Şeytan
Şeytan is a 1974 Turkish cult horror film that is plagiarized off of William Friedkin’s The Exorcist (1973), directed by Metin Erksan.
| Şeytan | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical Poster | |
| Directed by | Metin Erksan |
| Written by | Yılmaz Tümtürk |
| Produced by | Hulki Saner |
| Starring | Cihan Ünal Erol Amaç İsmail Hakkı Şen Ahmet Turgutlu Agah Hün Ali Taygun Ekrem Gökkaya Ferdi Merter Meral Taygun Muzaffer Yenen Sabahat Işık Canan Perver Ergün Rona Ahu Tuğba |
| Cinematography | Nihat Çifteoğlu |
Release date | November 1, 1974 |
| Country | Turkey |
| Language | Turkish |
The film was apparently shot with a low budget, resulting in a grainy and poor image quality, and is essentially a shot-for-shot remake of The Exorcist, with only minor differences. Şeytan was out of print until 2007, when it was released in DVD.
Synopsis
Canan Perver is a 12-year-old girl named Gul, living a high society life with her mother in Istanbul, who becomes possessed by the Devil himself after experimenting with a Ouija Board.
Release
The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on November 1, 1974, is commonly known as "Turkish Exorcist" because of plot and stylistic similarities copied from The Exorcist.