Atıf Yılmaz
Directing
Atıf Yılmaz Batıbeki (9 December 1925 – 5 May 2006) was a renowned Turkish film director, screenwriter, and film producer. He was very much a legend in the film industry of Turkey with 119 movies directed. He also wrote 53 screenplays and produced 28 movies since 1951. He was active in most every period of the Turkish film industry. After finishing high school in Mersin, he attended the Law School of Istanbul University. Because of his interest in arts, he dropped out of Law School and entered the Painting Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Istanbul. After graduating from the Academy, he did some painting works in workshops. His education in painting helped him when he was directing his movies, as he once remarked. In the beginning, he worked as a film critic, made paintings and wrote film scripts to earn a living. After co-directing two movies as an assistant director to Semih Evin in 1950, his directing career began with the film Kanli Feryat (The Bloody Cry). In 1960, he established his film company "Yerli Film" with the actor Orhan Günsiray. The most important movies in his filmography were: Hickirik (The Sob), Alageyik (The Fallow Deer), Suclu (The Guilty One), Seni Kaybedersem (If I Lose You), Yaban Gülü (The Wild Rose), Kesanli Ali Destani (Kesanli Ali's Epic), Tacsiz Kral (The Crownless King), Topragin Kani (Blood of the Earth), Olum Tarlasi (Death Field), Utanc (The Shame), Zavallilar (The Poor People), Selvi Boylum, Al Yazmalim (My Girl with the Red Scarf), Baskin (The Raid), Adak (The Sacrifice), Bir Yudum Sevgi (A Sip of Love), Adi Vasfiye (Her Name is Vasfiye), Berdel, Düs Gezginleri (Walking After Midnight), Eylül Firtinasi (After the Fall) and Mine. He made movies that were both fluent and had mainly social messages. Most of the themes of his movies were taboo when they were produced. Particularly "Mine" and "Her Name is Vasfiye" were both revolutionary at the time of their release with themes regarding sexuality and the reaction of society. He never gave up making movies throughout his life and even in the time when the industry stopped filmmaking due to economic reasons. Atif Yilmaz played an important role in the professional career of notable Turkish film directors like Halit Refig, Yilmaz Güney, Serif Gören, Zeki Ökten and Ali Özgentürk. During the Antalya Film Festival in September 2005, he was admitted to hospital with gastro-intestinal complaints. He died on 5 May 2006 in Istanbul.
Known for
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movieBorrowed Bride
2005
Director
movieAfter the Fall
1999
Director
movieNihavend Mucize
1997
Director
movieLoves with Gravity
1996
Director
tvTatlı Betüş
1993
Director
movieWalking After Midnight
1992
Director
movieBekle Dedim Gölgeye
1991
Director
movieBerdel
1990
Director
movieA Dead Sea
1989
Director
movieThe Woman Has No Name
1988
Director
movieDevil, My Friend
1988
Director
movieAaahh Belinda
1986
Director
movieThe Windmill
1986
Director
movieHow to Save Asiye
1986
Director
movieVasfiye Is Her Name
1985
Director
movieA Lonely Woman
1985
Director
movieA Sip of Love
1984
Director
movieUnmade Bed
1984
Director
movieI Love You
1983
Director
movieSugar Pie Lady
1983
Director
movieMill Horse
1982
Director
movieMine
1982
Director
movieDeli Kan
1981
Director
movieThe Sacrifice
1980
Director
movieTalihli Amele
1980
Director
movieWhat Happens Now?
1979
Director
movieThe Little Sparrow
1979
Director
movieFeyzo, The Polite One
1978
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movieThe Raid
1977
Director
movieYangın
1977
Director
movieBitter Memories
1977
Director
movieİbo and Güllüşah
1977
Director
movieHasip and Nasip
1976
Director
movieMağlup Edilemeyenler
1976
Director
movieBaş Belası
1976
Director
movieTuzak
1976
Director
movieÇapkın Hırsız
1975
Director
movieThe Poor
1975
Director
movieDeli Yusuf
1975
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movieİşte Hayat
1975
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movieSalako
1974
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movieThe Second Wife
1974
Director
movieThe Hunchback
1973
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movieGüllü is Coming
1973
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movieCemo
1972
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movieGünahsızlar
1972
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movieUtanç
1972
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movieKöle
1972
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movieGelinlik Kızlar
1972
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moviePersecution
1972
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movieFire Piece
1971
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movieThe Forgotten Woman
1971
Director
movieGüllü
1971
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movieZeyno
1970
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movieDarıldın mı Cicim Bana
1970
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movieKara Gözlüm
1970
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movieAşktan da Üstün
1970
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movieKızıl Vazo
1969
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movieKölen Olayım
1969
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movieMenekşe Gözler
1969
Director
movieYasemin'in Tatlı Aşkı
1968
Director
movieKöroğlu
1968
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movieCemile: Yalancı
1968
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movieBalatlı Arif
1967
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movieKozanoğlu
1967
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movieOh, Beautiful Istanbul
1966
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moviePembe Kadın
1966
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movieSevgilim Artist Olunca
1966
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movieÖlüm Tarlası
1966
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movieToprağın Kanı
1966
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movieSayılı Dakikalar
1965
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movieTaçsız Kral
1965
Director
movieHep O Şarkı
1965
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movieMurad'ın Türküsü
1965
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movieErkek Ali
1964
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movieKalbe Vuran Düşman
1964
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movieYarın Bizimdir
1963
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movieTwo Ships Side by Side
1963
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movieThe Messenger of Death
1963
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movieBeş Kardeştiler
1962
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movieBattı Balık
1962
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movieTatlı Bela
1961
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movieThe Death Curtain
1960
Director
movieDolandırıcılar Şahı
1960
Director
movieSuçlu
1960
Director
movieAysecik: Şeytan Çekici
1960
Director
movieThe Fallow Deer
1959
Director
movieThis Land's Children
1958
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movieKumpanya
1958
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movieYaşamak Hakkımdır
1958
Director
movieBeş Hasta Var
1957
Director
movieThe Bride's Murat
1957
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movieİlk Ve Son
1955
Director
movieKadın Severse
1955
Director
movieŞimal Yıldızı
1954
Director
movieThe Sob
1953
Director
movieAşk Istıraptır
1953
Director
movieThe Bloody Cry
1951
Director
movieMezarımı Taştan Oyun
1951
Director
movieThe Magic Treasure
1950
Assistant Director
movieGod Bless
1950
Assistant Director
Writing43
tvTatlı Betüş
1993
Screenplay
movieWalking After Midnight
1992
Screenplay
movieThe Woman Has No Name
1988
Screenplay
movieA Lonely Woman
1985
Screenplay
movieA Sip of Love
1984
Writer
movieMill Horse
1982
Writer
movieMine
1982
Screenplay
movieDeli Kan
1981
Screenplay
movieZübük
1980
Scenario Writer
movieThe Little Sparrow
1979
Screenplay
movieThe Raid
1977
Writer
movieMağlup Edilemeyenler
1976
Writers' Production
movieThe Poor
1975
Screenplay
movieDeli Yusuf
1975
Writer
movieThe Second Wife
1974
Writer
movieThe Legend of Battal Gazi
1971
Screenplay
movieFire Piece
1971
Scenario Writer
movieGüllü
1971
Writer
movieMurad'ın Türküsü
1965
Screenplay
movieHalk Çocuğu
1964
Writer
movieYaban Gülü
1961
Writer
movieSuçlu
1960
Screenplay
movieAteşten Damla
1960
Screenplay
movieKaracaoğlan'ın Kara Sevdası
1959
Screenplay
movieThe Fallow Deer
1959
Screenplay
movieThree Friends
1958
Screenplay
movieThis Land's Children
1958
Screenplay
movieYaşamak Hakkımdır
1958
Screenplay
movieBeş Hasta Var
1957
Screenplay
movieİlk Ve Son
1955
Screenplay
movieKadın Severse
1955
Screenplay
movieThe Sob
1953
Screenplay
movieAşk Istıraptır
1953
Screenplay
movieThe Bloody Cry
1951
Scenario Writer
Production11
tvSidika
1997
Producer
movieDesperate Road
1985
Producer
movieBlind Man's Bluff
1985
Producer
movieA Sip of Love
1984
Producer
movieThe Lake
1982
Producer
movieDeli Kan
1981
Producer
movieTalihli Amele
1980
Producer
movieThe Messenger of Death
1963
Co-Producer
movieYarın Bizimdir
1963
Producer
movieDolandırıcılar Şahı
1960
Producer
Acting4
Creator1
tvTatlı Betüş
1993
Creator