
Directing
Muhsin Ertuğrul
Born — Died
1892-02-27 — 1979-04-29
Place of birth
Constantinople, Ottoman Empire
Known for
Directing
Credits
49 titles
Muhsin Ertuğrul (28 February 1891 – 29 April 1979), also known as Ertuğrul Muhsin Bey, was a Turkish actor and director. His mother, Fatma Dilruh Verdrich is of German descent. His father is Hüseyin Hüsnü Paşa. Muhsin Ertuğrul, who had important contributions to Turkish cinema and Turkish theatre's western style instead of traditional theater. He was born in Istanbul on 28 February 1892. His first performance in theatre was in 1909 with the role of "Bob" in Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle. He ran the Darülbedayi Theatre in Istanbul from its opening in 1914. In 1932, He directed in first Turkish sound film "Bir Millet Uyanıyor" alongside Atıf Kaftan, Naşit Özcan. He married in 1929 Ne…
Known for
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Naşit Dolandırıcı
1933
9.0Based on the novel of Peyami Safa, the movie centers on the life of Mebure who arrives in Istanbul after the Greeks occupy Western Anatolia. In Istanbul, Mebure begins to live with her relatives who live in very good conditions and sooner or later Behic, the son of the house, starts to be interested in Mebure and tries to make use of her. In the meantime, Mebure tries to find her missing father.
So-Called Girls
1924
NRThe events taking place around an illegitimate child named Tosun.
Tosun Pasha
1939
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Ankara Postası
1928
8.0It tells the story of the funny situations that occur when the advertisements placed in an advertising agency are mixed up due to the carelessness of the staff working in the office.
The Million Hunters
1934
10.0The process of fraudulent seizure of the inheritance left to a minor Russian girl in a case led by an Islamic judge.
Aynaroz Kadısı
1938
Film credits
1950s · 1 titles
1940s · 2 titles
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Kıskanç
1942
3.2Ahmet, a bank teller, is a principled man who is organized in his work and family life. One day, he is assigned to collect money in Adana. On the train journey he takes for this purpose, a woman boards his compartment at one of the intermediate stations.
Victim of Lust
1940
1920s · 3 titles
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Ankara Postası
1928
9.0Ayse who lost her husband and child during the occupation of Izmir by Greek Army in 1919 goes to Istanbul to attend demonstrations which are arranged against the occupation of Anatolia. And then she passes to Anatolia to be a nurse and meets with Ihsan there. At that time Turkish War of Independence starts and they participate to this battle together.
Shirt of Fire
1923
8.0A man and his son work together as officers in a lighthouse in Istanbul. The son is bitten by a dog before his duty and as time passes by, he begins to behave strange and in the meantime women at the home begin to worry about this man and his son since the light of lighthouse is not turned on.
The Tragedy at Kizkulesi
1923
Behind the camera
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Naşit Dolandırıcı
1933
9.0Based on the novel of Peyami Safa, the movie centers on the life of Mebure who arrives in Istanbul after the Greeks occupy Western Anatolia. In Istanbul, Mebure begins to live with her relatives who live in very good conditions and sooner or later Behic, the son of the house, starts to be interested in Mebure and tries to make use of her. In the meantime, Mebure tries to find her missing father.
So-Called Girls
1924
NRThe events taking place around an illegitimate child named Tosun.
Tosun Pasha
1939
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Ankara Postası
1928
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Ankara Postası
1928
8.0It tells the story of the funny situations that occur when the advertisements placed in an advertising agency are mixed up due to the carelessness of the staff working in the office.
The Million Hunters
1934
10.0The process of fraudulent seizure of the inheritance left to a minor Russian girl in a case led by an Islamic judge.
Aynaroz Kadısı
1938
No synopsis available yet.
Söz Bir Allah Bir
1933
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Yayla Kartalı
1945
7.0Story of a poor fishmonger family consisting of a mother, a handmaid, and two sons. One of the sons (Talat) is involved in tobacco smuggling as a result of the incitement of his fishmonger friends in order to overcome the poverty and the other son becomes a watchman to struggle against smugglers; one day two sons face off against each other. A part-talkie film.
Smugglers
1929
NRThe owner of the gladiator school buys two slaves, the Thracian Spartacus and the Gaul Artorix. During the first fight in the arena, Spartacus wins over the Colloseum audience and his freedom. When freed from gladiator slavery, Spartacus calls slaves and Rome plebs for a rebel. The dictator Sulla dies. Spartacus and rebellious slaves lay out a camp near Vesuvius. The Roman commander Crassus is unable to take Spartacus’s camp by storm, so he lays siege to it. Spartacus is betrayed; he dies with his friend Artorix in a battle. The film is based on Raffaello Giovagnoli’s novel of the same name.
Spartacus
1926
5.0Algeria, run by the French administration. Tamilla is a cheerful girl whose father, a respected member of the Méziane community of Kabylians, is looking for a favorable marriage. Mezian promises his daughter to the old merchant Lakhrash. This does not prevent him from selling Tamilla almost immediately for the second time, this time to a young handsome man named Akli, with whom the girl experiences short-term happiness. But later, Akli thinks about another wife. At the same time, Meziane is scheming to lure more money from Akli and pay off Lakhrash. Having already given birth to a child with Akli, Tamilla finally falls into Lakhrash's hands. Everything ends in tragedy, and Tamilla is imprisoned by an unjust sentence of French judges who are insensitive to Berber problems. Although Tamilla will be released, she is already "damaged goods". The film premiered in Turkey 92 years later with a special screening at the 56th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
Tamilla
1927
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Kıskanç
1942
8.0Leblebici Horhor [The Chickpea Seller] is an adaption of an 1875 Turkish-language operetta by the Ottoman-Armenian composer Tigran Chukhajian. It has been claimed as one of the first original Turkish operettas. A silent film under the direction of Muhsin Ertuğrul, it was supported by the piano-playing of the operetta in the movie theater while it was shown to the audience.
The Chickpea Seller
1923
8.0Leblebici Horhor [The Chickpea Seller] is an adaption of an 1875 Turkish-language operetta by the Ottoman-Armenian composer Tigran Chukhajian. It has been claimed as one of the first original Turkish operettas. A silent film under the direction of Muhsin Ertuğrul, it was supported by the piano-playing of the operetta in the movie theater while it was shown to the audience.
The Chickpea Seller
1923
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Karım Beni Aldatırsa
1933
7.0Shepherd Hayret Efendi suddenly rises to the position of Grand Vizier. After becoming Grand Vizier, Hayret Efendi makes many wrong decisions. Following these decisions, the Janissaries and Sipahis revolt and decide to execute the Grand Vizier. To escape this situation, the Grand Vizier consults his father-in-law.
Bir Kavuk Devrildi
1939
7.0Shepherd Hayret Efendi suddenly rises to the position of Grand Vizier. After becoming Grand Vizier, Hayret Efendi makes many wrong decisions. Following these decisions, the Janissaries and Sipahis revolt and decide to execute the Grand Vizier. To escape this situation, the Grand Vizier consults his father-in-law.
Bir Kavuk Devrildi
1939
10.0No synopsis available yet.
Cici Berber
1933
8.0The events begin on March 15, 1920. The captain Davut, who belongs to the Kuvva-i Milliye in Anatolia, and the commander Tilki join the alliance that first presses the Akbas Ammunition and transfers the ammunition to the Kuvva-i Milliye on a received code.
Bir Millet Uyanıyor
1932
6.7Gül is a beautiful girl who lives with her mother by making carpets in Isparta. When her mother dies, she becomes derelict and decides to go to Istanbul. She is envied for her beauty and is attacked wherever she goes.
The Carpetmaker Girl
1953
9.0Based on the novel The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas.
The Black Tulip Festival
1920
7.0Based on Maurice Level's novel "L, Angoisse". The final film of Ilse Wilke.
Samson
1919
7.0Based on Maurice Level's novel "L, Angoisse". The final film of Ilse Wilke.
Samson
1919
8.0Married or Single? is a 1951 Turkish comedy film written and directed by Muhsin Ertuğrul.
Married or Single
1951
8.0Married or Single? is a 1951 Turkish comedy film written and directed by Muhsin Ertuğrul.
Married or Single
1951
6.1Aysel, while working for the strong Satilmiszade family, is seduced by her boss and becomes pregnant. Giving birth to the child, she applies to the court for alimony, but the father rejects the child. Ali, from another village is concerned with her situation, and he offers her a job: to accompany his disabled mother.
The Girl From The Marsh Croft
1935
7.0The love story of rich Hursit and Fadime, the daughter of a roasted chickpea maker.
The Chickpea Seller
1934
7.0The love story of rich Hursit and Fadime, the daughter of a roasted chickpea maker.
The Chickpea Seller
1934
9.0Ayse who lost her husband and child during the occupation of Izmir by Greek Army in 1919 goes to Istanbul to attend demonstrations which are arranged against the occupation of Anatolia. And then she passes to Anatolia to be a nurse and meets with Ihsan there. At that time Turkish War of Independence starts and they participate to this battle together.
Shirt of Fire
1923
7.0First Turkish film about Nasreddin Hodja. On wedding day one of the guests tells the jokes when the circumcised child asks Nasreddin Hodja anecdotes.
Nasreddin Hodja at the Wedding Feast
1940
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Allah'ın Cenneti
1939
8.0Christina and Chrysoula are two teenage friends in Zakynthos and they are completely different as characters. Christina is ugly but honest, while Chrysoula is beautiful, but scandalizes the neighborhood with her provocative behavior. First fully sound-synchronized Greek motion picture. The film was shot in Constantinople by the director of the National Turkish Theatre, Muhsin Ertugrul with a script by Grigorios Xenopoulos, based on his novel by the same name. It was shown as one of the first contemporary Greek films to include full sound and conversation.
Wrong Path
1933
9.0Directed by Muhsin Ertugrul.
The Mystery on the Bosphorus
1922
8.0A man and his son work together as officers in a lighthouse in Istanbul. The son is bitten by a dog before his duty and as time passes by, he begins to behave strange and in the meantime women at the home begin to worry about this man and his son since the light of lighthouse is not turned on.
The Tragedy at Kizkulesi
1923
8.0A man and his son work together as officers in a lighthouse in Istanbul. The son is bitten by a dog before his duty and as time passes by, he begins to behave strange and in the meantime women at the home begin to worry about this man and his son since the light of lighthouse is not turned on.
The Tragedy at Kizkulesi
1923
The story of what happened to a cigarette addict.
Bir Sigara Yüzünden
1928
4.2A tragic love story took place in Istanbul during the armistice years. Mediha who lives in Sisli region of Istanbul breaks up with Kemal however Kemal is still in love with Mediha and Kemal starts to work as a servant at the house where she lives with her new boyfriend. One day Mediha is murdered and her new boyfriend loses his memory due to this assault. And then, things get more complicated.
A Love Tragedy in Istanbul
1922
4.2A tragic love story took place in Istanbul during the armistice years. Mediha who lives in Sisli region of Istanbul breaks up with Kemal however Kemal is still in love with Mediha and Kemal starts to work as a servant at the house where she lives with her new boyfriend. One day Mediha is murdered and her new boyfriend loses his memory due to this assault. And then, things get more complicated.
A Love Tragedy in Istanbul
1922
It is a documentary film about the last periods of the Turkish War of Independence.
On the Path of Glory
1923


