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Metin Erksan

Metin Erksan

Director & actor · born 1 January 1929 · Çanakkale, Türkiye

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.

Where to start: I Cannot Live Without You (1977).

As director 40

As actor 1

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Metin Erksan movie?

By viewer score, I Cannot Live Without You (1977) at 7.0/10.

What are Metin Erksan’s most popular movies?

Time to Love, Dry Summer.

How many movies has Metin Erksan made?

41 films on TMDB, 40 as director, 1 as actor.

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