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Metin Erksan (January 1, 1929 – August 4, 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.
Birth Name
Ismail Metin Karamanbey
Born
Tuesday, 01 January 1929
Died
Saturday, 04 August 2012
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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Feride | 2020 |
I Cannot Live Without You | 1977 |
Intikam Melegi/Kadin Hamlet | 1977 |
Hanende Melek | 1976 |
A Horrible Train | 1975 |
The Marsh | 1975 |
Seytan | 1974 |
Dagdan Inme | 1973 |
Süreyya | 1972 |
Keloglan ile Cankiz | 1972 |
Makber | 1971 |
Eyvah | 1970 |
Sevenler Ölmez | 1970 |
Atesli çingene | 1969 |
Reyhan | 1969 |
Kuyu | 1968 |
Immortal Love | 1966 |
Time to Love | 1965 |
Suçlular Aramizda | 1964 |
Pavements of Istanbul | 1964 |
Dry Summer | 1963 |
Çifte kumrular | 1962 |
The False Marriage | 1962 |
Revenge of the Snakes | 1962 |
Bitter Life | 1962 |
The Quarter Friends | 1961 |
Oy farfara farfara | 1961 |
Beyond the Nights | 1960 |
Hicran yarasi | 1959 |
Dokuz dagin efesi: Çakici geliyor | 1958 |
Ölmüs bir kadinin evraki metrukesi | 1956 |
Murder in Yolpalas | 1955 |
The White Hell | 1954 |
The Dark World | 1953 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Intikam Melegi/Kadin Hamlet | 1977 |
Time to Love | 1965 |