Actor

Tunç Başaran

Directing

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Movies: 36Series: 2Crew credits: 35

TMDB ID: 142782

IMDb ID: nm0059633

Known for: Directing

Born: October 1, 1938

Died: December 18, 2019

Age: 81

Place of birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1961 - 2008

Years active: 48

Average TMDB rating: 6.43

Wikidata: Q7853403

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Director (30)Writer (3)Assistant Director (2)

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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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Movie credits linked with Tunç Başaran.