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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