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Known For

Directing

Known Credits

167

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-04-01

Day of Death

1984-09-09 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Adana, Turkey

Also Known As

Çirkin Kral

Йылмаз Гюней

یەڵماز گیونەی

Yılmaz Güney

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

Ten Fearless Men

Ten Fearless Men

The Father

The Father

Hope

Hope

The Hopeless Ones

The Hopeless Ones

Acting

Torpido Yılmaz

1965

Torpido Yılmaz

as

Yilmaz

The Legend of the Ugly King

2017

The Legend of the Ugly King

as

Self (archive footage)

We Called Him the Ugly King

1987

We Called Him the Ugly King

as

Self (archive footage)

Kahreden Kurşun

1965

Kahreden Kurşun

as

Metin

Gönül Kuşu

1965

Gönül Kuşu

as

Mor Defter

1964

Mor Defter

as

Suphi

The Hungry Wolves

1969

The Hungry Wolves

as

Serçe Memet

Çirkin ve Cesur

1971

Çirkin ve Cesur

as

Bullets Won't Touch Me

1967

Bullets Won't Touch Me

as

Yadigar

Kurbanlık Katil

1967

Kurbanlık Katil

as

Mustafa

Elegy

1972

Elegy

as

Çobanoğlu

Law of the Border

1966

Law of the Border

as

Hıdır

Ten Fearless Men

1964

Ten Fearless Men

as

Konyakçi

The Poor

1975

The Poor

as

Abuzer

The Fallow Deer

1959

The Fallow Deer

as

Halil

This Land's Children

1958

This Land's Children

as

Red River, Black Sheep

1967

Red River, Black Sheep

as

Ali Haydar

I Live When I Die

1965

I Live When I Die

as

Ahmet

Sayılı Kabadayılar

1965

Sayılı Kabadayılar

as

Osman

Both Were Brave

1963

Both Were Brave

as

Ali Duran

Pain

1971

Pain

as

Çiçek Ali

Friend

1974

Friend

as

Azem

The Father

1971

The Father

as

Cemal

Kozanoğlu

1967

Kozanoğlu

as

Kozanoğlu Hüseyin

İnce Memed Vuruldu

1975

İnce Memed Vuruldu

as

Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney

2016

Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney

as

Self (archive footage)

Şeytan Kayaları

1970

Şeytan Kayaları

as

Ali

Prangasız Mahkumlar

1964

Prangasız Mahkumlar

as

Rıfat

Silahların Kanunu

1966

Silahların Kanunu

as

Metin Demir

Autour du mur

1983

Autour du mur

as

Self

Live Target

1970

Live Target

as

Asim Mavzer

Hope

1970

Hope

as

Cabbar

Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause

2014

Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause

as

Self (archive footage)

The Ugly King

1966

The Ugly King

as

Çirkin Kral

Son Kızgın Adam

1970

Son Kızgın Adam

as

Bride of the Earth

1968

Bride of the Earth

as

Seyyit

Yedi Belalılar

1970

Yedi Belalılar

as

Banos

Zeyno

1970

Zeyno

as

Murat

The Hopeless Ones

1971

The Hopeless Ones

as

Firat

Tehlikeli Adam

1965

Tehlikeli Adam

as

Kovboy Ali

1966

Kovboy Ali

as

Kovboy Ali

Silah ve Namus

1971

Silah ve Namus

as

İlyas

Aslan Bey

1968

Aslan Bey

as

Horse, Woman and Gun

1966

Horse, Woman and Gun

as

Yusufcuk

Belanın Yedi Türlüsü

1969

Belanın Yedi Türlüsü

as

Zaza Sehmuz

Beyoğlu Canavarı

1968

Beyoğlu Canavarı

as

Kadir

Bin Defa Ölürüm

1969

Bin Defa Ölürüm

as

Rıfat

Eşrefpaşalı

1966

Eşrefpaşalı

as

Kudret

Dağların Oğlu

1965

Dağların Oğlu

as

Ahmet

Büyük Cellatlar

1967

Büyük Cellatlar

as

Samil

The Profiteers

1971

The Profiteers

as

Cesi

Azrail Benim

1968

Azrail Benim

as

Büyük Örfi

Nuri the Flea

1968

Nuri the Flea

as

Pire Nuri

Yiğit Yaralı Olur

1966

Yiğit Yaralı Olur

as

Yusuf

My Name Is Kerim

1967

My Name Is Kerim

as

Kan Su Gibi Akacak

1969

Kan Su Gibi Akacak

as

Ali

Balatlı Arif

1967

Balatlı Arif

as

Arif

Tomorrow is The Last Day

1971

Tomorrow is The Last Day

as

Kara Çocuk

Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films

1987

Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films

as

Self (archive footage)

Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası

1964

Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası

as

Kemal

Sezercik Yavrum Benim

1971

Sezercik Yavrum Benim

as

Çirkin Kral

An Ugly Man

1969

An Ugly Man

as

Bino

Kuduz Recep

1967

Kuduz Recep

as

Kuduz Recep

İnce Cumali

1967

İnce Cumali

as

Cumali

Banus, the Horse Thief

1967

Banus, the Horse Thief

as

Fugitives

1971

Fugitives

as

Osman

Private Osman

1970

Private Osman

as

Piyade Osman

Tütün Zamanı

1959

Tütün Zamanı

as

Cemal

Çirkin Kral Affetmez

1967

Çirkin Kral Affetmez

as

Yusuf Dağcı

Tatlı Bela

1961

Tatlı Bela

as

Erdoğan

Sokakta Kan Vardı

1965

Sokakta Kan Vardı

as

Turgut

Kara Şahin

1964

Kara Şahin

as

Sahin

Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü

1965

Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü

as

Metin

Kamalı Zeybek

1964

Kamalı Zeybek

as

Kamali Zeybek

Krallar Kralı

1965

Krallar Kralı

as

Murat

Sahtekar

1972

Sahtekar

as

Bülent Akif

Kibar Haydut

1966

Kibar Haydut

as

Ali

The Warning

1971

The Warning

as

Doktor

Room 666

1982

Room 666

as

Self (voice)

Üçünüzü de mıhlarım

1965

Üçünüzü de mıhlarım

as

Yılmaz

Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris

1995

Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris

as

Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı

Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı

as

Rıfat

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

as

Self

Altın Koza

Altın Koza

as

Self - Winner

Production

Hope

1970

Hope

as

Elegy

1972

Elegy

as

Certainly One Day

1975

Certainly One Day

as

The Road

1982

The Road

as

Anxiety

1974

Anxiety

as

Nuri the Flea

1968

Nuri the Flea

as

The Hungry Wolves

1969

The Hungry Wolves

as

The Warning

1971

The Warning

as

The Profiteers

1971

The Profiteers

as

The Poor

1975

The Poor

as

The Herd

1979

The Herd

as

The Enemy

1980

The Enemy

as

Crew

Directing

The Wall

1983

The Wall

as

Hope

1970

Hope

as

The Hungry Wolves

1969

The Hungry Wolves

as

Bride of the Earth

1968

Bride of the Earth

as

Friend

1974

Friend

as

Elegy

1972

Elegy

as

The Poor

1975

The Poor

as

The Hopeless Ones

1971

The Hopeless Ones

as

Pain

1971

Pain

as

The Father

1971

The Father

as

Anxiety

1974

Anxiety

as

Horse, Woman and Gun

1966

Horse, Woman and Gun

as

Private Osman

1970

Private Osman

as

The Herd

1979

The Herd

as

My Name Is Kerim

1967

My Name Is Kerim

as

Bullets Won't Touch Me

1967

Bullets Won't Touch Me

as

Yedi Belalılar

1970

Yedi Belalılar

as

Live Target

1970

Live Target

as

Fugitives

1971

Fugitives

as

The Profiteers

1971

The Profiteers

as

The Warning

1971

The Warning

as

The Death Curtain

1960

The Death Curtain

as

An Ugly Man

1969

An Ugly Man

as

Tomorrow is The Last Day

1971

Tomorrow is The Last Day

as

Nuri the Flea

1968

Nuri the Flea

as

The Road

1982

The Road

as