Ekrem Bora

Acting

Ekrem Bora

Born 1932-03-07 · Ankara, Turkey

Ekrem Bora (born Ekrem Şerif Uçak; 7 March 1934 – 1 April 2012) was a Turkish film actor. After finishing school, he went to Sultanahmet State Printinghouse where he got a diploma in typesetting and binding. In 1953, he participated in and won the "Sinema Artist" competition held by Sezai Solelli's Yıldız (Star) magazine. Bora made his film debut in Alın Yazısı in 1955. After leaving acting for two years, he returned as the leading actor in Mavi Boncuk and went on to appear in nearly 150 films. He won the Golden Orange award for Best Actor twice; first in 1966 for his role in Sürtük, and second in 1991 for Soğuktu Ve Yağmur Çiseliyordu. On 1 April 2012 he died in hospital in Istanbul, aged 78, from a pulmonary edema. and was laid to rest at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery on 3 April 2012.

Acting credits

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

Woman Despiser poster
5.8

A psychopath serial killer and a necrophiliac rapist wearing a Halloween mask and gloves chooses victims based on the fact that their first initial is the same as the district in which he kills them.

Woman Despiser

1967

Sevilmek İstiyorum poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Sevilmek İstiyorum

1974

Plajda Sevişelim poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Plajda Sevişelim

1964

Sad Love poster
7.0

Sevgi is a singer who works in a bar. Her boss Vural fancies her. Sevgi meets Selim and they fall in love. Selim is unaware of her job at the bar. Vural sends his men to Selim's father to tell him about Sevgi's job, thus prevents her marriage with Selim. Selim doesn't believe in all this. Vural shoots Selim out of jealousy, yet due to lack of evidence he gets released. Sevgi and Vural marry but she takes Selim's revenge in shooting Vural, having no reason to live anymore she shoots herself as well.

Sad Love

1969

Bitch poster
7.0

Naciye sings on the streets to live and one day she is discovered by a famous casino owner. Then Naciye falls into love with her piano teacher Cuneyt. Casino owner Ekrem starts to make a trouble.

Bitch

1965

Yaşamak İstiyorum poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yaşamak İstiyorum

1967

The Immortal Woman poster
7.0

Murat, who loses the woman he loves on the wedding day, is almost dead. However, after a while, Serap becomes a great hope for him.

The Immortal Woman

1967

Mağrur Kadın poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Mağrur Kadın

1970

Mavi Boncuk poster
10.0

The film is about a family that was torn apart by an earthquake and reunites. Metin is a journalist who is tracking down a legacy document. With Serçe Zeki as his guide, he travels all over Anatolia to find the document. Azize is a blind girl with a beautiful voice. She joins a traveling troupe to escape the abuse of her alcoholic stepfather. She joins this troupe on their Anatolian tour. Boncuk Ayşe is a mother who lost her children in the great earthquake and travels from city to city searching for them by selling trinkets. These people, who set out for various cities in Anatolia, occasionally cross paths. In one of these encounters, a murder committed by someone tracking their trail will unravel the web of relationships.

Mavi Boncuk

1958

Umit Street poster
10.0

The film tells the story of two friends living in the same neighborhood who struggle to become rich. Selim and Ali are friends. Ali wants to earn money and marry Lale, while Selim wants to escape from their neighborhood and poverty. Necdet, a mafia boss, once lived on Ümit Street, where Selim and Ali reside. Selim and Ali go to Necdet to ask for work. Necdet gives each of them a thousand lira and tells them to come back in five months with ten thousand lira. The two friends will get to know each other better during their individual struggles for survival.

Umit Street

1966

The End of Fame poster
3.0

A highly accurate autobiographic film that depicts the aftermath of Bülent Ersoy's gender change and how she, her friends and community reacts to it.

The End of Fame

1981

Beleş Osman poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Beleş Osman

1965

Akdeniz Şarkısı poster
7.0

The film tells the story of a married businessman who falls in love with a young woman he meets abroad.

Akdeniz Şarkısı

1963

Tilki Leman poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Tilki Leman

1958

The Guilty Are Among Us poster
7.5

In the mansion of a rich family living in Istanbul, a very valuable necklace is stolen. Suspecting that the thief is someone from inside the house, the owners start to approach the people working in the house with class differences and prejudices. The thieves realize that the necklace is fake.

The Guilty Are Among Us

1964

Ayşe Kız poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Ayşe Kız

1960

Yumuşak Ten poster
3.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yumuşak Ten

1994

Şoförün Kızı poster
9.0

Factory owner Ayhan is very dissatisfied with his brother Ekrem's lifestyle. So he decides to set Ekrem straight. He believes that Arzu, the daughter of his driver who is in love with Ekrem, can accomplish this task. He makes a deal and sends Arzu to Izmir. There, Arzu receives the necessary education to integrate into high society. Upon returning to Istanbul, Ekrem attempts to be with Arzu as planned. However, while Arzu and Ayhan are trying to change Ekrem, they will fall in love with each other.

Şoförün Kızı

1966

Avare Kız poster
9.0

Turgut kidnaps his two newborn nephews in order to become the sole heir to the family fortune. At that moment, an accident causes a fire to break out in the mansion. The babies' parents die in the fire. Turgut takes Ayla with him and raises her so that he can benefit from the inheritance. He gives Fatma to a man in exchange for money. The man leaves Fatma by the side of the road. A theater group passing by notices Fatma. The husband and wife in the group take Fatma with them. Ayla and Fatma will grow up without knowing about each other.

Avare Kız

1966

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

Evlat poster
NR

The film tells the story of a woman who is forced to choose between love and gratitude. Şeref has been longing for a child for years. However, he loses his wife and child during childbirth. On the same day, he is involved in an accident. He will never be able to become a father again. He tries to compensate for his loss by helping those around him. He also plays a key role in Yusuf and Ayşe's engagement. Yusuf sets off with his team to a mine in the mountains for a research project. The wedding is to take place upon his return. Ayşe, who is waiting for Yusuf to return from the mountains, is shaken by great sorrow. Her fiancé and his team have been buried under an avalanche. Fate has taken an unexpected turn for them.

Evlat

1972

Kara Memed poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kara Memed

1964

Alevli Yıllar poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Alevli Yıllar

1968