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Metin Erksan
Çanakkale, Türkiye
Metin Erksan (1 January 1929 – 4 August 2012), born İsmail Metin Karamanbey, was a Turkish film director and art historian. Metin Erksan gained success with films depicting the p…
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Metin Erksan (1 January 1929 – 4 August 2012), born İsmail Metin Karamanbey, was a Turkish film director and art historian. Metin Erksan gained success with films depicting the problems of people from the countryside he adopted from the literature. Susuz Yaz won the Golden Bear Award in Berlin, Germany. Yılanların Öcü (1962) was awarded in 1966 at the Carthage Film Festival in Tunisia. He was named "Best Director" with his film Kuyu (1968) at the first edition of International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. Along with renowned film director Halit Refiğ, he was credited as the representative of the national cinema in Turkey. From 1970 on, he directed films aimed for commercial success. In 1974-1975, he filmed five Turkish stories (Hanende Melek by Sabahattin Ali, Geçmiş Zaman Elbiseleri by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Bir İntihar by Samet Ağaoğlu, Müthiş Bir Tren by Sait Faik Abasıyanık and Sazlık by Hulusi Koray) as short films for television. His 1977 film The Angel of Vengeance – The Female Hamlet was entered into the 10th Moscow International Film Festival. His 1974 horror movie Şeytan is known as the "Turkish Exorcist" due to the movies' similar plots. He directed 42 films, 2 of which he produced himself; and he wrote the scripts of 29 films. He also starred in the 1998 film Alim Hoca as the title character.
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1996
Ölümün Ağzı
Movie Story
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1984
Fırtına Gönüller
Movie Writer
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1977
I Cannot Live Without You
Movie Director
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1977
Wild Lover
Movie Screenplay
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1976
The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet
Movie Screenplay
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1975
Melek The Singer
Movie Director
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1975
Dresses Of Times Past
Movie Director
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1975
A Suicide
Movie Director
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1975
The Reeds
Movie Director
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1975
A Horrible Train
Movie Director
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1974
The Exorcist
Movie Director
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1973
Dağdan İnme
Movie Director
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1972
Süreyya
Movie Director
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1972
The Bald Boy and Cankiz
Movie Director
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1971
Feride
Movie Writer
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1971
Makber
Movie Director
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1971
Hicran
Movie Screenplay
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1970
Eyvah
Movie Director
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1970
Sevenler Ölmez
Movie Director
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1969
Altın Koza
TV show Self - Winner
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1969
The Well
Movie Director
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1969
Hot Gypsy
Movie Director
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1969
Dağlar Kızı Reyhan
Movie Director
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1969
İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil
Movie Director
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1967
Ayrılsak da Beraberiz
Movie Director
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1966
The Immortal Love
Movie Screenplay
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1965
Time to Love
Movie Director
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1964
The Guilty Are Among Us
Movie Screenplay
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1964
İstanbul Kaldırımları
Movie Screenplay
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1963
Dry Summer
Movie Director
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1962
Çifte Kumrular
Movie Director
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1962
Sahte Nikah
Movie Director
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1962
Acı Hayat
Movie Director
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1962
Revenge of the Snakes
Movie Screenplay
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1961
Mahalle Arkadaşları
Movie Director
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1961
Oy Farfara Farfara
Movie Director
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1960
Beyond the Nights
Movie Screenplay
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1959
Nebahat The Driver
Movie Director
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1959
Hicran Yarası
Movie Director
