Tunç Başaran
Born: 1938-10-01 in Istanbul, Turkey
Died: 2019-12-18
Known For: Directing
Biography
Tunç Başaran (October 1, 1938 – December 18, 2019) was a Turkish screenwriter, film director, film producer and actor. After attending the Faculty of Literature for a while he left school and started working as a script writer for the director Memduh Ün. He then continued to be the assistant of Memduh Ün for a long time. Meanwhile, he also worked as assistant for such directors as Ömer Lütfi Akad, Halit Refiğ, Atıf Yılmaz, Ertem Göreç. In 1964 he directed his first feature Survival. By 1962, he had directed about 40 films. After 1972, he switched to commercials. He directed Don't Let Them Shoot The Kite in 1989. He served on the advisory board of the Istanbul International Film Festival.
Filmography
2008
- Vesaire Vesaire ... (Director)
2006
- Pertev Bey'in Üç Kızı ... (Director)
2005
- Sinema Bir Mucizedir ... (Writer)
2002
- Efsane ... (Director)
2000
- Abuzer Kadayıf ... (Director)
1998
- Diploma of Madness ... (Director)
1996
- Please Don't Go ... (Director)
1991
- Piano Piano Kid ... (Director)
- Uzun İnce Bir Yol ... (Writer)
1989
- Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite ... (Director)
1987
- One and the Others ... (Director)
1973
- Iron Fist: The Giants Are Coming ... (Writer)
- Ben Böyle Doğdum ... (Director)
1972
- Vur ... (Director)
- Kozalı Gelin ... (Director)
1971
- On Küçük Şeytan ... (Writer)
- Korkusuz Kaptan Swing ... (Director)
- Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs ... (Director)
1970
- Gönül Meyhanesi ... (Director)
- Gölgedeki Adam ... (Director)
- Küçük Hanımın Şoförü ... (Director)
- Cafer Bey
1969
- Tarkan ... (Director)
- Acı ile Karışık ... (Director)
- Allah'ın Arslanı Hazreti Ali ... (Director)
1967
- The Great Hate ... (Writer)
- Goodbye ... (Director)
- Kara Davut ... (Director)
1965
- Konyakçı ... (Director)
- Bekçi Murtaza ... (Director)
- On Korkusuz Kadın ... (Director)
- Horasan'ın Üç Atlısı ... (Director)
1964
- Hayat Kavgası ... (Director)
- Ten Fearless Men ... (Director)