
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)

Room 666
1985
as Self (voice)

Law of the Border
1966
as Hıdır

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

Elegy
1985
as Çobanoğlu

Hope
1970
as Cabbar

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

Sezercik Yavrum Benim
1971
as Self (Konuk Oyuncu)

Horse, Woman and Gun
1966
as Yusufcuk

Ve Silahlara Veda
1966
as Hikmet

Kozanoğlu
1967
as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin

Kahreden Kurşun
1965
as Metin

Eşrefpaşalı
1966
as Kudret

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

Kovboy Ali
1966
as Kovboy Ali

Dağların Oğlu
1965
as Ahmet

Fugitives
1971
as Osman

Zeyno
1970
as Murat

The Poor
1975
as Abuzer

Red River, Black Sheep
1967
as Ali Haydar

Öldürmek Hakkımdır
1968

Pain
1971
as Çiçek Ali

Kurbanlık Katil
1967
as Mustafa

The Father
1971
as Cemal

Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü
1965
as Metin

Live Target
1970
as Asim Mavzer

Silahların Kanunu
1966
as Metin Demir

The Hungry Wolves
1969
as Serçe Memet

Bride of the Earth
1968
as Seyyit
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
1995

Friend
1974
as Azem

This Land's Children
1958

Kasımpaşalı Recep
1965
as Recep

Son Kızgın Adam
1970

The Fallow Deer
1959
as Halil

The Hopeless Ones
1971
as Firat

The Profiteers
1971
as Cesi

Krallar Kralı
1965
as Murat

Gönül Kuşu
1965

The Ugly King
1966
as Çirkin Kral

Tomorrow is The Last Day
1971
as Kara Çocuk

Azrail Benim
1968
as Büyük Örfi

Private Osman
1970
as Piyade Osman

Kuduz Recep
1967
as Kuduz Recep

İnce Cumali
1967
as Cumali

İnce Memed Vuruldu
1975

Ten Fearless Men
1964
as Konyakçı

Yedi Belalılar
1970
as Banos

Banus, the Horse Thief
1967

Bullets Won't Touch Me
1967
as Yadigar

Çirkin Kral Affetmez
1967
as Yusuf Dağcı

Balatlı Arif
1967
as Arif

Sayılı Kabadayılar
1965
as Osman

Tehlikeli Adam
1965

Tatlı Bela
1961
as Erdoğan

Kara Şahin
1964
as Sahin

Kargacı Halil
1968
as Halil

Dolandırıcılar Şahı
1960
as Benzinci Genç

Mor Defter
1964
as Suphi

The Warning
1971
as Doktor

Konyakçı
1965
as Konyakçı

Güney Ölüm Saçıyor
1969
as Güney

Kamalı Zeybek
1964
as Kamali Zeybek

Both Were Brave
1963
as Ali Duran

Torpido Yılmaz
1965
as Yilmaz

Şeytan Kayaları
1970
as Ali

Eşkıya Celladı
1967
as Kerim / Satılmış / Durali

My Name Is Kerim
1967

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

Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı
1969
as Rıfat

Nuri the Flea
1968
as Pire Nuri

Çirkin ve Cesur
1971

Büyük Cellatlar
1967
as Samil

An Ugly Man
1969
as Bino

Beyoğlu Canavarı
1968
as Kadir

Zımba Gibi Delikanlı
1964
as Yılmaz

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

Bin Defa Ölürüm
1969
as Rıfat

Sahtekar
1972
as Bülent Akif

Prangasız Mahkumlar
1964
as Rıfat

Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası
1964
as Kemal

I Live When I Die
1965

Aslan Bey
1968
as Aslan Bey

Kan Su Gibi Akacak
1969
as Ali

Autour du mur
1983
as Self

Silah ve Namus
1971
as İlyas

Tütün Zamanı
1959
as Cemal

Üçünüzü de mıhlarım
1965
as Yılmaz

Belanın Yedi Türlüsü
1969
as Zaza Sehmuz

Kibar Haydut
1966
as Ali
Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü
1968

Yiğit Yaralı Olur
1966
as Yusuf

Beyaz Atlı Adam
1965
as Beyaz Atlı Adam

Sokakta Kan Vardı
1965
as Turgut

Sevgili Muhafızım
1970
as Mehmet Silvan

Şeytanın Oğlu
1967
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
- Room 666 (1985) — as Self (voice)
- Law of the Border (1966) — as Hıdır
- We Called Him the Ugly King (1987) — as Self (archive footage)
- Elegy (1985) — as Çobanoğlu
- Hope (1970) — as Cabbar
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