Fourth part of the Teufelskerl series
The devils staged by Ernst Hofbauer had already arrived in Istanbul with the third part ("Two devils on the way to Istanbul"). The beating continued in the Yesilcam studios there. The Turkish film industry was at times the third largest film industry in the world in the 1970s. Mainly successful films from Hollywood and Cinecitta were "creatively" imitated. The original music was often treated very profitably without paying annoying royalties. :-)
This beating flick is also known in German-speaking countries as "Drei Teufelskerle lachen alles nieder / Three Devils Laughing Everything Down", in Italy as "Mettetemi in galera" and in the USA as "The Three Superboys in the Snow". The original cast included the acrobatic Alberto Dell'Acqua as Arti. Wolf Goldan had already dropped out since the third part. But with the attractive Tarik Akan as Homer and the beefy Beyk Imanverdi (listed here as Jim Gordon) as Jim, there was powerful reinforcement.
As always in the films of the TEUFELSKERL series, the actual plot is not worth mentioning. The small-time crooks Arti and Homer get by with charm and tough fists. Then they find out that a certain Jafar (Öztürk Serengil) has embezzled and hidden a lot of money. Even though he's in prison, he doesn't want to reveal where he's hiding. Together with the assertive Jim, the two day thieves approach Jafar in prison in order to gain his trust. When they finally know where the loot is and the good-for-nothings are out again, the gang boss Smerlock (Hüseyin Alp) and his henchmen also want to get their hands on the money. So there are enough reasons for a number of fights in which the three devils can beat up countless opponents to their heart's content. In prison, in the hammam, in a laundry and even in the snow, there are crazy fights in which the three Superboys of course always come out on top. But the smart guys also know how to use a woman's weapons in a targeted manner. So they cause a lot of laughs in women's costumes, which was particularly well received by the Turkish cinema audience at the time. Of course, it won't be revealed here whether they can get the money they're looking for with all of these skills...
So don't expect a masterpiece here. Of course not! What's important in this film is that there are a lot of funny beating scenes. Alberto Dell'Acqua impresses again with his circus-ready agility. Beyk Imanverdi gives a strong performance. A big surprise is the smart Tarik Akan (1949-2016), who not only impresses as a dashing womanizer, but can also hit hard. Tarik Akan has had a very interesting career in Turkish film. He also played the main role in "Yol - The Path", which was awarded the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1982. So a really good actor as a fist-swinging devil who could also make a mark in the ArtHouseCinema!
After this film, the TEUFELSKERL series was finally over. The spectators were tired of the brawls. From now on, the originals Bud Spencer and Terence Hill had no competition when it came to spanking movies.
