The Man Who Saved the World

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The Man Who Saved the World

1982

1h 31m

4.7(108 votes)

Science Fiction

Action

Adventure

Fantasy

Overview

Two space cadets crash-land on a desert planet, where an evil wizard seeks the ultimate power to take over the world. Although the movie borrows some background footage from Star Wars, the plot is mostly unrelated.

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Cast & Crew

21 members

Acting

Cüneyt Arkın

Murat

Acting

Aytekin Akkaya

Ali

Acting

Füsun Uçar

Bilgin's Daughter

Acting

Hüseyin Peyda

Bilgin

Acting

Necla Fide

Kraliçe

Acting

Hikmet Taşdemir

Sihirbaz

Acting

Mehmet Uğur

Creature

Acting

Kadir Kök

Creature

Acting

Aydın Haberdar

Creature

Acting

Yadigar Ejder

Creature

Acting

Sönmez Yıkılmaz

Robot Creature

Acting

Muhip Arcıman

Narrator

Acting

Mustafa Başalan

Boy

No Image

Acting

Celaleddin Enis Doruk

God

No Image

Acting

Nihat Yiğit

Earthling

Acting

Alex McCrindle

Jan Dodonna (archive footage)

Acting

Abdurrahman Palay

Cüneyt Arkın (voice)

Acting

Sadettin Erbil

Hikmet Taşdemir (voice)

Acting

Elif Baysal

Necla Fide (voice)

Acting

Dinçer Çekmez

Hüseyin Peyda (voice)

Acting

Vala Önengüt

Aytekin Akkaya (voice)

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