Kartal Tibet

Directing

Kartal Tibet

Born 1939-03-27 · Ankara, Türkiye

Kartal Tibet (27 March 1939, Ankara - 1 July 2021) was a Turkish actor, director, screenwriter and producer. He took part in nearly two hundred movies and TV series as actor, director and screenwriter. In cinema, he first played the lead role in the comic book adaptations Karaoğlan and Tarkan adventure films. In the 1970s, he shared the lead roles with many actors including Hülya Koçyiğit, Türkan Şoray, Fatma Girik, Hale Soygazi and Filiz Akın. Tibet made his directorial debut in 1977 with Tosun Pasha and directed 56 films, more than twenty of which starred Kemal Sunal. He also wrote the screenplays for films such as Davaro, Şendul Şaban and Şabaniye. He was awarded the Golden Orange Film Festival Lifetime Honor Award in 2002 and the Yıldırım Önal Memorial Award in 2006 for his contributions to Turkish cinema. He died on July 1, 2021 in Istanbul at the age of 82.

Acting credits

Çarıklı Milyoner poster
6.5

Hilmi Tok is a billionaire businessman. He dies one day while driving his own car. His real estate assets goes his son Bayram.

Çarıklı Milyoner

1983

Persecution poster
9.0

Ayla is a conservatory student. Through a coincidence, she meets Tarık, a famous composer. They fall in love and soon become engaged. On a trip abroad, Tarık experiences one of Ayla's biggest traumas. This disaster will affect the fate of the duo in a bad way.

Persecution

1972

Son Hıçkırık poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Son Hıçkırık

1971

Once a Year poster
7.7

A young hapless couple's devotion for each other is tested through harsh times of war as they are forced to negate patriotism and dependability to their families and nations, for a length of a lifetime before during and after the war.

Once a Year

1971

The Empty Frame poster
8.8

Beginning growing parting longing reuniting breaking and ending of the nostalgic forbidden love between a humble backwoodsman and a naive family girl is told through their secret letters and most private memories in narrative format.

The Empty Frame

1969

A Nation Awakens poster
5.2

Ertem Egilmez's period drama about National Forces in the Turkish War of Independence.

A Nation Awakens

1966

Ölüm Dönemeci poster
NR

The film tells the story of a man who loses his memory. Murat is a famous and successful racing driver. He also owns a tyre factory. Before participating in the Turkish Rally, Kenan, Murat's cousin, plants a bomb in Murat's car. His aim is to kill Murat and take his fortune. In the accident, Murat's car explodes. As his body is not found, it is assumed that Murat is dead. However, after the accident, Murat has lost his memory and started a new life. But an event he experiences brings him back to his old life.

Ölüm Dönemeci

1972

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

Son Nefes poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Son Nefes

1970

Düşman poster
8.0

The film tells the story of Murat and Helga, Turkish agents fighting against German spies during World War II. Helga's father, Alex, is a German spy who hates Turkey. Helga, who was born and raised in Turkey, does not share her father's views. After Alex's death, Murat, acting on orders from Turkish intelligence, is tasked with enlisting Helga to uncover the Germans' plans regarding Turkey. Helga is to marry Hans, who has taken Alex's place, thereby enabling her to learn the Germans' plans. The love between Helga and Murat will complicate this mission.

Düşman

1973

The Immortal Love poster
8.5

Upon his return as a millionaire, Ali, with the repression complex he suffered years ago, spreads fear and death around him and takes brutal revenge on the woman he loves.

The Immortal Love

1966

İngiliz Kemal poster
8.0

Istanbul is under enemy occupation. A group of nationalists from Istanbul try to support the liberation movement in Anatolia. Kemal, who had previously lived in England for a while, is assigned to gather intelligence. Kemal replaces a British officer who has just been appointed to Istanbul. While spying, he falls in love with Elizabeth, the daughter of a British general he meets.

İngiliz Kemal

1968

Paşa Kızı poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Paşa Kızı

1967

Sefiller poster
6.0

Zafer Davutoglu's 1967 adaptation of Hugo's novel Les Misérables set in Turkey.

Sefiller

1967

Deli Murat poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Deli Murat

1969

Aşka Tövbe poster
9.0

The film is about the love between Şehbal and Mübin. Şehbal is a teacher in Izmir. She has been in love with her aunt's son Mübin for a long time and is waiting for him to make a move. However, Mübin tells Şehbal that he loves her aunt's daughter Nazan and asks her to reconcile them. Nazan, on the other hand, loves someone else. Upon hearing this news, Mübin is devastated. Şehbal tries to comfort him while hiding her feelings for him. Selman, a man who has recently lost his wife, will completely confuse Şehbal's mind.

Aşka Tövbe

1968

Kader Bağı poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kader Bağı

1967

Kaçak poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Kaçak

1970

Tanrı Şahidimdir poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tanrı Şahidimdir

1971

Goodbye poster
10.0

The film is about Kemal and his girlfriend Meral breaking up because of a crime Kemal committed. Kemal comes to Istanbul to shop for his sister Mine's wedding. There, he meets Meral. Kemal and Meral fall in love at first sight. Everything is going well when Kemal receives a telegram from his mother. He learns that his sister has been raped and has committed suicide. He flees to Trabzon to take revenge on those responsible for his sister's suicide. His goal is to leave the country from there. During this time, Kemal's path will cross with Meral's once again.

Goodbye

1967

Curcuna poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Curcuna

1975

Zorbanın Aşkı poster
NR

The film tells the story of a gangster who has been involved in crime since the age of five and whose life changes through love. Ömer has been in and out of prison since he was a child for crimes such as robbery, theft, extortion, assault, and murder. Known to everyone as Kasımpaşalı İt Ömer, this gangster falls in love with Naciye. Upon his release from prison, he learns that Naciye is being forced to marry someone else. Naciye's family wants to marry her off to Rıza, a wealthy casino owner. Ömer kidnaps Naciye from the wedding altar. Ömer and Naciye hide in Şile for a while and consider fleeing to Adana. They want to build a new life for themselves in Adana. However, their plans for the future will come to an end when Rıza also arrives in Şile.

Zorbanın Aşkı

1972

Osmanlı Kabadayısı poster
10.0

Murat is known as a tough guy. One day, he rescues Nazli, the daughter of Gendarme Chief Hasmet Pasha, from the bandit Sabri. But despite his heroism, Hasmet Pasha is determined to arrest him.

Osmanlı Kabadayısı

1967

While Lilies Bloom poster
9.0

Oğuz Albatros, a middle aged musician, “very famous”. But the works he writes are being watched thanks to his wife Mediha’s theater director, journalists and even audiences.

While Lilies Bloom

1973

Behind the camera

Stubborn poster
6.7

While the dam project will be expropriated, Yellow poplar and Long poplar villages are included in the expropriation. Although this is supposed to protect the confidentiality, a member of the commission sells this information to a holding company and someone in that holding company sells what they heard to another holding company.

Stubborn

1988

Baş Belası poster
6.1

No synopsis available yet.

Baş Belası

1982

İffet poster
5.0

Iffet lives in a low income neighbourhood of Istanbul with her sister and father under the strict rules of her father. She can not even go visit her aunt since she is not allowed to leave home without permission. She nevethless falls in love with Cemil…

İffet

1982

Aile Kadını poster
5.3

No synopsis available yet.

Aile Kadını

1983

Çarıklı Milyoner poster
6.5

Hilmi Tok is a billionaire businessman. He dies one day while driving his own car. His real estate assets goes his son Bayram.

Çarıklı Milyoner

1983

Çarıklı Milyoner poster
6.5

Hilmi Tok is a billionaire businessman. He dies one day while driving his own car. His real estate assets goes his son Bayram.

Çarıklı Milyoner

1983

Zübük poster
8.5

This is the story of the politician named Zübük. He gets expelled from the political party that he is a member of, due to corruption. The journalist Yaşar wants to make a news story about his case and investigates Zübük's doings. Yaşar gets baffled at the sly tricks Zübük played on his village people. In the end, he feels sorry about Zübük's present situation, however, as things happen he becomes aware that Zübük has been tricking him.

Zübük

1980

Gözüm Gibi Sevdim poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Gözüm Gibi Sevdim

1982

Girgiriye poster
6.3

A bear-leading gypsy from the slums struggles to get back his sweetheart who works for a pavilion runner in the city, until she feels a wistful longing for where she thinks she is belong to and turns recalcitrant against the pavilion runner.

Girgiriye

1981

Aile Pansiyonu poster
4.8

Because of the financial problems of aunt Adile, the whole neighbourhood turns an old villa into a guesthouse.

Aile Pansiyonu

1987

Şaban Pabucu Yarım poster
5.9

No synopsis available yet.

Şaban Pabucu Yarım

1985

Davaro poster
7.8

Memo returns from Germany to get married with his love but his fathers killer Sulo is being released from jail. As a village rule he has to get revenge for his fahter or he can not get married but he doesn't want to kill so they stage a fake death with Sulo and after that his luck runs out.

Davaro

1981

Davaro poster
7.8

Memo returns from Germany to get married with his love but his fathers killer Sulo is being released from jail. As a village rule he has to get revenge for his fahter or he can not get married but he doesn't want to kill so they stage a fake death with Sulo and after that his luck runs out.

Davaro

1981

The Baggy Trousers Case poster
7.4

A group of women in a small village get organized against the macho men of the town.

The Baggy Trousers Case

1983

Seat Trouble poster
6.9

Political satire comedy featuring the memories of a red leather chair. He is aware that no matter who the next governor will be, more corrupted will the system get. But only until the last governor who decides to set him on fire.

Seat Trouble

1990

Şendul Şaban poster
6.6

She works as a factory worker alongside Şaban Ali. One day, they are fired for asking their boss for a raise. They search for work for a long time but cannot find any. Necla tells Şaban that it is easier for women to find work, and the couple make a bet. The next day, Necla starts working as a secretary. The roles at home change. Necla becomes the man of the house, and Şaban becomes the woman of the house. However, the couple is unhappy because of Necla's long working hours.

Şendul Şaban

1985

Şendul Şaban poster
6.6

She works as a factory worker alongside Şaban Ali. One day, they are fired for asking their boss for a raise. They search for work for a long time but cannot find any. Necla tells Şaban that it is easier for women to find work, and the couple make a bet. The next day, Necla starts working as a secretary. The roles at home change. Necla becomes the man of the house, and Şaban becomes the woman of the house. However, the couple is unhappy because of Necla's long working hours.

Şendul Şaban

1985

Nightingale poster
7.1

The comical story of Şaban, who came to Istanbul to earn his dowry and, by chance, became a famous folk singer known as Şaban Ballıses.

Nightingale

1979

Billionaire poster
7.4

A civil servant in a small town, shunned by his family and his friends due to his lack of ambition, hits the jackpot in the national lottery. Not trusting anybody around him, he gradually starts to lose his mind.

Billionaire

1986

The Laughing Man poster
6.6

Yusuf Şaplak is a seemingly ordinary man who has a condition where he can't stop laughing. An idealist young doctor decides to cure him.

The Laughing Man

1989

Our Hope Is Şaban poster
6.9

No synopsis available yet.

Our Hope Is Şaban

1979

Wacky Class Welcome poster
3.5

The year is 2003, and the Private Çamlıca High School, once home to the legendary “Hababam Class”, is still in operation. The school’s founder has passed away, and his son, nicknamed “Mad Bedri,” now runs the place. The time-honored Hababam traditions continue in full force, and every teacher is so exasperated by the endless pranks of that class that they’re constantly looking for a way out. Seeing his chance, Mad Bedri plans to sell the school to a developer in exchange for floor space rights, so that it can be torn down and replaced with a high-rise office complex. When the principal, Fatoş, learns of his scheme, she enlists the help of the original “Hababam” alumni to save the school by taking on its current troublemakers. Tensions rise once Bedri announces the sale, and a huge surprise awaits everyone.

Wacky Class Welcome

2004

Tosun Pasha poster
8.0

Late 19th century in Alexandria. Two traditionally rival Turkish families, "Seferoglu"s and "Tellioglu"s are competing for the "Green Valley". The winner will be determined by Daver Bey, who has a beautiful young daughter, Leyla. Both families try to arrange a marriage between a man from their family and Leyla, so that Daver Bey will be inclined to give the green valley to his "relatives". Tellioglus, who are behind in the race, desperately find a final solution: They will fake their idiotic butler, Saban, as the highest ranked Ottoman soldier in Egypt: Tosun Pasha.

Tosun Pasha

1976

Children of Heaven poster
8.0

The story of two hostile families.

Children of Heaven

1977