom: the setup is clear and the goal is obvious. The fights, the spear work, even the swimming scenes are the film's engine. At 84 minutes it never drags, which is a big plus. Erol Taş's Sheikh Abbas is exactly the kind of villain you want to see someone square up to. By today's standards the fight choreography may look dated, but if you are curious about this kind of cinema, it is a fun ride.

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

Üç Kızgın Cengaver is a fairy tale from Yeşilçam's swashbuckling tradition, one where good and evil are plainly drawn. Three brave young men setting out to rescue kidnapped princesses make for a story whose moral compass never wavers. Erol Taş's Sheikh Abbas carries the familiar weight of Yeşilçam's great villains, and the voices of Sadettin Erbil and Abdurrahman Palay recall the dubbing craft of the era. There is no point looking for a deep story here; this is the kind of film that brings back the simple thrill of childhood. Smiling at the innocence of some scenes today is part of the pleasure.

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

Written, produced and directed by Turgut Demirağ, the film applies the conventions of the period's swashbuckler cinema to the letter: a trio of heroes, kidnapped princesses, a villain demanding ransom. The script relies on an episodic structure that moves the heroes from one danger to the next, leaving little room for character development; looking for distinct traits that set Ejder, Kaplan and Kartal apart feels like a lost cause. Menasi Filmeridis's colour photography and the action sequences carry the film. The post-synchronised voices, normal practice at the time, still open up a gap between performance and sound now and then. An instructive example for anyone interested in the genre's history, but not a strong film on its own terms.

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