Flying Saucers Over Istanbul
4.5
“Cardboard robots and belly dancers... what more could you want.”
Turkish sci-fi comedy from 1955. It’s recommended for fans of old Turkish movies and psychotronic cult films. It has a quite different feel than the more familiar superhero films from the country like Kilink Istanbulda, etc. It more closely resembles something like Abbot and Costello On Mars, with the addition of belly dancing. There are leotard-clad female aliens, a Plan 9-style spaceship, a Marilyn Monroe imitator. and a robot made out of a cardboard box. The leader of the female aliens tries her hand at interpretive dance. The plot, or what I can discern of it, involves a club founded by older unattractive wealthy women. The club uses sexy belly dancing to lure men in, then the womenfolk attempt to have their way with them.
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Cast
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Orhan Erçin
Fotoğrafçı Kaşar
Also in
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Kadının Fendi
Özcan Tekgül
Also in
Rıfat Diye Biri
Papatya
Özdemir Birsel
Zafer Önen
Gazeteci Şapşal
Known for
Korkusuz Korkak
Özdemir Asaf
Gazete Patronu
No other roles listed
Türkan Samil
Alien Queen
Halide Pişkin
Also in
The Luxurious Life
Düğün Gecesi
Türkan Şamil
Uzaylı Kraliçe
Also in
Dalavereciler Kralı
Kahpenin Aşkı
Salih Tozan
Also in
Three Friends
The Broken Pots
Mirella Monro
Marilyn Monroe
Also in
Öp Babanın Elini
Muadelet Tibet
Known for
The King of the Street Cleaners
The Top Scorer
Zeki Alpan
Known for
Trickster
Zübük
Orhan Erçin Director
First release January 1, 1955 · Produced in Türkiye · Original title Uçan Daireler İstanbul'da
Production
Birsel Film
Production
Türkiye
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Uçan Daireler İstanbul'da
Original language
Turkish
Spoken on screen
Turkish
Release dates
Türkiye · January 1, 1955
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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