FILM · 2018 · TURKEY
Deliler
- Directed by
- Osman Kaya
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Studio
- Angel Film Yapim
10 archived facts 2 topics 3 sources Last reviewed Oct 2026
The true story of 7 oddly dressed fearless men of ottoman army fight against cruel Vlad.
10 Interesting Facts About Deliler
Interesting Facts (9)
- #001
The screenplay was written by İbrahim Ethem Arslan, Mustafa Burak Doğu and Esra Vesu Ozcelik.
- #002
The film is about a small Deli Birliği (unit of delis) killing Vlad III Dracula.
- #003
Erkan Petekkaya played Vlad Tepeş, Rüzgar Aksoy played Fatih Sultan Mehmed, and Yetkin Dikinciler played Baba Sultan.
- #004
The film's starting point is that after Murad II conquered Wallachian lands, the King of Romania's two sons, Vlad and Radu, grew up alongside Fatih Sultan Mehmet in the Edirne Palace.
- #005
Vlad's declaration that he had impaled 23,734 people, and his nailing the turban of the Ottoman messenger sent to him onto the messenger's head before sending him back, form the chain of events that leads to the Deliler being assigned.
- #006
The film was produced by Angel Film Yapim and released on 23 November 2018.
- #007
In the cast, Batın Uçan, who is understood to be Cem Uçan's son, appears as the character Suskun, while Çağan Efe Ak plays the role of Suskun Çocuk.
- #008
In the cast list on, Gökçe Özyol is listed in the role of Simyaci, though this character does not appear in the cast list on Wikipedia.
- #009
The final battle scene was filmed at a well-known sport climbing area near Eskişehir.
Characters & Cast (1)
- #010
Osman Kaya directed the film, while Cem Uçan produced it and starred as the lead character Gökkurt.
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