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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1929-01-01
- event Death Date 2012-08-04
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 5.3
- info Birth Place Çanakkale, Türkiye
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Metin Erksan
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Sevenler Ölmez
1970-04-03
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Dry Summer
1963-12-16
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Dry Summer
1963-12-16
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Satan
1974-01-01
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Wild Lover
1977-01-01
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Time to Love
1965-10-09
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The Well
1968-01-01
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The Well
1968-01-01
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Undying Love
1966-01-01
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Reeds
1975-01-02
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Undying Love
1966-01-01
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Reeds
1975-01-02
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The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet
1976-01-01
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The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet
1976-01-01
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Acı Hayat
1962-03-25
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Revenge of the Snakes
1962-01-24
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The Guilty Are Among Us
1964-12-07
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Revenge of the Snakes
1962-01-24
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Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor
1958-01-01
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The Guilty Are Among Us
1964-12-07
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A Terrific Train
1975-01-01
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Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor
1958-01-01
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The Dark World
1953-01-01
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A Terrific Train
1975-01-01
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Acı Hayat
1962-03-25
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Three Friends
1958-01-01
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Cingöz Recai
1954-01-01
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Cingöz Recai
1954-01-01
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The Abandoned Documents of a Dead Woman
1956-01-01
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The Abandoned Documents of a Dead Woman
1956-01-01
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Beyond the Nights
1960-12-22
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Beyond the Nights
1960-12-22
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Süreyya
1972-11-01
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Hot Gypsy
1969-01-01
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A Suicide
1975-01-03
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Nebahat The Driver
1959-12-04
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Dresses Of Times Past
1975-01-04
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Nebahat The Driver
1959-12-04
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Dağlar Kızı Reyhan
1969-01-01
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Dağdan İnme
1973-01-02
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I Cannot Live Without You
1977-01-02
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Makber
1971-04-25
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The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet
1976-01-01
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Dağdan İnme
1973-01-02
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Süreyya
1972-11-01
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Binnaz
1959-01-01
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Mahalle Arkadaşları
1961-02-11
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Mahalle Arkadaşları
1961-02-11
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Hicran Yarası
1959-01-01
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Ayrılsak da Beraberiz
1967-01-01
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Hicran Yarası
1959-01-01
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Eyvah
1970-04-09
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Hicran
1971-04-13
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Hicran
1971-04-13
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Yolpalas Cinayeti
1956-01-04
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Oy Farfara Farfara
1961-01-01
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Yolpalas Cinayeti
1956-01-04
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Çifte Kumrular
1962-12-26
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Sahte Nikah
1962-12-19
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İstanbul Kaldırımları
1964-01-01
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İstanbul Kaldırımları
1964-01-01
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İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil
1969-01-01
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İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil
1969-01-01
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Melek The Singer
1975-01-05
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Melek The Singer
1975-01-05
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Feride
1971-12-01
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Feride
1971-12-01
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Time to Love
1965-10-09
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Time to Love
1965-10-09
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I Cannot Live Without You
1977-01-02
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The Bald Boy and Cankiz
1972-06-15