Atıf Yılmaz
127 movies · 2 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Dec 9, 1925
- Died
- May 5, 2006 (age 80)
- Place of birth
- Turkey
- Also known as
- Atıf Yılmaz Batıbeki
Biography
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.
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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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Atıf Yılmaz: movies and TV shows
Acting (2)
- Upcoming
- 1995
Behind the camera (127)
- Upcoming Harun Reşid'in Gözdesi
Director
- 2005 Borrowed Bride
Director
- 1999 After the Fall
Director
- 1997
- 1997 Nihavend Mucize
Director
- 1996 Loves with Gravity: Turkish Sweets
Director
- 1996 Loves with Gravity
Director
- 1994 The Night, Angel and Our Children
Director
- 1993
- 1992 Walking After Midnight
Director, Screenplay
- 1991 Bekle Dedim Gölgeye
Director
- 1990 Berdel
Director
- 1989 A Dead Sea
Director
- 1988 The Woman Has No Name
Director, Screenplay
- 1988 Devil, My Friend
Director, Writer
- 1987 My Dreams, My Love, and You
Director
- 1987 How to Save Asiye
Director
- 1986 Aaahh Belinda
Director
- 1986 The Windmill
Director
- 1985 Vasfiye Is Her Name
Director
- 1985 A Lonely Woman
Director, Screenplay
- 1985 Desperate Road
Producer
- 1985 Blind Man's Bluff
Producer
- 1984 A Sip of Love
Director, Writer, Producer
- 1984 Unmade Bed
Director
- 1983 I Love You
Director
- 1983 Sugar Pie Lady
Director
- 1982 Mill Horse
Director, Writer
- 1982 The Lake
Producer
- 1982 Mine
Director, Screenplay
- 1981 Deli Kan
Screenplay, Producer, Director
- 1980 The Sacrifice
Director
- 1980 Zübük
Scenario Writer
- 1980 Talihli Amele
Producer, Director
- 1979 What Happens Now?
Director
- 1979 The Little Sparrow
Director, Screenplay
- 1978 The Man Who Strikes Gold
Director
- 1978 Feyzo, The Polite One
Director
- 1977 The Girl with the Red Scarf
Director
- 1977 The Raid
Director, Writer
- 1977 Yangın
Director
- 1977 İbo and Güllüşah
Writer, Director
- 1977 Bitter Memories
Director
- 1976 Hasip and Nasip
Director
- 1976 Mağlup Edilemeyenler
Director, Writers' Production
- 1976 Baş Belası
Director
- 1976 Tuzak
Director
- 1975 Çapkın Hırsız
Director
- 1975 The Poor
Director, Screenplay
- 1975 Deli Yusuf
Writer, Director
- 1975 İşte Hayat
Director
- 1974 Salako
Director
- 1974 The Second Wife
Director, Writer
- 1973 The Hunchback
Director
- 1973 Güllü is Coming
Director
- 1973 Gönüller Sultanı: Mevlana
Director
- 1972 Cemo
Director
- 1972 Günahsızlar
Director
- 1972 Utanç
Director
- 1972 Köle
Director
- 1972 Gelinlik Kızlar
Director
- 1972 Persecution
Director
- 1971 The Legend of Battal Gazi
Screenplay, Director
- 1971 Fire Piece
Director, Scenario Writer
- 1971 Hürmüz with Seven Husbands
Director
- 1971 The Forgotten Woman
Director
- 1971 Güllü
Director, Writer
- 1970 Zeyno
Director
- 1970 Darıldın mı Cicim Bana
Director
- 1970 Kara Gözlüm
Director
- 1970 Aşktan da Üstün
Director
- 1969 Kızıl Vazo
Director
- 1969 Kölen Olayım
Director
- 1969 Menekşe Gözler
Director
- 1968 Yasemin'in Tatlı Aşkı
Director, Writer
- 1968 Köroğlu
Director
- 1968 Cemile: Yalancı
Director
- 1967 Balatlı Arif
Director
- 1967 Kozanoğlu
Director
- 1966 Oh, Beautiful Istanbul
Director
- 1966 Pembe Kadın
Director
- 1966 Sevgilim Artist Olunca
Director
- 1966 Ölüm Tarlası
Director
- 1966 Toprağın Kanı
Director
- 1965 Sayılı Dakikalar
Director
- 1965 Taçsız Kral
Director
- 1965 Hep O Şarkı
Director
- 1965 Murad'ın Türküsü
Director, Screenplay
- 1964 Öp Annenin Elini
Writer
- 1964 Halk Çocuğu
Writer
- 1964 The Saga of Ali of Keshan
Writer, Director
- 1964 Erkek Ali
Director
- 1964 Kalbe Vuran Düşman
Director
- 1963 Yarın Bizimdir
Director, Producer
- 1963 Two Ships Side by Side
Director
- 1963 The Messenger of Death
Director, Co-Producer
- 1962 Cengiz Han'ın Hazineleri
Director, Producer
- 1962 Beş Kardeştiler
Director
- 1962 Battı Balık
Director
- 1961 Yaban Gülü
Writer
- 1961 Allah Cezanı Versin Osman Bey
Director
- 1961 Tatlı Bela
Director
- 1960 The Death Curtain
Director
- 1960 Dolandırıcılar Şahı
Director, Producer
- 1960 Suçlu
Director, Screenplay
- 1960 Ateşten Damla
Screenplay
- 1960 Aysecik: Şeytan Çekici
Director
- 1959 Nebahat The Driver
Writer
- 1959 Karacaoğlan'ın Kara Sevdası
Director, Screenplay
- 1959 The Fallow Deer
Director, Screenplay
- 1958 A driver's secret notebook
Writer, Director
- 1958 Three Friends
Screenplay
- 1958 This Land's Children
Screenplay, Director
- 1958 Kumpanya
Director
- 1958 Yaşamak Hakkımdır
Director, Screenplay
- 1957 Beş Hasta Var
Director, Screenplay
- 1957 The Bride's Murat
Director, Writer
- 1955 İlk Ve Son
Director, Screenplay
- 1955 Kadın Severse
Screenplay, Director
- 1954 Şimal Yıldızı
Director
- 1953 The Sob
Director, Screenplay
- 1953 Aşk Istıraptır
Director, Screenplay
- 1952 İki Kafadar Deliler Pansiyonunda
Director, Screenplay
- 1951 The Bloody Cry
Director, Scenario Writer
- 1951 Mezarımı Taştan Oyun
Director
- 1950 The Magic Treasure
Assistant Director
- 1950 God Bless
Assistant Director
Talk shows and appearances (2)
- 1991 Laf Lafı Açıyor
2 episodes
- 1969 Altın Koza
1 episode