About

Known credits:
39
Birthday:
1940-01-14
Place of birth:
Vize, Kirklareli, Turkey
Website:
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Bilge Olgaç

Overview

Bilge Olgaç was born on 10 January 1940 in Vize district of Kirklareli. While she was in the last year of Nisantsi Girls' Institute, she married Vecdi Bender, a former production supervisor, and dropped out of school.

After her husband took "Kismetin En Güzeli", one of the stories written by Bilge Olgac, to Memduh Ün in 1962, he hired her as his assistant in addition to making films. Thanks to her master Memduh Ün, he learn script writing and editing techniques. He was also the first assistant of the famous director.

Bilge Olgac started her career in cinema in 1962 with the film "Kismetin En Güzeli" as an assistant to director Memduh Ün. He also worked as an assistant to directors such as Ilhan Engin, Halit Refig and Hasan Kazankaya.

In 1965, Bilge Olgac made her directorial debut with the film "Üçünüzü de Mihlarim" and became the only female director of this period. In 1970, she directed the film "Linc" starring Demir Karahan, Fatma Karanfil, Süheyl Egriboz and Ali Sen. She won many awards with this film.

In 1975, she started making commercial films. In 1984, she returned to cinema with the film "Spoon Enemy", starring Perihan Savas, Mesut Engin, Halil Ergün, Aliye Rona, Seden Kiziltunc, Ismet Ay. She won many awards with this film.

The line of Bilge Olgac's next films was also determined. In films such as "Gülüsan", "Gömlek" and "Umut Hep Vardi", women's problems are touched upon. Mostly, life in towns and villages outside the big city is depicted in her films. Bilge Olgac made a cinema based on the Yesilcam tradition. With ambitious films such as "Uc Halka Yirmibes", "Ipekce", "Kursun Adres Sormaz", she made her name known again.

In 1984, she directed the film "Yavrularim", produced by Selim Soydan and starring Hülya Kocyigit and Çetin Tekindor.

In 1956, at the age of 16, she made her first marriage with Vecdi Bender. She has a son from this marriage. They divorced.

Bilge Olgac died on 3 March 1994 in Istanbul at the age of 54 as a result of a fire in her house in Taksim.

She had just finished a new film in those days, her last film, "Bir Yanimiz Bahar Bahçe", was released after her death. The film told the story of a man, played by Halil Ergün and Sibel Turnagöl, who was imprisoned for 18 years for thought crime.

Known for

Directing
1994 Bir Yanimiz Bahar Bahce Directing Director N/A
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1992 Kurşun Adres Sormaz Directing Director 59
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1991 Umut Hep Vardı Directing Director N/A
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1990 Yarın Cumartesi Directing Director 58
Average
1990 Aşkın Kesişme Noktası Directing Director N/A
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1988 Gömlek Directing Director 59
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1988 Kızın Adı Fatma Directing Director N/A
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1987 Silky Directing Director N/A
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1986 Üç Halka 25 Directing Director 58
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1985 Gülüşan Directing Director 58
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1984 Yavrularım Directing Director 59
Average
1984 Kaşık Düşmanı Directing Director 59
Average
1975 Hunger Directing Director N/A
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1975 Certainly One Day Directing Director N/A
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1974 Bacım Directing Director N/A
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1971 Kara Gün Directing Director N/A
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1970 Linç Directing Director 59
Average
1970 Mercy Directing Director N/A
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1968 Dertli Gönlüm Directing Director 59
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1968 Öksüz Directing Director N/A
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1965 Krallar Kralı Directing Director 58
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Writing
1994 Bir Yanimiz Bahar Bahce Writing Writer N/A
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1992 Kurşun Adres Sormaz Writing Screenplay 59
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1991 Umut Hep Vardı Writing Screenplay N/A
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1990 Yarın Cumartesi Writing Writer 58
Average
1990 Aşkın Kesişme Noktası Writing Screenplay N/A
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1988 Gömlek Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1988 Kızın Adı Fatma Writing Screenplay N/A
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1987 Silky Writing Screenplay N/A
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1986 Üç Halka 25 Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1975 Hunger Writing Writer N/A
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1974 Bacım Writing Writer N/A
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1971 Kara Gün Writing Writer N/A
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1970 Mercy Writing Writer N/A
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1968 Öksüz Writing Screenplay N/A
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1968 Dertli Gönlüm Writing Writer 59
Average
1965 Tehlikeli Adam Writing Screenplay N/A
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Production
1971 Kara Gün Production Producer N/A
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Editing
1990 Yarın Cumartesi Editing Editor 58
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