Bilge Olgaç

Directing

Bilge Olgaç

Born — Died

1940-01-14 — 1994-03-02

Place of birth

Vize, Kirklareli, Turkey

Known for

Directing

Credits

41 titles

Bilge Olgaç was born on 10 January 1940 in Vize district of Kirklareli. While she was in the last year of Nisantsi Girls' Institute, she married Vecdi Bender, a former production supervisor, and dropped out of school. After her husband took "Kismetin En Güzeli", one of the stories written by Bilge Olgac, to Memduh Ün in 1962, he hired her as his assistant in addition to making films. Thanks to her master Memduh Ün, he learn script writing and editing techniques. He was also the first assistant of the famous director. Bilge Olgac started her career in cinema in 1962 with the film "Kismetin En Güzeli" as an assistant to director Memduh Ün. He also worked as an assistant to directors such as …

Known for

Series credits

Behind the camera

Tehlikeli Adam poster
8.0

The film tells the story of a man trying to find his wife's killer. Returning from a business trip, Yılmaz finds his wife Gülsüm dead. The police then arrive and arrest Yılmaz. At the trial, two neighbors falsely testify against Yılmaz, accusing him of the crime. To avoid being arrested, Yılmaz pretends to be insane. This allows him to avoid going to prison. However, he is admitted to the hospital. Yılmaz will escape from the hospital and attempt to find the killer.

Tehlikeli Adam

1965

Sokaklar Yanıyor poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sokaklar Yanıyor

1965

Linç poster
6.6

The film tells the story of a convict who fights against the injustice of prison management. Arap Kadir is new to prison. He earns prison leader Fethi’s trust in no time thanks to his honesty and audacity. But Arap Kadir is left with no protection when Fethi is exiled to another prison. Seeing this as an advantage, the management decide to bring Arap Kadir to his knees.

Linç

1970

Zorlu Düşman poster
8.0

The story of two people who are enemies.

Zorlu Düşman

1966

Yaban Ali poster
9.0

The 1971 film directed by Bilge Olgaç

Yaban Ali

1971

Yaban Ali poster
9.0

The 1971 film directed by Bilge Olgaç

Yaban Ali

1971

Yarın Cumartesi poster
4.0

The film deals with the problems experienced when a man who is released from prison returns home. Tarik is about to get out of the prison he has been in for six years. He married Nurten a few days before he went to prison, but hasn't seen her for years. Nurten lives with Tarık's family after Tarık goes to prison. During the years Tarık was in prison, she became close to her husband's brother Fikret and became pregnant. When Tarik is released, he will both try to get used to the new life outside and confront his wife and brother's relationship. (Derived from tsa.org.tr)

Yarın Cumartesi

1990

Yarın Cumartesi poster
4.0

The film deals with the problems experienced when a man who is released from prison returns home. Tarik is about to get out of the prison he has been in for six years. He married Nurten a few days before he went to prison, but hasn't seen her for years. Nurten lives with Tarık's family after Tarık goes to prison. During the years Tarık was in prison, she became close to her husband's brother Fikret and became pregnant. When Tarik is released, he will both try to get used to the new life outside and confront his wife and brother's relationship. (Derived from tsa.org.tr)

Yarın Cumartesi

1990

Umut Hep Vardı poster
7.0

The struggle of Kiraz, who is a midwife in a poor, backward Anatolian village.

Umut Hep Vardı

1991

Umut Hep Vardı poster
7.0

The struggle of Kiraz, who is a midwife in a poor, backward Anatolian village.

Umut Hep Vardı

1991

Üç Halka 25 poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Üç Halka 25

1986

Üç Halka 25 poster
6.5

No synopsis available yet.

Üç Halka 25

1986

Dertli Gönlüm poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Dertli Gönlüm

1968

Dertli Gönlüm poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Dertli Gönlüm

1968

Bir Yanimiz Bahar Bahce poster
NR

A political prisoner is released from prison. He has problems of adjusting to the changing times. He and his girlfriend resort to suicide as the last solution.

Bir Yanimiz Bahar Bahce

1994

Bir Yanimiz Bahar Bahce poster
NR

A political prisoner is released from prison. He has problems of adjusting to the changing times. He and his girlfriend resort to suicide as the last solution.

Bir Yanimiz Bahar Bahce

1994

Krallar Kralı poster
6.0

It tells the story of how Murat's life changed when he was caught committing a robbery. While searching for a way out of his poverty, Murat gets involved in Yusuf and Sabri's robbery plans. They promise not to betray each other if they get caught. Murat is caught at the last moment. He takes all the blame and is sentenced to twenty years in prison. Yusuf and Sabri break their promise and do not visit Murat in prison. Murat spends years waiting for the day he will be released. During this time, Yusuf and Sabri invest the money they earned and become wealthy. When Murat is released, he demands a share not only of the money from the robbery but of everything they own. When Yusuf and Sabri refuse, a bitter struggle ensues between them.

Krallar Kralı

1965

Hunger poster
8.5

The situation of the hard-to-earn couple worsens with the onset of the drought. With Hasan going to Istanbul to work, Meryem has to struggle with hunger alone.

Hunger

1975

Hunger poster
8.5

The situation of the hard-to-earn couple worsens with the onset of the drought. With Hasan going to Istanbul to work, Meryem has to struggle with hunger alone.

Hunger

1975

Kara Gün poster
7.0

The experiences of a young man who is in love with the daughter of a prostitute

Kara Gün

1971

Kara Gün poster
7.0

The experiences of a young man who is in love with the daughter of a prostitute

Kara Gün

1971

Kara Gün poster
7.0

The experiences of a young man who is in love with the daughter of a prostitute

Kara Gün

1971

Aşkın Kesişme Noktası poster
NR

The urban intellectual man is so overwhelmed that he has isolated himself. The young woman, bored in the countryside, is trying to escape to a different and bigger world. One person's place of escape is the other's place of longing. In this film, which encourages us to keep the world livable, director Olgaç says that friendship between people can only exist through love.

Aşkın Kesişme Noktası

1990

Aşkın Kesişme Noktası poster
NR

The urban intellectual man is so overwhelmed that he has isolated himself. The young woman, bored in the countryside, is trying to escape to a different and bigger world. One person's place of escape is the other's place of longing. In this film, which encourages us to keep the world livable, director Olgaç says that friendship between people can only exist through love.

Aşkın Kesişme Noktası

1990

Mercy poster
8.0

An adaptation of Stefan Zweig's novel "Beware of Pity"

Mercy

1970

Mercy poster
8.0

An adaptation of Stefan Zweig's novel "Beware of Pity"

Mercy

1970

Kızın Adı Fatma poster
NR

The story of a character named Fatma, the difficulties in her life and the family dynamics.

Kızın Adı Fatma

1988

Kızın Adı Fatma poster
NR

The story of a character named Fatma, the difficulties in her life and the family dynamics.

Kızın Adı Fatma

1988

Kurşun Adres Sormaz poster
7.0

Hano is released from prison, but his blood enemy Velo is hot on his heels. Hano takes refuge in Seyfo's house, but later flees from both Velo and Seyfo. Hano finds freedom not outside, but in escape.

Kurşun Adres Sormaz

1992

Kurşun Adres Sormaz poster
7.0

Hano is released from prison, but his blood enemy Velo is hot on his heels. Hano takes refuge in Seyfo's house, but later flees from both Velo and Seyfo. Hano finds freedom not outside, but in escape.

Kurşun Adres Sormaz

1992

Certainly One Day poster
8.0

Based on Yılmaz Güney's script and filmed in semi-documentary style, the movie provides a fresh perspective on the history of labor issues in 1970s.

Certainly One Day

1975

Üçünüzü de mıhlarım poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Üçünüzü de mıhlarım

1965

Kaşık Düşmanı poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

Kaşık Düşmanı

1984

Kaşık Düşmanı poster
6.8

No synopsis available yet.

Kaşık Düşmanı

1984

Gülüşan poster
4.0

A very beautiful and blind girl, Gülüşan, marries miller Mestan and becomes his third wife. Gülüşan is not welcomed by the other wives, resulting in a dangerous power struggle among them.

Gülüşan

1985

Öksüz poster
10.0

Kezban and Ali, who are living a happy and peaceful life, will be thrown into an unexpected direction when Kezban falls ill. To reach the hospital, they must cross a wire spanning a river. While crossing the wire, Kezban falls into the river and injures her leg. Ali carries her on his back to Istanbul to seek treatment. However, in this unfamiliar city, Kezban and Ali's lives will change forever.

Öksüz

1968

Öksüz poster
10.0

Kezban and Ali, who are living a happy and peaceful life, will be thrown into an unexpected direction when Kezban falls ill. To reach the hospital, they must cross a wire spanning a river. While crossing the wire, Kezban falls into the river and injures her leg. Ali carries her on his back to Istanbul to seek treatment. However, in this unfamiliar city, Kezban and Ali's lives will change forever.

Öksüz

1968

No artwork available
NR

A young prostitute is left in an unnamed village in Anatolia. The villagers love this beautiful and lonely woman, without knowing anything about her past. Seyit, the young embroiderer of the village, also falls in love with this woman.

Silky

1987

No artwork available
NR

A young prostitute is left in an unnamed village in Anatolia. The villagers love this beautiful and lonely woman, without knowing anything about her past. Seyit, the young embroiderer of the village, also falls in love with this woman.

Silky

1987

Yavrularım poster
8.5

When a couple with five children return from abroad, the father is unable to find work and his wife develops a terminal disease. He then looks for a new family to adopt each of his five children.

Yavrularım

1984