As Director, As Writer
Sinema Bir Mucizedir
2005
4.7
Tunç Başaran
Directing
Birth date
October 1, 1938
Birth place
Istanbul, Turkey
Death date
December 18, 2019
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.
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Abuzer Kadayıf
2000
5.0
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Please Don't Go
1996
10.0
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Piano Piano Kid
1991
7.4
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Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite
1989
7.9
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One and the Others
1987
7.0
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Iron Fist: The Giants Are Coming
1973
5.0
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Tarkan
1969
5.6
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The Great Hate
1967
5.0
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Ten Fearless Men
1964
8.0