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Tunç Başaran

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Tunç Başaran

Born October 1, 1938 in Istanbul, TurkeyDied December 18, 201934 films

Tunç Başaran (October 1, 1938 – December 18, 2019) was a Turkish screenwriter, film director, film producer and actor.

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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.

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Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite posterFirst watchDon't Let Them Shoot the Kite19897.8Sent to prison along with his mother after her drug conviction, a young boy develops a warm, tender relationship with a political prisoner.View film

Filmography

34 films as director
  1. TBAÜç Kral SerseriDirector
  2. 2008Vesaire VesaireDirector
  3. 2005Sinema Bir MucizedirDirector
  4. 2000Abuzer KadayıfDirector
  5. 1998Diploma of MadnessDirector
  6. 1996Please Don't GoDirector
  7. 1991Piano Piano KidDirector
  8. 1991Uzun İnce Bir YolDirector
  9. 1989Don't Let Them Shoot the KiteDirector
  10. 1987One and the OthersDirector
  11. 1973Iron Fist: The Giants Are ComingDirector
  12. 1973Ben Böyle DoğdumDirector
  13. 1972VurDirector
  14. 1972Kozalı GelinDirector
  15. 1971Korkusuz Kaptan SwingDirector
  16. 1971Aysecik in the Land of the Magic DwarfsDirector
  17. 1971On Küçük ŞeytanDirector
  18. 1970Küçük Hanımın ŞoförüDirector
  19. 1970Gölgedeki AdamDirector
  20. 1970Gönül MeyhanesiDirector
  21. 1970Cafer BeyDirector
  22. 1969Acı ile KarışıkDirector
  23. 1969Allah'ın Arslanı Hazreti AliDirector
  24. 1969TarkanDirector
  25. 1967The Great HateDirector
  26. 1967Kara DavutDirector
  27. 1967GoodbyeDirector
  28. 1965Guard MurtazaDirector
  29. 1965On Korkusuz KadınDirector
  30. 1965Horasan'ın Üç AtlısıDirector
  31. 1965KonyakçıDirector
  32. 1964Ten Fearless MenDirector
  33. 1964Hayat KavgasıDirector
  34. 1964Kara MemedDirector