Three Giant Men | |
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Directed by | T. Fikret Uçak |
Produced by | Hasan Tual |
Written by | Doğan Tamer |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Orhan Kapkı |
Edited by | Hüsamettin Üren |
Production
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Tual Film
Arsel |
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Running time
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81 minutes |
Country | Turkey |
Language | Turkish |
3 Giant Men (a.k.a. Captain America and Santo vs. Spider-Man; Turkish: 3 Dev Adam Turkish pronunciation: [yt͡ʃ dev adam]) is a 1973 Turkish cult action film, directed by T. Fikret Uçak and written by Doğan Tamer based on the characters created by Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, Joe Simon and Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta, featuring Aytekin Akkaya as Captain America and Yavuz Selekman as Santo called to Istanbul on a special mission to stop the villainous Spider-Man and his criminal gang. The film, which went on nationwide general release across the country on November 1, 1973 , was completely unauthorized by the copyright owners of the characters depicted.
The story takes place in Istanbul, where a violent criminal organization led by Spider-Man ("Spider's Gang") surfaces in the city with counterfeit United States dollars. A small task-force consisting of Captain America, Santo and Captain America's girlfriend Julia arrives to help local police stop Spider-Man and his gang.
Captain America's girlfriend, who has infiltrated Spider-Man's hideout, is captured and taken to a house in a remote location. She manages to send an SOS signal to the Captain. Captain America saves Julia and chases after Spider-Man, who manages to escape.
Meanwhile, Mexico's national superhero/wrestler, Santo, infiltrates the dojo that is used as a front for counterfeiting. After being captured, he manages to escape along with incriminating evidence.