Italy, Turkey, 1983
88m
35mm film, Eastmancolor
mono
An Italian/Turkish fantasy film directed by Antonio Margheriti using his usual pseudonym Anthony M. Dawson.
Plot Summary
Prehistoric warrior Yor becomes obsessed with finding out who he really is and revealing the secret of the medallion he has worn since a child. When he learns of a desert goddess who wears the same medallion, he sets out to find her, having problems along the way with ape-men, dinosaurs and a society that seems to have come from the far distant future.
Credits
Crew
Directed by: Anthony M. Dawson <ref name=”margheriti”>A pseudonym for Antonio Margheriti]
A Diamant Film production through Kodiak Films
© 1983 Diamanr Film S.R.L. Rome
Produced by: Michele Marsala
Associate Producers: Sedat Akdemir and Ugur Terzioglu
Executive in Charge of Production: Timucin Selgur
Production Managers: Michele Germano and Roberto Onorati
Screenplay by: Robert Bailey and Anthony M. Dawson <ref name=”margheriti” />
Based on the Novel Yor by: Juan Zanotto and Ray Collins
Assistant Director: Ignazio Dolce
Director of Photography: Marcello Masciocchi
Camera Operator: Mario Sbrenna
Steadycam Operator: Umit Gulsoy
Assistant Cameramen: Luigi Conversi, Mauro Masciocchi
Gaffer: Tullio Marini
Key Grip: Orlando Zuccari
Action Stills: Roberto Nicosia Vinci
Film Editor: Alberto Moriani
Assistant Editors: Pietro Tomassi, Pina La Rosa
2nd Assistant Editor: Moana Hussein
Color by: Luciano Vittori
Still Laboratory: Studio Benetti
Filmed in: Eastmancolor
Music Composed and Conducted by: John Scott
Additional Music by: Guido and Maurizio de Angelis
Music Editor: Robert Hathaway
Orchestration: Neil Richardson
Sound Mixer: Cinzia Rossi
Sound Editor: Nick Alexander
Re-recording: Fono Roma
Re-recording Engineer: Alberto Doni
Costumes: Enrico Luzzi
Wardrobe Assistant: Umberto Moroni
Seamstresses: Angela Anzimani, Angela Vittorini
Costume Houses: S.A.T., G.P.11
Accessories: Nino Lembo
Footwear: LPC
Make Up: Mario Scutti
Make Up Assistant: Giacinto Bretti
Hairstylist: Agnese Panarotto
Wigs: Rocchetti & Carboni
Special Effects: Edward [real name: Edoardo Margheriti] and Tony Margheriti <ref name=”margheriti”/>
Models and Miniatures: Antonella Margheriti
Art Director: Walter Patriarca
Asst. Art Director: Yilmaz Zenger
Set Dresser: Pasquale Germano
Set Dressing: Rancati
Prop Master: Basilio Patrizi
Set Painter: Oreste Quercioli
Production Accountant: Franco Fantini
Production Secretaries: Marina de Tiberiis, Angelo Corrieri
Unit Publicist: Enrico Lucherini
Dialogue Coach: Paul Costello
Camera Equipment: Cinenoleggio
Lights: Brumas
Transportation: R.P. sns
Unit Manager: Giovanni Loffreda
Filmed on location in Turkey an at A.F.M. Studios, Istanbul
Special Effects and Additional Interiors Filmed at: De Paolis Incir
Stunt Coordinators: Goffredo Unger, Aldo Dell’Acqua
Cast
Reb Brown (Yor)
Corinne Clery (Ka-Laa)
John Steiner as Overlord
Carole André (Ena)
Alan Collins [real name: Luciano Pigozzi] (Pag)
Ayshe Gul (Roa)
Aytekin Akkaya
Marina Rocchi (Tarita)
Sergio Nicolai (Kay)
Ludovico Della Jojo
Adnan Akdemir
Herent Akdemir
Ali Selgur
Zeynep Selgur
Henk Akin
Zenne Poksuz
Nurdan Asar
Yadigar Ajder
Nilgun Bubikoglu
Tevfik Sen
Yasemin Celenk
Levent Cakir
Alternative Titles
Einer gegen das Imperium – West Germany
The World of Yor
Yor – O Caçador do Futuro – Brazil
Yor – Finland
Yor, le chasseur du futur – France
Yor the Hunter from the Future – UK, USA
Links
See also
Star Wars (1977)
Teenage Cave Man (1958)
References
Books
- 80s Action Movies on the Cheap by Daniel R. Budnik pp.58-59 – illustrated credits, review
- Horror and Science Fiction Films III by Donald C. Willis p.312
