Metin Erksan
Known for
Directing
Born
January 1, 1929
Birthplace
Çanakkale, Türkiye
Died
August 4, 2012 (aged 83)
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...
Best known work
Time to Love
1965
Dry Summer
1963
The Exorcist
1974
The Bald Boy and Cankiz
1972
Revenge of the Snakes
1962
The Well
1969
Three Friends
1958
The Guilty Are Among Us
1964
The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet
1976
Acı Hayat
1962Filmography
2019
1996
Ölümün AğzıStory
1984
Fırtına GönüllerWriter
1977
I Cannot Live Without YouDirector, Writer
1977
Wild LoverScreenplay
1976
The Angel of Vengeance: The Female HamletDirector, Screenplay, Producer
1975
Melek The SingerDirector, Screenplay
1975
Dresses Of Times PastDirector
1975
A SuicideDirector
1975
The ReedsDirector, Screenplay
1975
A Horrible TrainDirector, Screenplay
1974
The ExorcistDirector
1973
Dağdan İnmeDirector, Writer
1972
SüreyyaDirector, Screenplay
1972
The Bald Boy and CankizDirector
1971
FerideDirector, Writer
1971
MakberDirector
1971
HicranDirector, Screenplay
1970
EyvahDirector
1970
Sevenler ÖlmezDirector
1969
1969
The WellScreenplay, Director
1969
Hot GypsyDirector
1969
Dağlar Kızı ReyhanDirector
1969
İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını DeğilDirector, Screenplay