Yılmaz Güney
Directing Born Apr 1, 1937 Adana, Turkey 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Altın Koza (1969) as Self - Winner
- Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney (2016) as Self (archive footage)
- Friend (1974) as Azem
- Kuduz Recep (1967) as Kuduz Recep
- Kovboy Ali (1966) as Kovboy Ali
- Hope (1970) as Cabbar
- Azrail Benim (1968) as Büyük Örfi
- Law of the Border (1966) as Hıdır
- Live Target (1970) as Asim Mavzer
- Mor Defter (1964) as Suphi
- The Poor (1975) as Abuzer
- Nuri the Flea (1968) as Pire Nuri
- Fugitives (1971) as Osman
- Kargacı Halil (1968) as Halil
- Krallar Kralı (1965) as Murat
- Dolandırıcılar Şahı (1960) as Benzinci Genç
- Sevgili Muhafızım (1970) as Mehmet Silvan
- The Legend of the Ugly King (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris (1995)
- Aslan Bey (1968) as Aslan Bey
- Öldürmek Hakkımdır (1968)
- Red River, Black Sheep (1967) as Ali Haydar
- Pain (1971) as Çiçek Ali