3 Dev Adam
Theatrical poster
Directed byT. Fikret Uçak
Written byDoğan Tamer
Based on
Produced byHasan Tual
Starring
  • Aytekin Akkaya
  • Deniz Erkanat
  • Yavuz Selekman
  • Tevfik Şen
  • Doğan Tamer
  • Mine Sun
CinematographyOrhan Kapkı
Edited byHüsamettin Üren
Production
companies
  • Tual Film
  • Arsel
Distributed byRENKLİ
Release date
  • November 1, 1973 (1973-11-01)
Running time
81 minutes
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish

3 Dev Adam (translated as Three Mighty Men, sometimes Captain America and Santo vs. Spider-Man; Üç Dev Adam) is a 1973 Turkish superhero film, directed by T. Fikret Uçak and written by Doğan Tamer, based on 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 film was popular and thus spawned other rip-offs of other major Hollywood productions.[1]

Plot

The story unfolds in Istanbul, where a violent criminal organization, led by Spider-Man, emerges in the city, flooding it with counterfeit United States dollars. In a shocking act, they mutilate a woman's face using a boat propeller. Responding to the crisis, a small task force, comprising Captain America, Santo, and Captain America's girlfriend, Julia, arrives to assist the local police in halting Spider-Man and his gang.

Julia, who successfully infiltrates Spider-Man's hideout, gets captured and transported to a remote location. Despite the perilous situation, she manages to send an SOS signal to Captain America. Taking swift action, Captain America rescues Julia, but Spider-Man eludes capture. Simultaneously, Mexico's national wrestler and superhero, Santo, infiltrates the counterfeit operation disguised as a dojo. After being captured briefly, Santo escapes, carrying incriminating evidence.

Captain America and Santo embark on a mission to raid a crucial hideout central to the counterfeit operation, successfully shutting it down. However, Spider-Man seizes the opportunity to commit further crimes, including killing a couple, stealing a statue, and fleeing the scene. Subsequently, another intense confrontation between the heroes and Spider-Man unfolds, revealing the shocking ability of Spider-Man to spawn duplicates of himself upon death.

In an attempt to apprehend Spider-Man, Captain America and Santo go undercover in a nightclub, leading to a fierce confrontation with Spider-Man's gang. Overwhelmed, the heroes are captured and taken to Spider-Man's hideout. Displaying clever tactics, Captain America and Santo feign infighting, confusing their captors and enabling their escape. They eliminate most of the gang members, but Spider-Man arrives with his girlfriend.

During the ensuing chaos, Spider-Man's girlfriend is tragically struck by a stray shot from one of his henchmen. Spider-Man flees, with Captain America in relentless pursuit. After a grueling battle, Captain America seemingly defeats Spider-Man, only to be confronted by yet another Spider-Man. The fight intensifies until each Spider-Man is ultimately defeated.

As the heroes prepare to depart Istanbul, Captain America, driven by suspicion, notices a figure resembling Spider-Man in the back of a taxi. Reacting impulsively, he reaches into the taxi, unmasking the person, only to discover it is a young boy wearing a red wrestling mask—a surprising and poignant twist to conclude the tale.

Cast

  • Yavuz Selekman as Santo. The primary difference between this version of El Santo and the original is that the character in the film wears a wrestling mask only briefly, whereas the real-life Santo was never seen in public without one. Santo was famous during the '60s, and he was very well known in Turkey.
  • Aytekin Akkaya as Captain America. He doesn't have his shield and his mask lacks the wings by the sides of his head.
  • Tevfik Şen as Spider-Man. He is depicted as a villain, with none of his abilities from the comics. His only superpower here is the ability to come back unharmed from death multiple times, sometimes interpreted as making clones of himself.
  • Doğan Tamer as Inspector Orhan
  • Deniz Erkanat as Julia, Captain America's girlfriend and superhero partner.
  • Mine Sun as Nadya, Spider-Man's girlfriend and partner in crime.
  • Altan Günbay as Nightclub Owner
  • Ersun Kazançel as Bartender
  • Osman Han as Bouncer
  • Ali Ekdal as Commissioner
  • Nilgün Ceylan as Janet
  • İhsan Baysal as Bouncer
  • Mehmet Yağmur as Spider-Man's henchman

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Fantastik Türk Sineması - 3 Dev Adam (1973 Three Giant Men)". February 1, 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-02-01.
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