Tarkan: Viking Blood takes place on the days when Attila, the head of the European Huns, who came over the north of the Black Sea, conquered European countries one by one. While Europe lived in the darkness of the Middle Ages, the most barbaric people of that period lived in the Scandinavian Peninsula: the Vikings.
Crossing the raging North Sea with their long boats, they landed on the southern European shores, mercilessly plundered them, and after they burned everywhere, they brought the living and lifeless loot to their homeland. Hurricane Hun over Europe had trampled all over Europe and left countries vulnerable. The Vikings, who took advantage of this situation, continued their looting. Because the great Hun archet Attila was moving westward, leaving small Hun forces on the countries he conquered. The Vikings, who took advantage of this, were looking for opportunities and attacked where they found it weak.
During this period when the Vikings attacked everywhere and even formed an alliance with the Chinese, Attila’s daughter Yonca Hatun took refuge in a Hun fortress. Viking Commander Toro attacks the fortress, whose defense he thinks weak, kills Tarkan’s loyal friend Kurt, and captures the women of Yonca Hatun and Hun in the castle and set fire to the fortress. It even injures Tarkan. Toro, who intends to surrender Yonca Hatun to the daughter of the Chinese emperor Lotus, revolts against King Gero and becomes the new king himself.
The king of the overturned sacrifices a giant octopus. Tarkan, who survived the fortress that was set on fire and regained health over time, set out after the Vikings and was captured by the Vikings. Meanwhile, the daughter of Viking King Gero, Ursula returns to the Viking fortress and learns that his father was killed and that the new king was Toro. Tarkan, who wants to save Ursula and Yonca Hatun, whose father was killed, crosses the road and goes after Toro and Lotus.
Tarkan: Viking Blood (Viking Kanı in Turkish) is a 1971 fantastic Turkish film adapted from the comic book Viking Blood written on the fictional character Tarkan. The film, directed by Mehmet Aslan, was filmed by Sezgin Burak’s comic book of the same name. In this film, which is the third film in the Tarkan series, Kartal Tibet played the character of Tarkan as in the first two and sequels. Tarkan: In the production of the sequel of Silver Saddle (Gümüş Eyer in Turkish), Tarkan’s efforts to save Yonca Hatun, daughter of European Hun Emperor Attila, from Viking Commander Toro and Chinese Princess Lotus.
Sezgin Burak’s comic series’ first two films adapted from the novel “Tarkan” and “Silver Saddle” in less than a third film was made upon the capture of a large audience in Turkey. Filming of the film started in 1970 and was completed in 1971. Shooting started the same year when the adventure ended and the film was released on November 1, 1971.
The film, which was prepared at the Ören Film studios and performed at the Acar Film studios, was distributed by Arzu Film and Tuna Film. The film was shot by Ertem Eğilmez, Teoman Tümer and Nahit Ataman. As for the previous movie, Mehmet Aslan took part in the director’s chair. The script was written by Sadık Şendil on the work of Sezgin Burak.
Octopus
Octopus scenes in the production added difference to the film. The dragon icon used as a punishment element in the Viking Blood adventure, in which the film was adapted, was transferred to the film as an octopus due to the technical deficiencies of the period. Octopus, where the people to be executed by the Vikings are presented as bait, is one of the first mock-ups in the world cinema. The movements of the model octopus were provided by a production worker entering the model, and the arms were moved by the ropes attached to the ends of the arms.
Tarkan: Viking Blood (1971)
Directed by: Mehmet Aslan
Starring: Kartal Tibet, Bilal İnci, Seher Şeniz, Eva Bender, Atıf Kaptan, Fatma Belgen, Deniz Çimenli, Yusuf Sezer, Refik Ansav, Osman Han, Hüseyin Alp, Yeşim Tan
Screenplay by: Sadık Şendil
Cinematography by: Cahit Engin
Art Direction by: Basri Büyükcan
Music by: John Barry
Distributed by: Arzu Film, Tuna Film
Release Date: November 1, 1971
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