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Yılmaz Güney

Yılmaz Güney was a Turkish film director, actor, screenwriter, film editor, poet and writer (1937–1984). He was born in Adana and died in Paris.

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Biography

Yılmaz Güney is recorded as having received Palme d'Or, Orhan Kemal Novel Prize and International Adana Film Festival Awards.

The recorded working language is Turkish.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Turkey.

Works named in the authority record are Yol.

Work by Yılmaz Güney is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art.

Distinctions recorded are Palme d'Or, Orhan Kemal Novel Prize, International Adana Film Festival Awards and Golden Orange Award Best actor.

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Life and career

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  1. 1937

    Life

    Yılmaz Güney born at Adana.

  2. 1968

    Institution

    Aslan Bey 1968 Yılmaz Güney VHS Türk Film is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  3. 1970

    Institution

    Sevgili Muhafızım 1970 Yılmaz Güney Vhs Turk Film is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  4. 1970

    Institution

    Canlı Hedef 1970 Yılmaz Güney VHS Türk Filmi is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  5. 1971

    Institution

    Yarın Son Gündür 1971 Yılmaz Güney VHS Türk Filmi is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  6. 1971

    Institution

    Vurguncular 1971 Yilmaz Güney Türk Film is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  7. 1972

    Institution

    Sahtekar 1972 Yılmaz Güney VHS Türk Filmi is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  8. 1974

    Institution

    Arkadas 1974 Yilmaz Güney Vhs Türk Film is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  9. 1982

    Institution

    Yol (1982) (1982) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  10. 1984

    Life

    Yılmaz Güney died at Paris.

  11. 1991

    Institution

    Yılmaz Güney - Ölüm Beni Çağırıyor (Gençlik Öyküleri) (Yaba Yayınları, 5. Baskı, 1991) (1991) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  12. 1992

    Halkın sanatçısı, halkın savaşçısı, Yılmaz Güney (2 catalogued editions) (1992) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.

The full dated record · 13 entries

  1. 1937

    Yılmaz Güney born at Adana.

  2. 1968

    Aslan Bey 1968 Yılmaz Güney VHS Türk Film is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  3. 1970

    Sevgili Muhafızım 1970 Yılmaz Güney Vhs Turk Film is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  4. 1970

    Canlı Hedef 1970 Yılmaz Güney VHS Türk Filmi is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  5. 1971

    Yarın Son Gündür 1971 Yılmaz Güney VHS Türk Filmi is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  6. 1971

    Vurguncular 1971 Yilmaz Güney Türk Film is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  7. 1972

    Sahtekar 1972 Yılmaz Güney VHS Türk Filmi is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  8. 1974

    Arkadas 1974 Yilmaz Güney Vhs Türk Film is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  9. 1982

    Yol (1982) (1982) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  10. 1984

    Yılmaz Güney died at Paris.

  11. 1991

    Yılmaz Güney - Ölüm Beni Çağırıyor (Gençlik Öyküleri) (Yaba Yayınları, 5. Baskı, 1991) (1991) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  12. 1991

    Yılmaz Güney - Ölüm Beni Çağırıyor (Gençlik Öyküleri) (Yaba Yayınları, 5. Baskı, 1991) digitised by Internet Archive.

  13. 1992

    Halkın sanatçısı, halkın savaşçısı, Yılmaz Güney (2 catalogued editions) (1992) is digitised and catalogued by Open Library.

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  • Adana

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Yılmaz Güney - Ölüm Beni Çağırıyor (Gençlik Öyküleri) (Yaba Yayınları, 5.

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Yılmaz Güney was recorded at birth as Yılmaz Pütün. He also worked under the name Çirkin Kıral (Ugly King). His recorded language was Turkish.

He married Nebahat Çehre.

Yılmaz Güney received Palme d'Or, Orhan Kemal Novel Prize, International Adana Film Festival Awards, Golden Orange Award Best actor and Golden Orange for Best Screenplay.

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    Museum of Modern Art

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