Atıf Yılmaz
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 9, 1925
- Died
- May 5, 2006 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Turkey
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. 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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Filmography
Borrowed Bride
Movie · Director
After the Fall
Movie · Director
Nihavend Mucize
Movie · Director
Loves with Gravity: Turkish Sweets
Movie · Director
Loves with Gravity
Movie · Director
The Night, Angel and Our Children
Movie · Director
Tatlı Betüş
TV · Director · 8 eps
Walking After Midnight
Movie · Director
Bekle Dedim Gölgeye
Movie · Director
Berdel
Movie · Director
A Dead Sea
Movie · Director
Devil, My Friend
Movie · Director
The Woman Has No Name
Movie · Director
How to Save Asiye
Movie · Director
My Dreams, My Love, and You
Movie · Director
The Windmill
Movie · Director
Aaahh Belinda
Movie · Director
Vasfiye Is Her Name
Movie · Director
A Lonely Woman
Movie · Director
A Sip of Love
Movie · Director
Unmade Bed
Movie · Director
Sugar Pie Lady
Movie · Director
I Love You
Movie · Director
Mill Horse
Movie · Director
Mine
Movie · Director
Deli Kan
Movie · Director
The Sacrifice
Movie · Director
Talihli Amele
Movie · Director
Ne Olacak Şimdi
Movie · Director
The Little Sparrow
Movie · Director
Feyzo, The Polite One
Movie · Director
The Man Who Strikes Gold
Movie · Director
The Girl with the Red Scarf
Movie · Director
Bitter Memories
Movie · Director
The Raid
Movie · Director
Yangın
Movie · Director
İbo and Güllüşah
Movie · Director
Baş Belası
Movie · Director
Tuzak
Movie · Director
Hasip and Nasip
Movie · Director
Mağlup Edilemeyenler
Movie · Director
The Poor
Movie · Director
Deli Yusuf
Movie · Director
Çapkın Hırsız
Movie · Director
İşte Hayat
Movie · Director
Salako
Movie · Director
The Second Wife
Movie · Director
The Hunchback
Movie · Director
Güllü is Coming
Movie · Director
Gönüller Sultanı: Mevlana
Movie · Director
Köle
Movie · Director
Cemo
Movie · Director
Gelinlik Kızlar
Movie · Director
Persecution
Movie · Director
Utanç
Movie · Director
Günahsızlar
Movie · Director
The Forgotten Woman
Movie · Director
Fire Piece
Movie · Director
Hürmüz with Seven Husbands
Movie · Director
The Legend of Battal Gazi
Movie · Director
Güllü
Movie · Director
Kara Gözlüm
Movie · Director
Darıldın mı Cicim Bana
Movie · Director
Zeyno
Movie · Director
Aşktan da Üstün
Movie · Director
Kızıl Vazo
Movie · Director
Kölen Olayım
Movie · Director
Menekşe Gözler
Movie · Director
Yasemin'in Tatlı Aşkı
Movie · Director
Köroğlu
Movie · Director
Cemile: Yalancı
Movie · Director
Kozanoğlu
Movie · Director
Balatlı Arif
Movie · Director
Harun Reşid'in Gözdesi
Movie · Director
Oh, Beautiful Istanbul
Movie · Director
Sevgilim Artist Olunca
Movie · Director
Ölüm Tarlası
Movie · Director
Toprağın Kanı
Movie · Director
Pembe Kadın
Movie · Director
Taçsız Kral
Movie · Director
Sayılı Dakikalar
Movie · Director
Hep O Şarkı
Movie · Director
Murad'ın Türküsü
Movie · Director
Erkek Ali
Movie · Director
Kalbe Vuran Düşman
Movie · Director
The Saga of Ali of Keshan
Movie · Director
Yarın Bizimdir
Movie · Director
Two Ships Side by Side
Movie · Director
The Messenger of Death
Movie · Director
Beş Kardeştiler
Movie · Director
Battı Balık
Movie · Director
Cengiz Han'ın Hazineleri
Movie · Director
Tatlı Bela
Movie · Director
Allah Cezanı Versin Osman Bey
Movie · Director
The Death Curtain
Movie · Director
Dolandırıcılar Şahı
Movie · Director
Suçlu
Movie · Director
Aysecik: Şeytan Çekici
Movie · Director
The Fallow Deer
Movie · Director
Karacaoğlan'ın Kara Sevdası
Movie · Director
This Land's Children
Movie · Director
Kumpanya
Movie · Director
A driver's secret notebook
Movie · Director
Yaşamak Hakkımdır
Movie · Director
The Bride's Murat
Movie · Director
Beş Hasta Var
Movie · Director
Kadın Severse
Movie · Director
İlk Ve Son
Movie · Director
Şimal Yıldızı
Movie · Director
The Sob
Movie · Director
Aşk Istıraptır
Movie · Director
İki Kafadar Deliler Pansiyonunda
Movie · Director
The Bloody Cry
Movie · Director
Mezarımı Taştan Oyun
Movie · Director
God Bless
Movie · Assistant Director
The Magic Treasure
Movie · Assistant Director