Safa Önal

Writing

Safa Önal

Born — Died

1931-12-17 — 2023-07-30

Place of birth

İstanbul, Türkiye

Known for

Writing

Credits

48 titles

Safa Önal was born on 17 December 1930 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a writer and director, known for Violet Eyes (1969), Cingöz Recai (1969) and Hicran Sokagi (2007). He died on 30 July 2023.

Known for

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Namus Borcu poster
6.0

Gurbet works as a farmer with her father, Hüseyin Çavuş. She and Halil are in love with each other. Halil works as a laborer in the city to earn money to build a house and buy a field. Çılgan Ağa, who has taken over the fields of the villagers in the area by putting them into debt, is also in love with Gurbet. Çılgan gives Hüseyin Çavuş debts he cannot repay. By extending the repayment period and giving additional loans, he gains his trust. Hüseyin Çavuş falls ill and dies. To pay off her father's debt, Gurbet puts herself up for auction. She will marry the one who offers the most money. During the auction, Çılgan Ağa not only offers the highest amount but also promises to forgive all the villagers' debts. Unable to withstand the villagers' pressure, Gurbet agrees to marry Çılgan Ağa.

Namus Borcu

1973

Sözde Kızlar poster
7.0

The story of Mebrure, who came to Istanbul to search for her father, who went missing after the Greek occupation..

Sözde Kızlar

1990

Hayat Kadını poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Hayat Kadını

1986

Abidik Gubidik poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Abidik Gubidik

1964

Those Who Live Fast poster
NR

In the early 1960s, national newspapers were printed in Istanbul and delivered by van to various provinces across Anatolia; in many places, readers would only receive their newspapers days later. The film focuses on the drivers of the various newspapers who were locked in a fierce race against one another amidst this hustle and bustle.

Those Who Live Fast

1964

Delicesine poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Delicesine

1976

My Prostitute Love poster
7.7

Halil the greengrocer goes to a nightclub with his friends one day to break the monotony of his life. There he meets Sabiha, one of the women working at the club. They fall in love at first sight and begin living together. While Sabiha is making plans for the future with Halil, she learns a truth about him that she didn't know, and the forbidden love that began at the nightclub turns into a dead end filled with lies.

My Prostitute Love

1968

I Cannot Live Without You poster
7.0

It’s a psychological love story of a woman who’s about to die from cancer and the killer she hired to kill herself.

I Cannot Live Without You

1977

Ortaşark Yanıyor poster
10.0

A Turkish take on James Bond.

Ortaşark Yanıyor

1967

Kaldırım Çiçeği poster
8.0

Cavidan and Orhan are married, but they argue constantly. One day, Cavidan, who is very angry with Orhan, goes to her mother's house. Orhan, on the other hand, seeks solace in a nightclub. There, he meets Melek, who is singing. Melek, who falls in love with Orhan, moves into his house. Orhan's neighbors tell Cavidan about the situation. Cavidan takes action to win Orhan back. However, Orhan, caught between the two women, does not know what to do.

Kaldırım Çiçeği

1969

Yalnızlar İçin poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yalnızlar İçin

1962

Efkârlıyım Abiler poster
7.5

Arif is a street vendor who drinks every night and constantly gets into trouble and ends up in jail. His uncle Necmettinzade Rüknettin does not want Arif to live a vagrant life, but Arif cannot live with him because of his strictness. One night, Fatoş, who is desperate, approaches Arif and tells him she has run away from her stepmother. Arif and Fatoş begin living together. Arif, who is in love with Fatoş, wants to escape the poverty they are in. However, Fatoş is not the person Arif is in love with.

Efkârlıyım Abiler

1966

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Altın Kalpler

1969

Efkârlıyım Abiler poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Efkârlıyım Abiler

1986

Bekar Odası poster
9.0

Kazim works at a gas station, he wants to marry Iffet though her mother is against it, so she informs the police as they try to run away. The police is after Kazim since he inherited a fortune. Kazim starts living in a hotel suite, the singer Leyla makes a plot with her boss Cemil to get Kazim's money.

Bekar Odası

1967

Here is the Woman poster
7.0

A perverted young man attacks a woman named Gül, whom he has had his eye on for a long time. Gül fights back like a man, eventually tying up the perverted young man and handing him over to the police, taking her revenge.

Here is the Woman

1980

Aldatacağım poster
9.0

Savaş is a wealthy businessman who takes from the rich and gives to the poor, distinguishing between the righteous and the unjust. The extent of his wealth and land holdings is unknown. However, this power makes his enemies salivate, which is why he stands out so much in the underworld. But Savaş does not compromise on this and helps every oppressed person who seeks refuge with him, fighting against the mafia.

Aldatacağım

1991

Bir Tanem poster
NR

The film depicts the depression experienced by Faruk after being abandoned by his girlfriend. When Faruk is abandoned by his girlfriend Şermin, he falls into a deep sense of loneliness. He is unable to focus on his business for a long time. He decides to leave everything behind and go to London. Faruk's business partner Samim will devise a plan to dissuade him from this decision.

Bir Tanem

1977

Görünmeyen Düşman poster
8.0

The story of a police chief. The police chief, who has a tough but honest personality, marries the girl he loves. Some time later, it turns out that his father-in-law is a leading member of a mafia gang. The police chief goes after his father-in-law. Because of this incident, the happy life between the police chief and his wife turns into various conflicts, but in the end, everything works out.

Görünmeyen Düşman

1979

Yıkılmışım Ben poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yıkılmışım Ben

1986

Kadın Severse poster
7.0

While hiking with her friends in the mountains, Nevin gets caught in a blizzard and goes missing. She is rescued by Dr. Ferit just as she is about to freeze to death. The young and beautiful girl stays as a guest at the doctor's mountain house that night and spends the night with him. However, Nevin is devastated when she learns from a letter she finds that Ferit is about to get married, and she flees. The distraught young woman returns home and leaves for abroad without telling anyone, including her mother Leyla. Ferit, who feels guilty about his relationship with Nevin and had been searching for her to marry her, has now given up hope. At that very moment, Ferit meets Leyla, Nevin's mother, who is his new patient, and falls in love with her shortly thereafter. The dramatic story of a man who falls in love with a mother and daughter without either of them knowing.

Kadın Severse

1968

Vagabond poster
7.2

Kazım earns his living by fishing and selling books on the street. The lonely life he has been leading for many years in his small hut, has made him despise all humans and himself. But a new encounter reminds him that he is human again.

Vagabond

1967

Bir Bey'in Oğlu poster
6.0

The film tells the story of a young man who moves to Istanbul and falls in love. Bekir, the son of the richest man in Çukurova, is pro-industrialization. He convinces his father to sell part of their land. He takes his cousin İskender with him and moves to Istanbul. He becomes a partner in his fellow countryman Serhat's factories and wins new contracts. He falls into conflict with Ferit, the factory owner who is his biggest rival in his new business, and Ferit's daughter Leyla. This conflict between the two companies ends when Bekir falls in love with Leyla. However, his clan will try to prevent this relationship.

Bir Bey'in Oğlu

1988

Kadın Bir Defa Sever poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kadın Bir Defa Sever

1984

Star Hill poster
8.5

A woman visits her relatives living in a village. Soon she realizes that the house has something strange going on with it.

Star Hill

1965

Ah Müjgân Ah poster
7.7

In the suburbs of Istanbul, Hüsnü and Müjgan love each other and they are on the brink of getting married. However, the son of Müjgan’s boss sees her and proposes Müjgan’s mother to marry Müjgan. Müjgan’s mother wants her to marry this rich man.

Ah Müjgân Ah

1970

Ayşem poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

Ayşem

1984

Son Vurgun poster
8.0

Sedat is man of gunrunner Atif. Sedat and Ahmet are captured but they don't inform against Atif. When they get out of prison, they give chase to Atif.

Son Vurgun

1968

Bir Genç Kızın Romanı poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bir Genç Kızın Romanı

1971

Bir Genç Kızın Romanı poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bir Genç Kızın Romanı

1971

Lejyon Dönüşü poster
7.0

The story of a doctor who loses his memory in Africa, returns to Istanbul, and falls in love again with his ex-girlfriend, whom he married.

Lejyon Dönüşü

1957

Tığ Gibi Delikanlı poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tığ Gibi Delikanlı

1964

Çifte Tabancalı Damat poster
9.0

Ret Kit Ahmet is a cashier at a bank that cowboys constantly try to rob. He and Frank Fuat devise a plan to cover up a small discrepancy in the cash register. According to the plan, Ret Kit Ahmet will commit a crime, and Frank Fuat will catch him and collect the reward. However, things do not go as Ret Kit Ahmet had hoped. Ret Kit Ahmet flees to Mexico with Toro Cafer. Toro Cafer and his father intend to rob the bank where Ret Kit Ahmet works. Ret Kit Ahmet will try to protect the bank.

Çifte Tabancalı Damat

1967

Muhabbet Kuşu poster
9.0

Sadri Alışık plays İbrahim, a taxi driver deeply in love with Hacer, a hardworking seamstress he affectionately calls “muhabbet kuşu.” When his wealthy friend Necmi inherits a fortune and declares his intentions toward Hacer, İbrahim must confront class tensions and prove his true devotion.

Muhabbet Kuşu

1969

Umut Dünyası poster
6.0

A girl later known as an orphan has to be taken care of because of an accusation of her Former employer. She gets fired and lands on the street. Rain , cold and hunger make her sick. But she has luck ; a young boy named Ahmet finds her and takes good care of her. They have to face many obstacles to be together- gossip, miscarriage and dreams of a better life in Australia.

Umut Dünyası

1973

Umut Dünyası poster
6.0

A girl later known as an orphan has to be taken care of because of an accusation of her Former employer. She gets fired and lands on the street. Rain , cold and hunger make her sick. But she has luck ; a young boy named Ahmet finds her and takes good care of her. They have to face many obstacles to be together- gossip, miscarriage and dreams of a better life in Australia.

Umut Dünyası

1973

Akşamcı poster
10.0

Osman, who owns a repair shop, is preparing for his wedding with his girlfriend Hülya. With the help of the whole neighborhood, he prepares his house. However, on the day of the wedding, Hülya has an accident and loses her life. Unable to accept Hülya's death, Osman waits for her to come every day. He closes his shop and spends his time at the tavern. One night at the tavern, he encounters a young girl who has run away from home. He helps this girl, whose name is Mine, and takes her into his home. Mine will change Osman's life.

Akşamcı

1968

Sana Can Dayanmaz poster
NR

The story of a minibus driver who married a restaurant worker who had been raped in order to save her honor, despite his family's opposition...

Sana Can Dayanmaz

1988

Oh, Beautiful Istanbul poster
6.8

The lovely Ayşe moves from her country village to Istanbul in the hope of becoming an actress. One day she meets Haşmet, a grumpy, world-weary street photographer. He takes it upon himself to cure Ayşe of what he sees as her blind optimism, but some of it begins to rub off on the old cynic.

Oh, Beautiful Istanbul

1966

In the name of the Law poster
NR

Murat is a hardworking auto mechanic who tries to build a peaceful life with the woman he loves. However, his life is turned upside down because of jealousy, obsessive love and traps. Murat, who fell out of law after unintentionally committing a murder, is in the middle of a tense police chase in the city while trying to clear his name.

In the name of the Law

1968