
About
Atıf Yılmaz
Overview
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
Acting |
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1995 | Yılmaz Güney: Adana-Paris | Actor | N/A N/A |
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Directing |
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2005 | Borrowed Bride | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1999 | After the Fall | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1997 | Nihavend Mucize | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1996 | Yer Çekimli Aşklar: Kazandibi Tavukgöğsü | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1996 | Loves with Gravity | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1994 | The Night, Angel and Our Gang | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1993 | Tatlı Betüş | Directing | Director | 69 Fair |
1992 | Walking After Midnight | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1991 | Bekle Dedim Gölgeye | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1990 | Berdel | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1989 | A Dead Sea | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1988 | Woman Has No Name | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1988 | Devil, My Friend | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1987 | My Dreams, My Love, and You | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1987 | How to Save Asiye | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1986 | Aaahh Belinda | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1986 | The Windmill | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1985 | Her Name Is Vasfiye | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1985 | A Lonely Woman | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1984 | A Sip of Love | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1984 | Dağınık Yatak | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1983 | I Love You | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1983 | Sugar Pie Lady | Directing | Director | 60 Fair |
1982 | Mill Horse | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1982 | Mine | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1981 | Deli Kan | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1980 | The Sacrifice | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1980 | Talihli Amele | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1979 | Ne Olacak Şimdi | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1979 | The Little Sparrow | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1978 | Köşeyi Dönen Adam | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1978 | Feyzo, The Polite One | Directing | Director | 62 Fair |
1977 | The Girl with the Red Scarf | Directing | Director | 61 Fair |
1977 | The Raid | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1977 | Yangın | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1977 | İbo ile Güllüşah | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1977 | Bitter Memories | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1976 | Hasip and Nasip | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1976 | Mağlup Edilemeyenler | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1976 | Baş Belası | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1976 | Tuzak | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1975 | Çapkın Hırsız | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1975 | The Poor | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1975 | İşte Hayat | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1975 | Deli Yusuf | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1974 | Salako | Directing | Director | 60 Fair |
1974 | The Second Wife | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1973 | The Hunchback | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1973 | Güllü Geliyor Güllü | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1972 | Günahsızlar | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1972 | Cemo | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1972 | Utanç | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1972 | Köle | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1972 | Gelinlik Kızlar | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1972 | Persecution | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1971 | Battal Gazi Destanı | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1971 | Fire Piece | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1971 | Hürmüz with Seven Husbands | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1971 | The Forgotten Woman | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1971 | Güllü | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1970 | Zeyno | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1970 | Darıldın mı Cicim Bana | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1970 | Aşktan da Üstün | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1970 | Kara Gözlüm | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1969 | Kızıl Vazo | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1969 | Menekşe Gözler | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1969 | Kölen Olayım | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1968 | Yasemin'in Tatlı Aşkı | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1968 | Köroğlu | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1968 | Cemile: Yalancı | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1967 | Balatlı Arif | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1967 | Kozanoğlu | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1966 | Oh, Beautiful Istanbul | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1966 | Pembe Kadın | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1966 | Sevgilim Artist Olunca | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1966 | Toprağın Kanı | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1966 | Ölüm Tarlası | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1965 | Sayılı Dakikalar | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1965 | Taçsız Kral | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1965 | Hep O Şarkı | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1965 | Murad'ın Türküsü | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1964 | The Ballad of Ali of Keshan | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1964 | Erkek Ali | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1964 | Kalbe Vuran Düşman | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1963 | Two Ships Side by Side | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1963 | Yarın Bizimdir | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1962 | Beş Kardeştiler | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1962 | Battı Balık | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1961 | Allah Cezanı Versin Osman Bey | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1961 | Tatlı Bela | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1960 | Dolandırıcılar Şahı | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1960 | Suçlu | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1960 | The Death Curtain | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1959 | Karacaoğlan'ın Kara Sevdası | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1959 | The Fallow Deer | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1958 | A driver's secret notebook | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1958 | Kumpanya | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1958 | This Land's Children | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1958 | Yaşamak Hakkımdır | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1957 | Beş Hasta Var | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1957 | The Bride's Murat | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1955 | Kadın Severse | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1954 | Şimal Yıldızı | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1953 | Aşk Istıraptır | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1953 | The Sob | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1952 | İki Kafadar Deliler Pansiyonunda | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1951 | The Bloody Cry | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1951 | Mezarımı Taştan Oyun | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1950 | God Bless | Directing | Assistant Director | N/A N/A |
Writing |
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1993 | Tatlı Betüş | Writing | Screenplay | 69 Fair |
1992 | Walking After Midnight | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1988 | Woman Has No Name | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1988 | Devil, My Friend | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1985 | A Lonely Woman | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1984 | A Sip of Love | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1982 | Mill Horse | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1982 | Mine | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1981 | Deli Kan | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1980 | Zübük | Writing | Scenario Writer | 61 Fair |
1979 | The Little Sparrow | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1977 | The Raid | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1977 | İbo ile Güllüşah | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1976 | Mağlup Edilemeyenler | Writing | Writers' Production | N/A N/A |
1975 | The Poor | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1975 | Deli Yusuf | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1974 | The Second Wife | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1971 | Battal Gazi Destanı | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1971 | Fire Piece | Writing | Scenario Writer | 59 Average |
1968 | Yasemin'in Tatlı Aşkı | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1964 | Öp Annenin Elini | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1964 | Halk Çocuğu | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1964 | The Ballad of Ali of Keshan | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1961 | Yaban Gülü | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1960 | Ateşten Damla | Writing | Scenario Writer | N/A N/A |
1960 | Suçlu | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1959 | Nebahat The Driver | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1959 | Karacaoğlan'ın Kara Sevdası | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1959 | The Fallow Deer | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1958 | A driver's secret notebook | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1958 | Three Friends | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1958 | This Land's Children | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1958 | Yaşamak Hakkımdır | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1957 | Beş Hasta Var | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1957 | The Bride's Murat | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1955 | Kadın Severse | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1953 | Aşk Istıraptır | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1953 | The Sob | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1952 | İki Kafadar Deliler Pansiyonunda | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1951 | The Bloody Cry | Writing | Scenario Writer | N/A N/A |
Production |
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1997 | Sidika | Production | Producer | 71 Good |
1985 | Desperate Road | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1984 | A Sip of Love | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1981 | Deli Kan | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1980 | Talihli Amele | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1960 | Dolandırıcılar Şahı | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |