
Yılmaz Güney
Known for Directing · 98 credits
- Born
- 1937-04-01
- Died
- 1984-09-09
- Place of birth
- Adana, Turkey
- Also known as
- Çirkin Kral · Йылмаз Гюней · یەڵماز گیونەی
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.
Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (95)

Kargacı Halil
1968
as Halil

Azrail Benim
1968
as Büyük Örfi

Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney
2016
as Self (archive footage)

Nuri the Flea
1968
as Pire Nuri

Kuduz Recep
1967
as Kuduz Recep

Kovboy Ali
1966
as Kovboy Ali

Hope
1970
as Cabbar

Friend
1974
as Azem

Law of the Border
1966
as Hıdır

Mor Defter
1964
as Suphi

Şeytanın Oğlu
1967

Krallar Kralı
1965
as Murat
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
1995

Live Target
1970
as Asim Mavzer

The Poor
1975
as Abuzer

Sevgili Muhafızım
1970
as Mehmet Silvan

Sayılı Kabadayılar
1965
as Osman

Kurbanlık Katil
1967
as Mustafa

Tehlikeli Adam
1965

Red River, Black Sheep
1967
as Ali Haydar

Fugitives
1971
as Osman

The Legend of the Ugly King
2017
as Self (archive footage)

Dolandırıcılar Şahı
1960
as Benzinci Genç

Prangasız Mahkumlar
1964
as Rıfat

Room 666
1985
as Self (voice)

Ve Silahlara Veda
1966
as Hikmet

Banus, the Horse Thief
1967

Güney Ölüm Saçıyor
1969
as Güney

Pain
1971
as Çiçek Ali

This Land's Children
1958

Üçünüzü de mıhlarım
1965
as Yılmaz

Sezercik Yavrum Benim
1971
as Self (Konuk Oyuncu)

Aslan Bey
1968
as Aslan Bey

Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films
1987
as Self (archive footage)

I Live When I Die
1965

Öldürmek Hakkımdır
1968
Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü
1968

Zımba Gibi Delikanlı
1964
as Yılmaz

The Hungry Wolves
1969
as Serçe Memet

Kamalı Zeybek
1964
as Kamali Zeybek

Yiğit Yaralı Olur
1966
as Yusuf

Kan Su Gibi Akacak
1969
as Ali

Kibar Haydut
1966
as Ali

Sokakta Kan Vardı
1965
as Turgut

Bride of the Earth
1968
as Seyyit

Both Were Brave
1963
as Ali Duran

Beyaz Atlı Adam
1965
as Beyaz Atlı Adam

Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü
1965
as Metin

Autour du mur
1983
as Self

Silahların Kanunu
1966
as Metin Demir

İnce Cumali
1967
as Cumali

An Ugly Man
1969
as Bino

Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası
1964
as Kemal

Yedi Belalılar
1970
as Banos

Bin Defa Ölürüm
1969
as Rıfat

Tütün Zamanı
1959
as Cemal

Kasımpaşalı Recep
1965
as Recep

Belanın Yedi Türlüsü
1969
as Zaza Sehmuz

We Called Him the Ugly King
1987
as Self (archive footage)

Kozanoğlu
1967
as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin

Zeyno
1970
as Murat

Elegy
1985
as Çobanoğlu

The Father
1971
as Cemal

The Profiteers
1971
as Cesi

Çirkin ve Cesur
1971

The Fallow Deer
1959
as Halil

Dağların Oğlu
1965
as Ahmet

Private Osman
1970
as Piyade Osman

Eşrefpaşalı
1966
as Kudret

Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı
1969
as Rıfat

The Ugly King
1966
as Çirkin Kral

Konyakçı
1965
as Konyakçı

Çirkin Kral Affetmez
1967
as Yusuf Dağcı

Sahtekar
1972
as Bülent Akif

The Warning
1971
as Doktor

The Hopeless Ones
1971
as Firat

Eşkıya Celladı
1967
as Kerim / Satılmış / Durali

Son Kızgın Adam
1970

Ten Fearless Men
1964
as Konyakçı

İnce Memed Vuruldu
1975

My Name Is Kerim
1967

Balatlı Arif
1967
as Arif

Horse, Woman and Gun
1966
as Yusufcuk

Gönül Kuşu
1965

Beyoğlu Canavarı
1968
as Kadir

Şeytan Kayaları
1970
as Ali

Büyük Cellatlar
1967
as Samil

Bullets Won't Touch Me
1967
as Yadigar

Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause
2014
as Self (archive footage)

Tomorrow is The Last Day
1971
as Kara Çocuk

Kara Şahin
1964
as Sahin

Tatlı Bela
1961
as Erdoğan

Kahreden Kurşun
1965
as Metin

Torpido Yılmaz
1965
as Yilmaz

Silah ve Namus
1971
as İlyas
About Yılmaz Güney
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. With 98 credits spanning from 1958 to 2017, Yılmaz Güney has appeared in 95 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yılmaz Güney Movies
- Kargacı Halil (1968) — as Halil
- Azrail Benim (1968) — as Büyük Örfi
- Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney (2016) — as Self (archive footage)
- Nuri the Flea (1968) — as Pire Nuri
- Kuduz Recep (1967) — as Kuduz Recep
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