Metin Erksan

Directing·Jan 1, 1929·Çanakkale, Türkiye

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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.

Film	Credit
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema2019 · Self	Self
I Cannot Live Without You1977 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Wild Lover1977 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Angel of Vengeance: The Female Hamlet1976 · Director, Screenplay, Producer	Director, Screenplay, Producer
Melek The Singer1975 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Dresses Of Times Past1975 · Director	Director
A Suicide1975 · Director	Director
The Reeds1975 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
A Horrible Train1975 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Exorcist1974 · Director	Director
Dağdan İnme1973 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Süreyya1972 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Bald Boy and Cankiz1972 · Director	Director
Feride1971 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Makber1971 · Director	Director
Hicran1971 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Eyvah1970 · Director	Director
Sevenler Ölmez1970 · Director	Director
Hot Gypsy1969 · Director	Director
Dağlar Kızı Reyhan1969 · Director	Director
İki Hikayeli Film: İki Günahsız Kız - Yılın Kadını Değil1969 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Well1968 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
Ayrılsak da Beraberiz1967 · Director	Director
The Immortal Love1966 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Time to Love1965 · Director, Writer, Producer	Director, Writer, Producer
The Guilty Are Among Us1964 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
İstanbul Kaldırımları1964 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Dry Summer1963 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Çifte Kumrular1962 · Director	Director
Sahte Nikah1962 · Director	Director
Acı Hayat1962 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Revenge of the Snakes1962 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Mahalle Arkadaşları1961 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
Oy Farfara Farfara1961 · Director	Director
Beyond the Nights1960 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Nebahat The Driver1959 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Hicran Yarası1959 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Dokuz Dağın Efesi: Çakıcı Geliyor1958 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Three Friends1958 · Screenplay	Screenplay
The Abandoned Documents of a Dead Woman1956 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Yolpalas Cinayeti1955 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Cingöz Recai: White Hell1954 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
The Dark World1953 · Director	Director