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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Torpido Yılmaz
as Yilmaz
1965
The Legend of the Ugly King
as Self (archive footage)
2017
We Called Him the Ugly King
as Self (archive footage)
1987
Kahreden Kurşun
as Metin
1965
Gönül Kuşu
1965
Mor Defter
as Suphi
1964
The Hungry Wolves
as Serçe Memet
1969
Çirkin ve Cesur
1971
Bullets Won't Touch Me
as Yadigar
1967
Kurbanlık Katil
as Mustafa
1967
Elegy
as Çobanoğlu
1985
Law of the Border
as Hıdır
1966
Ten Fearless Men
as Konyakçı
1964
The Poor
as Abuzer
1975
The Fallow Deer
as Halil
1959
This Land's Children
1958
Red River, Black Sheep
as Ali Haydar
1967
I Live When I Die
1965
Sayılı Kabadayılar
as Osman
1965
Both Were Brave
as Ali Duran
1963
