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During the 1922 Turkish Civil War, two Americans and a group of foreign mercenaries offer their services to a local Turkish governor who hires them as guards for a secret transport.
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Adam Dyer
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Josh Corey
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Aila (as Michele Mercier)
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The General - Ataturk
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Colonel Elci
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Osman Bey (as Gregoire Aslan)
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Bolek
John Alderson ...
U.S. Army Major
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Reese
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Wollen
John Acheson ...
Davis
Howard Goorney
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Capt. Enver (as Salih Guney)
Yüksel Gözen ...
Papadopoulos (as Yuksel Gozen)
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(as Erol Koskin)
Ken Buckle
Henia Halil ...
Madam (as Gonia Halil)
Terry Yorke ...
(as Terry York)
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(as Mumtaz Alpaslan)
Manny Michael
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Gunner Major (uncredited) (voice)
Reed De Rouen ...
U.S. Navy CPO (uncredited)
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Capt. Enver and two others (uncredited) (voice)
N. Bulent Gultekin ...
Turkish Captain (uncredited)
Suna Keskin ...
Girl in Cafe (uncredited)
Nosher Powell ...
Horse Rider (uncredited)
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Col. Enci (uncredited) (voice)
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Gunner Major (uncredited)
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Aila (uncredited) (voice)

Directed by

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Peter Collinson

Written by

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Leo Gordon ... (written by) (as Leo V. Gordon)

Produced by

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Harold Buck ... associate producer
Ali Cakus ... associate producer: Turkey
Gene Corman ... producer

Music by

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Bert Kaempfert

Cinematography by

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Kenneth Higgins ... director of photography

Editing by

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Raymond Poulton

Casting By

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Rose Tobias Shaw

Art Direction by

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Seamus Flannery

Makeup Department

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Betty Glasow ... hairdresser
Freddie Williamson ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Derek Parr ... production manager
Ali Cakus ... production manager: Istanbul (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Tony Buck ... assistant director: second unit
Skeets Kelly ... second unit director
Scott Wodehouse ... assistant director
Andrew Kelly ... second unit. second assistant director (uncredited)
Antal Kovacs ... second unit director (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Barry Copland ... sound recordist (as Barrie Copeland)
Derek Holding ... dubbing editor
Archie Ludski ... dubbing editor
Derek Holding ... sound editor (uncredited)
Dave Maiden ... sound effects mixer (uncredited)
Arthur Vincent ... sound recordist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Jim Beasley ... stunts
Eddie Eddon ... stunts
Bronco McLoughlin ... stunts
Peter Brace ... stunts (uncredited)
Ken Buckle ... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Cooper ... stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Bill Cummings ... stunts (uncredited)
Jim Dowdall ... stunts (uncredited)
Rick Lester ... stunts (uncredited)
Peter Pocock ... stunts (uncredited)
Dinny Powell ... stunts (uncredited)
Greg Powell ... stunts (uncredited)
Nosher Powell ... horse stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Les White ... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Yorke ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Roy Ford ... camera operator
Frank Kingston ... director of photography: second unit
Kenneth J. Withers ... camera operator: second unit (as Ken Withers)
Keith Blake ... clapper loader (uncredited)
Brian Ellis ... focus puller (uncredited)
Roy Larner ... gaffer (uncredited)
John Matthews ... best boy (uncredited)
Les Parrott ... clapper loader: second unit (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dinah Greet ... clothes designer: Michele Mercier
Leyla Suren ... costumes: Turkish
Masada Wilmot ... wardrobe

Location Management

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Tony Williams ... location manager

Music Department

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Muir Mathieson ... conductor
Herbert Rehbein ... musical arrangements
Muir Mathieson ... musical director (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Joan Davis ... continuity
Kay Rawlings ... continuity: second unit
Renée Glynne ... continuity (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Lewis Benjamin ... 3rd pilot
Charles Boddington ... 2nd pilot
Jack Cooper ... horsemaster
Derek Piggott ... 1st pilot
Gordon Stebbing ... assistant accountant (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Two former U.S. Army soldiers, Adam Dyer and Josh Corey, join a band of Turkish mercenaries in 1922 Turkey. They are hired by Osman Bey, a local governor, to escort his three daughters to Smyran and to protect a gold shipment that is to accompany them. Nobody is aware that Elci, a local colonel, plans to steal the gold for himself, while a rebel general pursues all parties involved. Written by Anonymous

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Taglines Two soldiers of fortune matching wits and guns against the armies of two nations! See more »
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Also Known As
  • Soldiers of Fortune (United States)
  • The Dubious Patriots (United States)
  • The Mercenaries (United States)
  • Les baroudeurs (France)
  • Bajo cualquier bandera (Spain)
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  • 97 min
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Trivia Because of some fictitious historical events, the film was banned and never released in Turkey. On 26 May 2013, 43 years later, a digital TV platform broadcast the movie for the first time ever. See more »
Goofs The movie is set in 1922, but a contemporary Canadian flag appears on the wall in the tavern. In 1970, when the film was made, the Canadian flag shown had only existed for five years. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The Stone Killer (2015). See more »
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Crazy Credits Opening credits prologue: THE AEGEAN SEA 1922 See more »
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