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The Man Who Saved the World (Turkish Star Wars) with guest Iain Robert Smith

The Man Who Saved the World (Turkish Star Wars) with guest Iain Robert Smith

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The Man Who Saved the World (Turkish Star Wars) with guest Iain Robert Smith

FromSecond Features

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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Sep 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

For this episode we are exploring the wild world of Turkish exploitation cinema with the help of Dr Iain Robert Smith. If, like Laura, you have ever struggled to get through The Man Who Saved the World (Dünyayi Kurtaran Adam, 1982, Çetin Inanç), perhaps this deep dive will help encourage you to have another go!You can find the film in full, with English subtitles, on YouTubeEd Glaser's really great short documentary can also be found on YouTubeThis article on The Guardian is also pretty helpful: "Attack of the killer Jedi! The bizarre story of Turkish Star Wars"Here's a great review from Michael Brooke, who saw the restored version on its UK tourYou can get in touch with us via Twitter @secondfeatures or our email secondfeaturespod@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you! Please also leave us a rating and a review wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Sep 22, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (20)

A journey down the lesser-known byways and alleyways of cinema, with a focus on British and American cinema of the 1960s and 1970s. Join Dr Laura Mayne and Dr Adrian Smith for insightful chat on films which deserve to be better known, along with special guests who bring their academic expertise to the discussion too. Second Features is available on Acast, iTunes, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Vurbl, YouTube, PodTail, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts and Stitcher. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.