Yılmaz Güney

Personal Info

Birthday

April 1, 1937

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

Law of the Border

The Fallow Deer

The Ugly King

Krallar Kralı

Balatlı Arif

I Live When I Die

Bride of the Earth

Silahların Kanunu

Filmography

2017
The Legend of the Ugly King
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney
as Self (archive footage)
2014
Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films
as Self (archive footage)
We Called Him the Ugly King
as Self (archive footage)
1983
Autour du mur
as Self
1982
Room 666
as Self (voice)
1975
The Poor
as Abuzer
1974
Friend
as Azem
1972
Sahtekar
as Bülent Akif
Elegy
as Çobanoğlu
1971
The Hopeless Ones
as Firat
Silah ve Namus
as İlyas
The Profiteers
as Cesi
Tomorrow is The Last Day
as Kara Çocuk
The Warning
as Doktor
Fugitives
as Osman
Sezercik Yavrum Benim
as Çirkin Kral
The Father
as Cemal
Pain
as Çiçek Ali
1970
Zeyno
as Murat
Private Osman
as Piyade Osman
Hope
as Cabbar
Şeytan Kayaları
as Ali
Live Target
as Asim Mavzer
Yedi Belalılar
as Banos
1969
Bin Defa Ölürüm
as Rıfat
Belanın Yedi Türlüsü
as Zaza Sehmuz
Kan Su Gibi Akacak
as Ali
An Ugly Man
as Bino
The Hungry Wolves
as Serçe Memet
1968
Bride of the Earth
as Seyyit
Nuri the Flea
as Pire Nuri
Beyoğlu Canavarı
as Kadir
Azrail Benim
as Büyük Örfi
1967
Bullets Won't Touch Me
as Yadigar
Büyük Cellatlar
as Samil
Balatlı Arif
as Arif
Kozanoğlu
as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin
İnce Cumali
as Cumali
Çirkin Kral Affetmez
as Yusuf Dağcı
Kuduz Recep
as Kuduz Recep
Red River, Black Sheep
as Ali Haydar
Kurbanlık Katil
as Mustafa
1966
Law of the Border
as Hıdır
The Ugly King
as Çirkin Kral
Kibar Haydut
as Ali
Eşrefpaşalı
as Kudret
Yiğit Yaralı Olur
as Yusuf
Horse, Woman and Gun
as Yusufcuk
Silahların Kanunu
as Metin Demir
Kovboy Ali
as Kovboy Ali
1965
Dağların Oğlu
as Ahmet
Krallar Kralı
as Murat
I Live When I Die
as Ahmet
Üçünüzü de mıhlarım
as Yılmaz
Sayılı Kabadayılar
as Osman
Sokakta Kan Vardı
as Turgut
Kasımpaşalı Recep
as Recep
Konyakçı
as Konyakçı
Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü
as Metin
Kahreden Kurşun
as Metin
Torpido Yılmaz
as Yilmaz
1964
Ten Fearless Men
as Konyakçi
Prangasız Mahkumlar
as Rıfat
Mor Defter
as Suphi
Kamalı Zeybek
as Kamali Zeybek
Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası
as Kemal
Kara Şahin
as Sahin
1963
Both Were Brave
as Ali Duran
1961
Tatlı Bela
as Erdoğan
1960
Dolandırıcılar Şahı
as Benzinci Genç
1959
The Fallow Deer
as Halil
Tütün Zamanı
as Cemal