Yılmaz Güney
Born
April 1, 1937
Died
September 9, 1984 (47 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Adana, Turkey
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.

The Legend of the Ugly King
Self (archive footage)
2017

Ballad of Exiles: Yılmaz Güney
Self (archive footage)
2016

Yilmaz Guney: Rebel with a Cause
Self (archive footage)
2014
Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris
1995

We Called Him the Ugly King
Self (archive footage)
1987

Yilmaz Guney: His Life, His Films
Self (archive footage)
1987

Autour du mur
Self
1983

Room 666
Self (voice)
1982

The Poor
Abuzer
1975

İnce Memed Vuruldu
1975

Friend
Azem
1974

Spécial cinéma
Self · (1 episode)
1974

Sahtekar
Bülent Akif
1972

Elegy
Çobanoğlu
1972

The Hopeless Ones
Firat
1971

Silah ve Namus
İlyas
1971

The Profiteers
Cesi
1971

Tomorrow is The Last Day
Kara Çocuk
1971

The Warning
Doktor
1971

Fugitives
Osman
1971

Sezercik Yavrum Benim
Çirkin Kral
1971

Pain
Çiçek Ali
1971

The Father
Cemal
1971

Çirkin ve Cesur
1971

Zeyno
Murat
1970

Private Osman
Piyade Osman
1970

Hope
Cabbar
1970

Şeytan Kayaları
Ali
1970

Live Target
Asim Mavzer
1970

Son Kızgın Adam
1970

Yedi Belalılar
Banos
1970

Altın Koza
Self - Winner · (3 episodes)
1969

Bin Defa Ölürüm
Rıfat
1969

Belanın Yedi Türlüsü
Zaza Sehmuz
1969

Kan Su Gibi Akacak
Ali
1969

An Ugly Man
Bino
1969

The Hungry Wolves
Serçe Memet
1969

Bride of the Earth
Seyyit
1968

Azrail Benim
Büyük Örfi
1968

Aslan Bey
1968

Beyoğlu Canavarı
Kadir
1968

Nuri the Flea
Pire Nuri
1968

Bullets Won't Touch Me
Yadigar
1967

Büyük Cellatlar
Samil
1967

My Name Is Kerim
1967

Balatlı Arif
Arif
1967

Kozanoğlu
Kozanoğlu Hüseyin
1967

Kurbanlık Katil
Mustafa
1967

Red River, Black Sheep
Ali Haydar
1967

Kuduz Recep
Kuduz Recep
1967

İnce Cumali
Cumali
1967
Banus, the Horse Thief
1967

Çirkin Kral Affetmez
Yusuf Dağcı
1967

Law of the Border
Hıdır
1966

The Ugly King
Çirkin Kral
1966

Kibar Haydut
Ali
1966

Eşrefpaşalı
Kudret
1966

Horse, Woman and Gun
Yusufcuk
1966

Yiğit Yaralı Olur
Yusuf
1966

Silahların Kanunu
Metin Demir
1966

Kovboy Ali
Kovboy Ali
1966

Tehlikeli Adam
1965

Dağların Oğlu
Ahmet
1965

Torpido Yılmaz
Yilmaz
1965

Kahreden Kurşun
Metin
1965

Gönül Kuşu
1965

I Live When I Die
Ahmet
1965

Sayılı Kabadayılar
Osman
1965

Sokakta Kan Vardı
Turgut
1965

Kan Gövdeyi Götürdü
Metin
1965

Krallar Kralı
Murat
1965

Üçünüzü de mıhlarım
Yılmaz
1965

Konyakçı
Konyakçı
1965

Kasımpaşalı Recep
Recep
1965

Ten Fearless Men
Konyakçi
1964

Mor Defter
Suphi
1964

Prangasız Mahkumlar
Rıfat
1964

Kocaoğlan: Aşk Budalası
Kemal
1964
Kamalı Zeybek
Kamali Zeybek
1964

Kara Şahin
Sahin
1964

Both Were Brave
Ali Duran
1963

Tatlı Bela
Erdoğan
1961

Dolandırıcılar Şahı
Benzinci Genç
1960

The Fallow Deer
Halil
1959

Tütün Zamanı
Cemal
1959

This Land's Children
1958

Çifte Tabancalı Kabadayı
Rıfat