Zagor

Did you know that such italian comics like Zagor and Comandante Mark were adapted to cinema years ago by Turkish producers? Mehmet Aslan's"Zagor" (1970) was a success that led to the making of two other Zagor films in 1971, this time directed by Nisan Hanceryan, and starring Levent Cakýr as the"god with a hatchett". In Tunc Basaran"Capitan Swing", a star of Turkish cinema, Salih Guney, was cast as the chief of Ontario wolfs. None of these films were produced using big money, but they are highly entertaining. The poster and the photos depict how the italian comic book characters were interpreted by Turkish actors back then. A new book (by G.Scognamillo and M. Demirhan) on fantastic films in Turkish cinema (published in Turkey) tells in detail the story of such interesting adaptations.