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The Man Who Saved the World
19824.81h 31mNR
Overview
Two space cadets crash-land on a desert planet, where an evil wizard seeks the ultimate power to take over the world. Although the movie borrows some background footage from Star Wars, the plot is mostly unrelated.
Directed by Çetin İnanç
Written by Cüneyt Arkın
Produced by Mehmet Karahafız
Box OfficeBudget: $300KRevenue: $30K
Where to Watch
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Top Cast
Cüneyt Arkın
Murat
Aytekin Akkaya
Ali
Füsun Uçar
Bilgin's Daughter
Hüseyin Peyda
Bilgin
Necla Fide
Kraliçe
Hikmet Taşdemir
Sihirbaz
Mehmet Uğur
Creature
Kadir Kök
Creature
Aydın Haberdar
Creature
Yadigar Ejder
Creature
Themes & Keywords
cultb moviespace operaturksploitation
About The Man Who Saved the World
The Man Who Saved the World is a science fiction, action, adventure, fantasy film released in 1982 exploring themes of cult, b movie, space opera, turksploitation. Directed by Çetin İnanç, it stars Cüneyt Arkın, Aytekin Akkaya, Füsun Uçar. Two space cadets crash-land on a desert planet, where an evil wizard seeks the ultimate power to take over the world. Although the movie borrows some background footage from Star Wars, the plot is mostly unrelated.
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