Memduh Ün
Biography
Turkish football player, film director, actor, editor, screenwriter, producer, lecturer and Honorary Professor. He graduated from Vefa Lisesi in 1937. In 1938, he dropped out of Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in the third year of his education. Ün changed the language of cinema by going beyond the melodrama mould with the film Üc Arkadas in 1958. The film was considered one of the best films of Turkish cinema. Thanks to his success in this film, he was invited to the Film Friends Association and became one of the important directors of Turkish cinema. During this period, he started to live with Fatma Girik and the couple's relationship continued for life. In 1960, he started the era of child stars in Turkish cinema history with the film Aysecik. After his success with Aysecik, his partnership with Arsavir Alyanak at Yakut Film ended and he founded Ugur Film. In 1990, he made his first self-financed film, Tüm Kapilar Kapaliydi, in which he turned to a subject and cinematography not seen in his previous films. This was followed by the films Gün Ortasinda Karanlik and Zikkimin Kökü, which received many awards. The last film he directed was Sinema Bir Mucizedir (2005), but due to his illness he could not complete the film and handed it over to Tunc Basaran. He worked as a lecturer at Mimar Sinan University Cinema-TV Department. Film worker Memduh Ün died on 16 October 2015 at the age of 95 in Bodrum where he was being treated. IMDb mini bio by; yusufpiskin
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Also Known As
Movies (49)
Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema
as Self
2019
İzzet Günay Belgeseli
as Self
2008
Sinema Bir Mucizedir
as Doktor
2005
Loves with Gravity
Director (Directing)
1996
Loves with Gravity: Tell Her That I Love Her
Director (Directing)
1996
Zıkkımın Kökü
Director (Directing)
1993
Whistle If You Come Back
as Bardaki Adam
1993
Walking After Midnight
as Ali
1992
All Doors Were Closed
Director (Directing)
1990
Gün Ortasında Karanlık
as Tiyatro Hocası
1990
Zehir Hafiye
Producer (Production)
1989
Polis Dosyası
1989
Bıçkın
Producer (Production)
1988
Poor
as Yönetmen
1986
Deli Deli Küpeli
Producer (Production)
1986
Vazife Uğruna
as Emniyet Müdürü
1986
Expat Şaban
Producer (Production)
1985
Katma Değer Şaban
Producer (Production)
1985
Paranın Esiri
1985
Kahreden Gençlik
as Sevil'in Babası
1985
The Woman From The Streets
Producer (Production)
1984
Ömrümün Tek Gecesi
Producer (Production)
1984
The Postman
Director (Directing)
1984
Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class
as Tahsin Bey
1984
Unmade Bed
1984
Henpecked
Producer (Production)
1983
Doktor Civanım
Writer (Writing)
1983
Yürek Yarası
Writer (Writing)
1983
Çarıklı Milyoner
as Gazete Genel Yayın Yönetmeni
1983
Gülsüm Ana
as Doctor
1982
Kaçak
Director (Directing)
1982
Kanlı Nigar
Director (Directing)
1981
Zübük
as Huzur Partisi Milletvekili
1980
Windfall
as Doktor
1980
İstanbul 79
as Ercanın Babası
1979
Bekçiler Kralı
as Fabikatör Ertuğrul
1979
Kanun Gücü
Producer (Production)
1979
Cemil Dönüyor
1978
Gelincik
Producer (Production)
1978
Derdim Dünyadan Büyük
1978
Yaşam Kavgası
Producer (Production)
1978
Cevriyem
Director (Directing)
1978
Bir Tanem
Director (Directing)
1977
Akrep Yuvası
1977
Ana Ocağı
Producer (Production)
1977
The Indestructible Man
1977
Hakanlar Çarpışıyor
Producer (Production)
1977
Hasip and Nasip
Producer (Production)
1976
Taxi Driver
Producer (Production)
1976
