Karamurat, a fearless Janissary agent serving Sultan Mehmed, is sent in 1456 to the rebel province of Minchionia to uncover the secret behind the tyrant Mustafa’s power, rumored to stem from a hypnotic “white powder” imported from China.
Stunts
Arkın's signature trampoline-assisted horse dismounts
Practical Effects
Powder effects that look suspiciously like baking flour
Costume
Janissary hats apparently sponsored by a lampshade factory
Director
Ernst Hofbauer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Germany's 1970s 'Ottoman Western' craze, where Turkish stars like Arkın became unlikely European action heroes.
Director Natuk Baytan allegedly shot his scenes in 10 days while Hofbauer handled the 'European market' inserts including the baffling Chinese drug subplot.
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