Yılmaz Güney

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

The Road
The Road
The Road
The Road
Room 666
Hope
Birth Location Adana, Turkey
Born 1937-04-01
Died 1984-09-09

Movies

yılmaz güney Aslında Kimdi? as Self (archive footage)
2021
The Legend of the Ugly King as Self (archive footage)
2018
Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney as Self (archive footage)
2016
Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause as Self (archive footage)
2014
We Called Him the Ugly King as Self (archive footage)
1987
Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films as Self (archive footage)
1987
Autour du mur as Self
1983
Room 666 as Self (voice)
1982
Friend as Azem
1974
The Poor as Abuzer
1974
Sahtekar as Bülent Akif
1972
Elegy as Çobanoğlu
1972
1971
Silah ve Namus as İlyas
1971
İbret as Doktor
1971
Yarın Son Gündür as Kara Çocuk
1971
Vurguncular as Cesi
1971
Kaçaklar as Osman
1971
Sezercik Yavrum Benim as Çirkin Kral
1971
Pain as Çiçek Ali
1971
The Father as Cemal
1971
Zeyno as Murat
1970
Piyade Osman as Piyade Osman
1970
Hope as Cabbar
1970
1970
Live Target as Asim Mavzer
1970
Yedi Belalılar as Banos
1970
1969
Belanın Yedi Türlüsü as Zaza Sehmuz
1969
1969
The Hungry Wolves as Serçe Memet
1969
Pire Nuri as Pire Nuri
1968
1968
Azrail Benim as Büyük Örfi
1968
1968
Bride of the Earth as Seyyit
1968
1967
1967
Balatlı Arif as Arif
1967
Kozanoğlu as Kozanoğlu Hüseyin
1967
Kurbanlık Katil as Mustafa
1967
İnce Cumali as Cumali
1967
Kuduz Recep as Kuduz Recep
1967
Red River, Black Sheep as Ali Haydar
1967
1966
The Ugly King as Çirkin Kral
1966
Kibar Haydut as Ali
1966
Eşrefpaşalı as Kudret
1966
At Avrat Silah as Yusufcuk
1966
1966
Silahların Kanunu as Metin Demir
1966
Kovboy Ali as Kovboy Ali
1966
Dağların Oğlu as Ahmet
1965
Torpido Yılmaz as Yilmaz
1965
Kahreden Kurşun as Metin
1965
Krallar Kralı as Murat
1965
1965
Sokakta Kan Vardı as Turgut
1965
1965
1965
Ten Fearless Men as Konyakçi
1964
1964
Mor Defter as Suphi
1964
Kara Şahin as Sahin
1964
Kamalı Zeybek as Kamali Zeybek
1964
Both Were Brave as Ali Duran
1963
Tatlı Bela as Erdoğan
1961
Tütün Zamanı as Cemal
1959
The Fallow Deer as Halil
1959

Movies

The Wall Writer
1983
The Wall Director
1983
The Road Co-Producer
1982
The Road Director
1982
The Road Editor
1982
The Road Writer
1982
The Enemy Writer
1980
The Herd Writer
1979
Sürgün Writer
1976
İzin Writer
1975
1975
1975
Friend Writer
1974
Friend Screenplay
1974
Friend Director
1974
Anxiety Director
1974
Anxiety Producer
1974
Anxiety Writer
1974
The Poor Screenplay
1974
The Poor Director
1974
Elegy Producer
1972
Elegy Writer
1972
Elegy Director
1972
1971
1971
Vurguncular Director
1971
İbret Director
1971
1971
İbret Writer
1971
1971
Vurguncular Writer
1971
Kaçaklar Screenplay
1971
Kaçaklar Director
1971
Pain Writer
1971
The Father Writer
1971
The Father Director
1971
Pain Director
1971
1971
Piyade Osman Writer
1970
Piyade Osman Director
1970
Hope Producer
1970
Hope Writer
1970
Hope Director
1970
Live Target Director
1970
Live Target Screenplay
1970
Yedi Belalılar Screenplay
1970
Yedi Belalılar Director
1970
1969
Bir Çirkin Adam Director
1969
1969
1969
1969
Pire Nuri Producer
1968
Pire Nuri Writer
1968
Azrail Benim Writer
1968
Pire Nuri Director
1968
1968
1968
1967
1967
1967
1967
1966
1966
At Avrat Silah Director
1966
1966
Kovboy Ali Writer
1966
1965
1964
1964
Yaban Gülü Writer
1961
The Death Curtain Assistant Director
1960
The Fallow Deer Screenplay
1959
1958