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Metin Erksan

Directing

0.2 Popularity Jan 01, 1929 (83 years old) 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 problems of people from the countryside he adopted from the literature. Susuz Yaz won the Golden Bear Award in Berlin, ...

Biography

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.

Filmography 74

1977
1977
1977
Wild Lover Movie

Screenplay

1975
Melek The Singer Movie

Director

1975
Melek The Singer Movie

Screenplay

1975
1975
A Suicide Movie

Director

1975
Reeds Movie

Director

1975
Reeds Movie

Screenplay

1975
A Terrific Train Movie

Director

1975
A Terrific Train Movie

Screenplay

1974
Satan Movie

Director

1973
Dağdan İnme Movie

Director

1973
Dağdan İnme Movie

Writer

1972
Süreyya Movie

Director

1972
Süreyya Movie

Screenplay

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Personal Details

Known For Directing
Gender Male
Birthday January 01, 1929 (83 years old)
Died August 04, 2012
Place of Birth Çanakkale, Türkiye
Years Active 1953 - 2019
Popularity 0.2
Career Stats
74 Total Credits
1 Movie Roles
2 TV Roles
3 Photos