Person Details
Birthday: 1937-04-01 09:10:15
Death: 1984-09-09 09:10:15
Aliases: Yılmaz Pütün , Çirkin Kral
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Adana
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 116
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
Yılmaz Güney was a Kurdish film director, scenarist, novelist, and actor. He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were devoted to the plight of ordinary, working class people in Turkey. Güney won the Palme d'Or with the film 'Yol' he co-produced with Şerif Gören at the Cannes Film Festival in 1982. He was at constant odds with the Turkish government because of his portrayals of Kurdish culture, people and language in his movies.
Most Famous Work
Yol
(1982) WriterThe Herd
(1979) WriterThe Wall
(1983) WriterLaw of the Border
(1966) WriterHope
(1970) WriterElegy
(1972) WriterBride of the Earth
(1968) WriterAnxiety
(1974) WriterActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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2021 | N/A | |
2018 | Self (archive) | |
2016 | Self (archive footage) | |
1987 | himself | |
Himself | ||
1983 | N/A | |
1982 | Self (voice) | |
1975 | N/A | |
1974 | Azem | |
Abuzer | ||
1972 | Bülent Akif | |
Çobanoğlu | ||
1971 | N/A | |
İlyas | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Cesi | ||
Osman | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Cemal | ||
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1970 | Murat | |
Piyade Osman | ||
Cabbar | ||
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Asim Mavzer | ||
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1969 | N/A | |
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Bino | ||
Serçe Memet | ||
1968 | N/A | |
Seyyit | ||
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1967 | Yadigar | |
Samil | ||
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Kozanoğlu Hüseyin | ||
Mustafa | ||
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Ali Haydar | ||
Cumali | ||
Kuduz Recep | ||
1966 | Hidir | |
Çirkin Kral | ||
N/A | ||
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Kovboy Ali | ||
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1965 | N/A | |
Ahmet | ||
Metin | ||
Yilmaz | ||
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N/A | ||
Metin | ||
N/A | ||
Osman | ||
Ahmet | ||
1964 | N/A | |
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Kemal | ||
Suphi | ||
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1963 | Ali Duran | |
1961 | Erdoğan | |
1959 | Halil | |
N/A | ||
1958 | N/A | |
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1983 | Director | |
1982 | Director | |
1974 | Director | |
Director | ||
Director | ||
1972 | Director | |
1971 | Director | |
Director | ||
Director | ||
Director | ||
Director | ||
Director | ||
Director | ||
1970 | Director | |
Director | ||
Director | ||
Director | ||
1969 | Director | |
Director | ||
1968 | Director | |
Director | ||
1967 | Director | |
Director | ||
1966 | Director | |
1960 | Assistant Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Writing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1983 | Writer | |
1982 | Writer | |
1980 | Writer | |
1979 | Writer | |
1976 | Writer | |
1975 | Writer | |
Writer | ||
1974 | Screenplay | |
Writer | ||
Writer | ||
Screenplay | ||
1972 | Writer | |
1971 | Writer | |
Writer | ||
Writer | ||
Writer | ||
Screenplay | ||
Writer | ||
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1970 | Writer | |
Writer | ||
Screenplay | ||
Screenplay | ||
1969 | Writer | |
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1968 | Writer | |
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1967 | Writer | |
Writer | ||
Writer | ||
Writer | ||
1966 | Writer | |
Writer | ||
Writer | ||
Writer | ||
1965 | Writer | |
1964 | Writer | |
1961 | Writer | |
1959 | Screenplay | |
Screenplay | ||
1958 | Screenplay | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1982 | Co-Producer | |
1975 | Producer | |
1974 | Producer | |
1972 | Producer | |
1970 | Producer | |
1969 | Producer | |
1968 | Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1982 | Editor | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |