''Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan'' ( tr, Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan; fa, سرزمین دلاوران) is a Turkish historical action film by

Remzi Aydın Jöntürk Remzi Aydın Jöntürk (September 15, 1936 – September 2, 1987) was a Turkish filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He directed more than 72 feature films in his long career. Jöntürk is credited for creating and directing some of t ...

. It is one of the numerous collaborations between the famous actor

Cüneyt Arkın Fahrettin Cüreklibatır (8 September 1937 – 28 June 2022), better known by his stage name Cüneyt Arkın, was a Turkish film actor, director, producer and martial artist. Having starred in somewhere around 300 movies and TV series, he is wid ...

and Jöntürk. The film belongs to the wave of historical films in the

Turkish cinema Cinema of Turkey or Turkish cinema (also old known as ''Yeşilçam'' literally means ''The Green Pine'' in Turkish language), () or Türk sineması is the sobriquet that refers to the Turkish film art and industry. It is an important part of ...

. The film is about the beloved comics character of Ayhan Başoğlu, ''Malkoçoğlu''. The film was shot simultaneously in Turkish and in Persian. The Iranian version was released as ''Serzemin-e Delaveran'' in 1971. The main features of the movie has real historical basis as Malkoçoğlu was regarded as one of the loyal Akıncı families of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

. The film is the dramatization of Başoğlu's comic book of the same name and tells the story of the life struggle of

Cem Sultan Cem Sultan (also spelled Djem or Jem) or Sultan Cem or Şehzade Cem (December 22, 1459 – February 25, 1495, ; ota, جم سلطان, Cem sulṭān; tr, Cem Sultan; french: Zizim), was a claimant to the Ottoman throne in the 15th century. Ce ...

and how Akıncıs help him. The leader of the Akıncı troops, Malkoçoğlu, trusts a peasant, Polat, and accepts him into his army and gives him the mission to safely guide Cem Sultan to his '' Frenk allies''. Cüneyt Arkın portrays two characters in the film, as a part of his trademark style.

Plot

Cast

... Polat / Malkoçoğlu or Ali as Polat's father (Dual role) * Gülnaz Huri ... Melek *

Cihangir Ghaffari Cihangir Ghaffari (born 9 September 1940) is an Iranian actor and film producer, known for ''Les démons'' (1973), ''Dick Turpin'' (1974) and ''Bloodsport'' (1988). Career Ghaffari starred in a large number of Turkish film productions mainly in t ...

... Cem Sultan * Feri Cansel ... Jitan * Suzan Avcı ... Zühre *

Behçet Nacar Behçet is a Turkish name and may refer to: Given name * Behçet Cantürk, Turkish mob boss * Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author and poet * Behçet Uz Ömer Behçet Uz (1893 – 19 May 1986) was a Turkish physician, politician, former mayor of � ...

... Gaddar("brutal") Hamolka * Özdemir Han ... Şeytan("Devil") Omerro *

Ayton Sert Ayton may refer to: Places * Ayton, Ontario, Canada * Ayton, Scottish Borders, Scotland England * Great Ayton, a village and civil parish, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire * Little Ayton, a village and civil parish, Hambleton district, North Yo ...

... Hancı("accommodator") İgor *

Aytekin Akkaya Aytekin is a Turkish masculine given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Aytekin Kotil (1934–1992), Turkish politician * Aytekin Mindan (born 1981), Turkish swimmer * Aytekin Viduşlu (born 1978), Turkish football ...

... Raider * Günay Güner ... Raider * Adnan Mersinli ... Öküz Abdi * Tarık Şimşek ... Omerro's henchman

Political aspect of the film

Illustrating the class differences in society during the mid-Ottoman era is one of the key elements of the film. Poor peasant Polat has to kill a wealthy landlord because he tries to take Polat's lover away from him by stating that a peasant even doesn't have the right to talk to such an influential person. This depiction is a classic of Remzi Jöntürk films, even for the action based ones, frequently emphasizing on class struggles in society. The film also has references to the medieval understanding of honor and how it was, in some cases, more significant than state affairs.

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* 1960s Turkish-language films Films set in Turkey Turkish action films Turkish historical adventure films Films based on Turkish comics Live-action films based on comics 1969 films Turkish sequel films Films shot in Turkey Turkish swashbuckler films Turkish films about revenge 1960s action films Films set in the Ottoman Empire 1960s historical adventure films Historical action films 1960s multilingual films Iranian multilingual films Turkish multilingual films Persian-language films Iranian historical films Iranian adventure films {{Turkey-stub