Portrait of Yılmaz Güney

Directing

Yılmaz Güney

Career

Active from 1958 to 1985, busiest in 1967 with 12 main titles.

Leading roles
72
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pain
Pain
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Yılmaz Güney Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Situational Comedy
    0.9, average 2.7
  • Pop Culture
    0.4, average 2.2
  • Uncanny
    0.8, average 2.5
  • Nostalgia
    2.1, average 3.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Class Conflict 2
  • Turkish Social Realism 2
  • Political Intrigue 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

92
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title
Aynalar
Aynalar (1996)

TV show

1980s

4 titles · average score 70
Elegy
Elegy (1985)
GoodWatch score 65

as Çobanoğlu

The Wall
The Wall (1983)
GoodWatch score 75

Writer, Director

The Road
The Road (1982)
GoodWatch score 77

Co-Producer, Editor

The Enemy
The Enemy (1980)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Producer

1970s

24 titles · average score 72
The Herd
The Herd (1978)
GoodWatch score 78

Co-Director, Producer

The Poor
The Poor (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

as Abuzer

İzin
İzin (1975)

Writer

Friend
Friend (1974)
GoodWatch score 69

as Azem

Anxiety
Anxiety (1974)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer, Director

Pain
Pain (1971)
GoodWatch score 79

as Çiçek Ali

Fugitives
Fugitives (1971)

as Osman

The Hopeless Ones
The Hopeless Ones (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

as Firat

The Father
The Father (1971)
GoodWatch score 73

as Cemal

Hope
Hope (1970)
GoodWatch score 76

as Cabbar

Live Target
Live Target (1970)

as Asim Mavzer

Sevgili Muhafızım
Sevgili Muhafızım (1970)

as Mehmet Silvan

1960s

59 titles · average score 63
An Ugly Man
An Ugly Man (1969)
GoodWatch score 74

as Bino

Azrail Benim
Azrail Benim (1968)

as Büyük Örfi

Nuri the Flea
Nuri the Flea (1968)

as Pire Nuri

Kargacı Halil
Kargacı Halil (1968)

as Halil

Red River, Black Sheep
Red River, Black Sheep (1967)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ali Haydar

İnce Cumali
İnce Cumali (1967)
GoodWatch score 57

as Cumali

Kuduz Recep
Kuduz Recep (1967)

as Kuduz Recep

Law of the Border
Law of the Border (1966)
GoodWatch score 59

as Hıdır

Kovboy Ali
Kovboy Ali (1966)

as Kovboy Ali

Silahların Kanunu
Silahların Kanunu (1966)

as Metin Demir

Sayılı Kabadayılar
Sayılı Kabadayılar (1965)

as Osman

Prangasız Mahkumlar
Prangasız Mahkumlar (1964)

as Rıfat

1950s

4 titles
Tütün Zamanı
Tütün Zamanı (1959)

as Cemal

Karacaoğlan'ın Kara Sevdası
Karacaoğlan'ın Kara Sevdası (1959)

Screenplay

The Fallow Deer
The Fallow Deer (1959)

as Halil

This Land's Children
This Land's Children (1958)

Screenplay