A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Çanakkale, Türkiye
Born:
January 1, 1929
Died:
August 4, 2012
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.
Director:
1953 The Dark World
1954 Cingöz Recai
1956 The Abandoned Documents of a Dead Woman
1956 Yolpalas Cinayeti
1958 Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor
1959 Hicran Yarası
1959 Nebahat The Driver
1960 Beyond the Nights
1961 Mahalle Arkadaşları
1961 Oy Farfara Farfara
1962 Acı Hayat
1962 Revenge of the Snakes
1962 Sahte Nikah
1962 Çifte Kumrular
1963 Dry Summer
1964 The Guilty Are Among Us
1964 İstanbul Kaldırımları
1965 Time to Love
1966 Undying Love
1967 Ayrılsak da Beraberiz
1968 The Well
1969 Dağlar Kızı Reyhan
1969 Hot Gypsy
1969 İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil
1970 Eyvah
1970 Sevenler Ölmez
1971 Feride
1971 Hicran
1971 Makber
1972 Süreyya
1972 The Bald Boy and Cankiz
1973 Dağdan İnme
1974 Satan
1975 A Suicide
1975 A Terrific Train
1975 Dresses Of Times Past
1975 Melek The Singer
1975 Reeds
1976 The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet
1977 I Cannot Live Without You
Producer:
1953 The Dark World
1954 Cingöz Recai
1956 The Abandoned Documents of a Dead Woman
1956 Yolpalas Cinayeti
1958 Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor
1959 Hicran Yarası
1959 Nebahat The Driver
1960 Beyond the Nights
1961 Mahalle Arkadaşları
1961 Oy Farfara Farfara
1962 Acı Hayat
1962 Revenge of the Snakes
1962 Sahte Nikah
1962 Çifte Kumrular
1963 Dry Summer
1964 The Guilty Are Among Us
1964 İstanbul Kaldırımları
1965 Time to Love
1966 Undying Love
1967 Ayrılsak da Beraberiz
1968 The Well
1969 Dağlar Kızı Reyhan
1969 Hot Gypsy
1969 İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil
1970 Eyvah
1970 Sevenler Ölmez
1971 Feride
1971 Hicran
1971 Makber
1972 Süreyya
1972 The Bald Boy and Cankiz
1973 Dağdan İnme
1974 Satan
1975 A Suicide
1975 A Terrific Train
1975 Dresses Of Times Past
1975 Melek The Singer
1975 Reeds
1976 The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet
1977 I Cannot Live Without You
Scenario Writer:
1953 The Dark World
1954 Cingöz Recai
1956 The Abandoned Documents of a Dead Woman
1956 Yolpalas Cinayeti
1958 Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor
1959 Binnaz
1959 Hicran Yarası
1959 Nebahat The Driver
1960 Beyond the Nights
1961 Mahalle Arkadaşları
1961 Oy Farfara Farfara
1962 Acı Hayat
1962 Revenge of the Snakes
1962 Sahte Nikah
1962 Çifte Kumrular
1963 Dry Summer
1964 The Guilty Are Among Us
1964 İstanbul Kaldırımları
1965 Time to Love
1966 Undying Love
1967 Ayrılsak da Beraberiz
1968 The Well
1969 Dağlar Kızı Reyhan
1969 Hot Gypsy
1969 İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil
1970 Eyvah
1970 Sevenler Ölmez
1971 Feride
1971 Hicran
1971 Makber
1972 Süreyya
1972 The Bald Boy and Cankiz
1973 Dağdan İnme
1974 Satan
1975 A Suicide
1975 A Terrific Train
1975 Dresses Of Times Past
1975 Melek The Singer
1975 Reeds
1976 The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet
1977 I Cannot Live Without You
Screenplay:
1953 The Dark World
1954 Cingöz Recai
1956 The Abandoned Documents of a Dead Woman
1956 Yolpalas Cinayeti
1958 Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor
1958 Three Friends
1959 Binnaz
1959 Hicran Yarası
1959 Nebahat The Driver
1960 Beyond the Nights
1961 Mahalle Arkadaşları
1961 Oy Farfara Farfara
1962 Acı Hayat
1962 Revenge of the Snakes
1962 Sahte Nikah
1962 Çifte Kumrular
1963 Dry Summer
1964 The Guilty Are Among Us
1964 İstanbul Kaldırımları
1965 Time to Love
1966 Undying Love
1967 Ayrılsak da Beraberiz
1968 The Well
1969 Dağlar Kızı Reyhan
1969 Hot Gypsy
1969 İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil
1970 Eyvah
1970 Sevenler Ölmez
1971 Feride
1971 Hicran
1971 Makber
1972 Süreyya
1972 The Bald Boy and Cankiz
1973 Dağdan İnme
1974 Satan
1975 A Suicide
1975 A Terrific Train
1975 Dresses Of Times Past
1975 Melek The Singer
1975 Reeds
1976 The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet
1977 I Cannot Live Without You
1977 Wild Lover
Writer:
1953 The Dark World
1954 Cingöz Recai
1956 The Abandoned Documents of a Dead Woman
1956 Yolpalas Cinayeti
1958 Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor
1958 Three Friends
1959 Binnaz
1959 Hicran Yarası
1959 Nebahat The Driver
1960 Beyond the Nights
1961 Mahalle Arkadaşları
1961 Oy Farfara Farfara
1962 Acı Hayat
1962 Revenge of the Snakes
1962 Sahte Nikah
1962 Çifte Kumrular
1963 Dry Summer
1964 The Guilty Are Among Us
1964 İstanbul Kaldırımları
1965 Time to Love
1966 Undying Love
1967 Ayrılsak da Beraberiz
1968 The Well
1969 Dağlar Kızı Reyhan
1969 Hot Gypsy
1969 İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil
1970 Eyvah
1970 Sevenler Ölmez
1971 Feride
1971 Hicran
1971 Makber
1972 Süreyya
1972 The Bald Boy and Cankiz
1973 Dağdan İnme
1974 Satan
1975 A Suicide
1975 A Terrific Train
1975 Dresses Of Times Past
1975 Melek The Singer
1975 Reeds
1976 The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet
1977 I Cannot Live Without You
1977 Wild Lover
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