Yılmaz Güney
Born April 01, 1937 (Age: 89)
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Adana, Turkey
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.
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.
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Filmography
We Called Him the Ugly King
1987
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 49
Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films
1987
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 49
Elegy
1985
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as Çobanoğlu
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Age: 47
İnce Memed Vuruldu
1975
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as
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Age: 37
Friend
1974
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as Azem
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Age: 37
Sahtekar
1972
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as Bülent Akif
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Age: 35
Silah ve Namus
1971
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as İlyas
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Age: 34
The Warning
1971
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as Doktor
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Age: 34
The Profiteers
1971
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as Cesi
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Age: 34
Fugitives
1971
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as Osman
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Age: 33
Sezercik Yavrum Benim
1971
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as Çirkin Kral
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Age: 33
Çirkin ve Cesur
1971
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as
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Age: 33
Şeytan Kayaları
1970
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as Ali
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Age: 33
Sevgili Muhafızım
1970
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as Mehmet Silvan
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Age: 32
Son Kızgın Adam
1970
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as
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Age: 32
Bin Defa Ölürüm
1969
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as Rıfat
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Age: 32
Belanın Yedi Türlüsü
1969
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as Zaza Sehmuz
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Age: 32
Kan Su Gibi Akacak
1969
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as Ali
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Age: 32
An Ugly Man
1969
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as Bino
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Age: 32
The Hungry Wolves
1969
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as Serçe Memet
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Age: 31
Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı
1969
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as Rıfat
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Age: 31
No Image
Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü
1968
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as
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Age: 31
Azrail Benim
1968
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as Büyük Örfi
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Age: 31
Beyoğlu Canavarı
1968
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as Kadir
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Age: 31
Aslan Bey
1968
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as
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Age: 31
Nuri the Flea
1968
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as Pire Nuri
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Age: 31
Öldürmek Hakkımdır
1968
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as
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Age: 30
Ve Silahlara Veda
1966
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as Hikmet
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Age: 28
Tehlikeli Adam
1965
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as
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Age: 28
Dağların Oğlu
1965
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as Ahmet
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Age: 28
Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü
1965
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as Metin
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Age: 27
Kasımpaşalı Recep
1965
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as Recep
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Age: 27
Torpido Yılmaz
1965
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as Yilmaz
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Age: 27
Konyakçı
1965
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as Konyakçı
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Age: 27
Gönül Kuşu
1965
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as
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Age: 27
Krallar Kralı
1965
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as Murat
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Age: 27
Sayılı Kabadayılar
1965
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as Osman
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Age: 27
Beyaz Atlı Adam
1965
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as Beyaz Atlı Adam
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Age: 27
Kahreden Kurşun
1965
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as Metin
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Age: 27
I Live When I Die
1965
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as
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Age: 27
Sokakta Kan Vardı
1965
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as Turgut
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Age: 27
Üçünüzü de mıhlarım
1965
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as Yılmaz
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Age: 27
Ten Fearless Men
1964
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as Konyakçı
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Age: 27
Kara Şahin
1964
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as Sahin
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Age: 26
Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası
1964
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as Kemal
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Age: 26
Mor Defter
1964
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as Suphi
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Age: 26
Kamalı Zeybek
1964
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as Kamali Zeybek
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Age: 26
Prangasız Mahkumlar
1964
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as Rıfat
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Age: 26
Zımba Gibi Delikanlı
1964
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as Yılmaz
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Age: 26
Both Were Brave
1963
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as Ali Duran
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Age: 25
Tatlı Bela
1961
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as Erdoğan
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Age: 23
Dolandırıcılar Şahı
1960
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as Benzinci Genç
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Age: 22
The Fallow Deer
1959
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as Halil
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Age: 21
Tütün Zamanı
1959
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as Cemal
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Age: 21
This Land's Children
1958
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as
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Age: 20