Memduh Ün
Memduh Ün
Born 14/03/1920 in Kasımpaşa, İstanbul, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu

Turkish football player, film director, actor, editor, screenwriter, producer, lecturer and Honorary Professor.

Turkish football player, film director, actor, editor, screenwriter, producer, lecturer and Honorary Professor.

He graduated from Vefa Lisesi in 1937. In 1938, he dropped out of Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine in the third year of his education.

Ün changed the language of cinema by going beyond the melodrama mould with the film Üc Arkadas in 1958. The film was considered one of the best films of Turkish cinema. Thanks to his success in this film, he was invited to the Film Friends Association and became one of the important directors of Turkish cinema. During this period, he started to live with Fatma Girik and the couple's relationship continued for life.

In 1960, he started the era of child stars in Turkish cinema history with the film Aysecik. After his success with Aysecik, his partnership with Arsavir Alyanak at Yakut Film ended and he founded Ugur Film.

In 1990, he made his first self-financed film, Tüm Kapilar Kapaliydi, in which he turned to a subject and cinematography not seen in his previous films. This was followed by the films Gün Ortasinda Karanlik and Zikkimin Kökü, which received many awards. The last film he directed was Sinema Bir Mucizedir (2005), but due to his illness he could not complete the film and handed it over to Tunc Basaran.

He worked as a lecturer at Mimar Sinan University Cinema-TV Department.

Film worker Memduh Ün died on 16 October 2015 at the age of 95 in Bodrum where he was being treated.

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Filmography (Movies)

Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema

Remake, Remix, Rip-Off: About Copy Culture & Turkish Pop Cinema

Character:Self

Release Date:17/04/2019

İzzet Günay Belgeseli

İzzet Günay Belgeseli

Character:Self

Release Date:01/01/2008

Sinema Bir Mucizedir

Sinema Bir Mucizedir

Character:Doktor

Release Date:21/10/2005

Whistle If You Come Back

Whistle If You Come Back

Character:Bardaki Adam

Release Date:12/02/1993

Walking After Midnight

Walking After Midnight

Character:Ali

Release Date:07/11/1992

Gün Ortasında Karanlık

Gün Ortasında Karanlık

Character:Tiyatro Hocası

Release Date:01/03/1990

Polis Dosyası

Polis Dosyası

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Release Date:01/01/1989

Poor

Poor

Character:Yönetmen

Release Date:28/10/1986

Vazife Uğruna

Vazife Uğruna

Character:Emniyet Müdürü

Release Date:01/01/1986

Paranın Esiri

Paranın Esiri

Character:

Release Date:01/04/1985

Kahreden Gençlik

Kahreden Gençlik

Character:Sevil'in Babası

Release Date:01/01/1985

Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class

Şaban, a Man from the Middle Class

Character:Tahsin Bey

Release Date:01/03/1984

Unmade Bed

Unmade Bed

Character:

Release Date:02/01/1984

Çarıklı Milyoner

Çarıklı Milyoner

Character:Gazete Genel Yayın Yönetmeni

Release Date:01/01/1983

Gülsüm Ana

Gülsüm Ana

Character:Doctor

Release Date:01/04/1982

Zübük

Zübük

Character:Huzur Partisi Milletvekili

Release Date:11/09/1980

Windfall

Windfall

Character:Doktor

Release Date:01/09/1980

İstanbul 79

İstanbul 79

Character:Ercanın Babası

Release Date:01/12/1979

Bekçiler Kralı

Bekçiler Kralı

Character:Fabikatör Ertuğrul

Release Date:01/11/1979

Cemil Dönüyor

Cemil Dönüyor

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Release Date:01/12/1978

Derdim Dünyadan Büyük

Derdim Dünyadan Büyük

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Release Date:10/04/1978

Akrep Yuvası

Akrep Yuvası

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Release Date:01/04/1977

The Indestructible Man

The Indestructible Man

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Release Date:01/01/1977

Darbe

Darbe

Character:Şakir Bey

Release Date:01/01/1976

Delicesine

Delicesine

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Release Date:01/01/1976

Feryat

Feryat

Character:Vedat

Release Date:01/01/1973

Sezercik Aslan Parçası

Sezercik Aslan Parçası

Character:Komiser

Release Date:01/11/1972

Murat ile Nazlı

Murat ile Nazlı

Character:

Release Date:29/02/1972

The Hopeless Ones

The Hopeless Ones

Character:Memduh

Release Date:22/06/1971

Zehir Hafiye

Zehir Hafiye

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Release Date:05/05/1971

Three Friends

Three Friends

Character:Doktor

Release Date:02/01/1971

As Long as We Live

As Long as We Live

Character:Ziya

Release Date:15/08/1969

Vagabond

Vagabond

Character:Lütfü Engin (voice)

Release Date:17/12/1967

Üç Korkusuz Arkadaş

Üç Korkusuz Arkadaş

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Release Date:01/01/1966

Erkek ve Dişi

Erkek ve Dişi

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Release Date:01/01/1966

Farewell Kiss

Farewell Kiss

Character:

Release Date:03/01/1965

The Broken Lifes

The Broken Lifes

Character:Talat

Release Date:01/01/1965

İstanbul'un Kızları

İstanbul'un Kızları

Character:Komiser

Release Date:01/06/1964

Ayşecik Yavru Melek

Ayşecik Yavru Melek

Character:Ferit

Release Date:02/04/1962

Aşk Hırsızı

Aşk Hırsızı

Character:Cemil

Release Date:07/01/1961

Ölüm Peşimizde

Ölüm Peşimizde

Character:Hüsnü

Release Date:30/12/1960

Mahallenin Sevgilisi

Mahallenin Sevgilisi

Character:Doktor

Release Date:30/11/1960

For Chastity

For Chastity

Character:Patron Kenan

Release Date:01/01/1960

The Death Curtain

The Death Curtain

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Release Date:01/01/1960

Zeynebin Aşkı

Zeynebin Aşkı

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1957

Yetim Ömer

Yetim Ömer

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1957

Ana Hasreti

Ana Hasreti

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1956

Yetim Yavrular

Yetim Yavrular

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1955

Günahkar Baba

Günahkar Baba

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1955

Yaban Kız

Yaban Kız

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Release Date:01/01/1954

Aşk Istıraptır

Aşk Istıraptır

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1953

Onu Ben Öldürdüm

Onu Ben Öldürdüm

Character:Kemal

Release Date:01/01/1952

Hayat Acıları

Hayat Acıları

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1951

Karadeniz Postası

Karadeniz Postası

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Release Date:01/01/1949

Damga

Damga

Character:

Release Date:01/01/1948

Television Appearances

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