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Metin Erksan

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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.

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Metin Erksan (1 de janeiro de 1929 - 4 de agosto de 2012), nascido em İsmail Metin Karamanbey, foi um diretor de cinema e historiador de arte turco.

Metin Erksan obteve sucesso com filmes que retratam os problemas das pessoas do campo que ele adotou da literatura. Susuz Yaz ganhou o Prêmio Urso de Ouro em Berlim, Alemanha. Yılanların Öcü (1962) foi premiado em 1966 no Festival de Cinema de Carthage, na Tunísia. Ele foi eleito o "Melhor Diretor" com seu filme Kuyu (1968) na primeira edição do International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival. Junto com o renomado cineasta Halit Refiğ, ele foi creditado como o representante do cinema nacional na Turquia.

A partir de 1970, dirige filmes que visam o sucesso comercial. Em 1974-1975, ele filmou cinco histórias turcas (Hanende Melek de Sabahattin Ali, Geçmiş Zaman Elbiseleri de Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Bir İntihar de Samet Ağaoğlu, Müthiş Bir Tren de Sait Faik Abasıyanık e Sazlık de Hulusi Koray) como curtas para a televisão. Seu filme de 1977, O Anjo da Vingança - The Female Hamlet, foi inscrito no 10º Festival Internacional de Cinema de Moscou. Seu filme de terror de 1974 Şeytan é conhecido como o "Exorcista Turco" devido aos enredos semelhantes dos filmes.

Dirigiu 42 filmes, 2 dos quais ele próprio produziu; e ele escreveu os roteiros de 29 filmes. Ele também estrelou o filme de 1998 Alim Hoca como personagem-título.

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Türk film yönetmeni.

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