Yılmaz Güney

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

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Law of the Border

(1966) Hidir

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Room 666

(1982) Self (voice)

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Hope

(1970) Cabbar

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Balatlı Arif

(1967) Arif

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The Hungry Wolves

(1969) Serçe Memet

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The Poor

(1974) Abuzer

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Pain

(1971) Çiçek Ali

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Kaçaklar

(1971) Osman

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2018	Self (archive footage)	The Legend of the Ugly King 2018-10-11 Movie
2016	Self (archive footage)	Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney 2016-01-31 Movie
2014	Self (archive footage)	Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause 2014-05-07 Movie
1987	Self (archive footage)	Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films 1987-01-01 Movie
	Self (archive footage)	We Called Him the Ugly King 1987-01-01 Movie
1983	Self	Autour du mur 1983-07-26 Movie
1982	Self (voice)	Room 666 1982-06-01 Movie
1975	N/A	İnce Memed Vuruldu 1975-01-01 Movie
1974	Azem	Friend 1974-10-01 Movie
	Self	Spécial cinéma 1974-09-25 TV Show
	Abuzer	The Poor 1974-01-01 Movie
1972	Bülent Akif	Sahtekar 1972-04-01 Movie
	Çobanoğlu	Elegy 1972-01-01 Movie
1971	Firat	The Hopeless Ones 1971-06-22 Movie
	İlyas	Silah ve Namus 1971-04-02 Movie
	Cesi	Vurguncular 1971-04-01 Movie
	Kara Çocuk	Yarın Son Gündür 1971-04-01 Movie
	Doktor	İbret 1971-04-01 Movie
	Osman	Kaçaklar 1971-03-01 Movie
	Çirkin Kral	Sezercik Yavrum Benim 1971-02-02 Movie
	Cemal	The Father 1971-01-02 Movie
	Çiçek Ali	Pain 1971-01-02 Movie
	N/A	Çirkin ve Cesur 1971-01-01 Movie
1970	Murat	Zeyno 1970-10-14 Movie
	Piyade Osman	Piyade Osman 1970-06-16 Movie
	Cabbar	Hope 1970-05-25 Movie
	Ali	Şeytan Kayaları 1970-04-01 Movie
	Asim Mavzer	Live Target 1970-01-02 Movie
	Banos	Yedi Belalılar 1970-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Son Kızgın Adam 1970-01-01 Movie
1969	Rifat	Bin Defa Ölürüm 1969-04-05 Movie
	Zaza Sehmuz	Belanın Yedi Türlüsü 1969-04-03 Movie
	N/A	Kan Su Gibi Akacak 1969-04-02 Movie
	Bino	Bir Çirkin Adam 1969-04-01 Movie
	Serçe Memet	The Hungry Wolves 1969-01-01 Movie
1968	Seyyit	Bride of the Earth 1968-04-01 Movie
	N/A	Aslan Bey 1968-04-01 Movie
	Büyük Örfi	Azrail Benim 1968-04-01 Movie
	Kadir	Beyoğlu Canavarı 1968-04-01 Movie
	Pire Nuri	Pire Nuri 1968-04-01 Movie
1967	Samil	Büyük Cellatlar 1967-04-03 Movie
	Yadigar	Bana Kurşun İşlemez 1967-04-03 Movie
	N/A	Benim Adım Kerim 1967-04-01 Movie
	Arif	Balatlı Arif 1967-04-01 Movie
	Kozanoğlu Hüseyin	Kozanoğlu 1967-01-02 Movie
	Ali Haydar	Red River, Black Sheep 1967-01-01 Movie
	Kuduz Recep	Kuduz Recep 1967-01-01 Movie
	Cumali	İnce Cumali 1967-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Banus, the Horse Thief 1967-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Çirkin Kral Affetmez 1967-01-01 Movie
	Mustafa	Kurbanlık Katil 1967-01-01 Movie
1966	Hidir	Law of the Border 1966-10-04 Movie
	Çirkin Kral	The Ugly King 1966-06-16 Movie
	Ali	Kibar Haydut 1966-05-10 Movie
	Kudret	Eşrefpaşalı 1966-04-03 Movie
	Yusuf	Yiğit Yaralı Olur 1966-04-01 Movie
	Yusufcuk	At Avrat Silah 1966-04-01 Movie
	Kovboy Ali	Kovboy Ali 1966-01-01 Movie
	Metin Demir	Silahların Kanunu 1966-01-01 Movie
1965	N/A	Tehlikeli Adam 1965-07-17 Movie
	Ahmet	Dağların Oğlu 1965-04-01 Movie
	Ahmet	I Live When I Die 1965-01-01 Movie
	Osman	Sayılı Kabadayılar 1965-01-01 Movie
	Turgut	Sokakta Kan Vardı 1965-01-01 Movie
	Metin	Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü 1965-01-01 Movie
	Murat	Krallar Kralı 1965-01-01 Movie
	Metin	Kahreden Kurşun 1965-01-01 Movie
	N/A	Gönül Kuşu 1965-01-01 Movie
	Yilmaz	Torpido Yılmaz 1965-01-01 Movie
1964	Konyakçi	Ten Fearless Men 1964-12-31 Movie
	Kemal	Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası 1964-01-01 Movie
	Kamali Zeybek	Kamalı Zeybek 1964-01-01 Movie
	Sahin	Kara Şahin 1964-01-01 Movie
	Suphi	Mor Defter 1964-01-01 Movie
	Rıfat	Prangasiz Mahkumlar 1964-01-01 Movie
1963	Ali Duran	Both Were Brave 1963-01-01 Movie
1961	Erdoğan	Tatlı Bela 1961-01-01 Movie
1959	Halil	The Fallow Deer 1959-01-01 Movie
	Cemal	Tütün Zamanı 1959-01-01 Movie
1958	N/A	This Land's Children 1958-01-01 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1983	Director	The Wall 1983-02-01 Movie
1982	Director	The Road 1982-09-01 Movie
1974	Director	Friend 1974-10-01 Movie
	Director	Anxiety 1974-06-12 Movie
	Director	The Poor 1974-01-01 Movie
1972	Director	Elegy 1972-01-01 Movie
1971	Director	The Hopeless Ones 1971-06-22 Movie
	Director	Yarın Son Gündür 1971-04-01 Movie
	Director	İbret 1971-04-01 Movie
	Director	Vurguncular 1971-04-01 Movie
	Director	Kaçaklar 1971-03-01 Movie
	Director	Pain 1971-01-02 Movie
	Director	The Father 1971-01-02 Movie
1970	Director	Piyade Osman 1970-06-16 Movie
	Director	Hope 1970-05-25 Movie
	Director	Live Target 1970-01-02 Movie
	Director	Yedi Belalılar 1970-01-01 Movie
1969	Director	Bir Çirkin Adam 1969-04-01 Movie
	Director	The Hungry Wolves 1969-01-01 Movie
1968	Director	Bride of the Earth 1968-04-01 Movie
	Director	Pire Nuri 1968-04-01 Movie
1967	Director	Bana Kurşun İşlemez 1967-04-03 Movie
	Director	Benim Adım Kerim 1967-04-01 Movie
1966	Director	At Avrat Silah 1966-04-01 Movie
1960	Assistant Director	The Death Curtain 1960-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1983	Writer	The Wall 1983-02-01 Movie
1982	Writer	The Road 1982-09-01 Movie
1980	Writer	The Enemy 1980-01-02 Movie
1979	Writer	The Herd 1979-02-01 Movie
1976	Writer	Sürgün 1976-01-01 Movie
1975	Writer	İzin 1975-05-09 Movie
	Writer	Certainly One Day 1975-01-01 Movie
1974	Screenplay	Friend 1974-10-01 Movie
	Writer	Friend 1974-10-01 Movie
	Writer	Anxiety 1974-06-12 Movie
	Screenplay	The Poor 1974-01-01 Movie
1972	Writer	Elegy 1972-01-01 Movie
1971	Writer	The Hopeless Ones 1971-06-22 Movie
	Writer	Vurguncular 1971-04-01 Movie
	Writer	İbret 1971-04-01 Movie
	Writer	Yarın Son Gündür 1971-04-01 Movie
	Screenplay	Kaçaklar 1971-03-01 Movie
	Writer	The Father 1971-01-02 Movie
	Writer	Pain 1971-01-02 Movie
	Writer	Çirkin ve Cesur 1971-01-01 Movie
1970	Writer	Piyade Osman 1970-06-16 Movie
	Writer	Hope 1970-05-25 Movie
	Screenplay	Live Target 1970-01-02 Movie
	Screenplay	Yedi Belalılar 1970-01-01 Movie
1969	Writer	Bir Çirkin Adam 1969-04-01 Movie
	Writer	The Hungry Wolves 1969-01-01 Movie
1968	Writer	Bride of the Earth 1968-04-01 Movie
	Writer	Azrail Benim 1968-04-01 Movie
	Writer	Pire Nuri 1968-04-01 Movie
1967	Writer	Bana Kurşun İşlemez 1967-04-03 Movie
	Writer	Benim Adım Kerim 1967-04-01 Movie
	Writer	Banus, the Horse Thief 1967-01-01 Movie
	Writer	Çirkin Kral Affetmez 1967-01-01 Movie
1966	Writer	Law of the Border 1966-10-04 Movie
	Writer	Eşrefpaşalı 1966-04-03 Movie
	Writer	At Avrat Silah 1966-04-01 Movie
	Writer	Kovboy Ali 1966-01-01 Movie
1965	Writer	Krallar Kralı 1965-01-01 Movie
1964	Writer	Kamalı Zeybek 1964-01-01 Movie
	Writer	Prangasiz Mahkumlar 1964-01-01 Movie
1961	Writer	Yaban Gülü 1961-11-03 Movie
1959	Screenplay	Karacaoğlan'ın Kara Sevdası 1959-01-02 Movie
	Screenplay	The Fallow Deer 1959-01-01 Movie
1958	Screenplay	This Land's Children 1958-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Editing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1982	Editor	The Road 1982-09-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1982	Co-Producer	The Road 1982-09-01 Movie
1975	Producer	Certainly One Day 1975-01-01 Movie
1974	Producer	Anxiety 1974-06-12 Movie
1972	Producer	Elegy 1972-01-01 Movie
1970	Producer	Hope 1970-05-25 Movie
1969	Producer	The Hungry Wolves 1969-01-01 Movie
1968	Producer	Pire Nuri 1968-04-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv