“A 35mm print of ‘Turkish Star Wars’ is the holy grail, not just of rip-off films, but all cult film.
Whatever your personal stance on films like Turkish Star Wars, it’s always interesting when a piece of filmmaking history is once again found.
Officially known as The Man Who Saves The World, the 1982 film was later dubbed The Turkish Star Wars by fans who clearly saw where the real inspiration for the film originated.
The Turkish film industry put out nearly-exact replicas of numerous Hollywood megahits over the years, and now some thirty-four years after its release, the only surviving 35mm print of what’s known in English as Turkish Star Wars has been discovered.