
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
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Altın Koza
1969
8.0The 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
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Sokaklar Yanıyor
1965
6.6The 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
8.0The story of two people who are enemies.
Zorlu Düşman
1966
9.0The 1971 film directed by Bilge Olgaç
Yaban Ali
1971
Series credits
Behind the camera
8.0The 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
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Sokaklar Yanıyor
1965
6.6The 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
8.0The story of two people who are enemies.
Zorlu Düşman
1966
9.0The 1971 film directed by Bilge Olgaç
Yaban Ali
1971
9.0The 1971 film directed by Bilge Olgaç
Yaban Ali
1971
4.0The 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
4.0The 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
7.0The struggle of Kiraz, who is a midwife in a poor, backward Anatolian village.
Umut Hep Vardı
1991
7.0The struggle of Kiraz, who is a midwife in a poor, backward Anatolian village.
Umut Hep Vardı
1991
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Üç Halka 25
1986
6.5No synopsis available yet.
Üç Halka 25
1986
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Dertli Gönlüm
1968
7.0No synopsis available yet.
Dertli Gönlüm
1968
NRA 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
NRA 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
6.0It 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
8.5The 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
8.5The 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
7.0The experiences of a young man who is in love with the daughter of a prostitute
Kara Gün
1971
7.0The experiences of a young man who is in love with the daughter of a prostitute
Kara Gün
1971
7.0The experiences of a young man who is in love with the daughter of a prostitute
Kara Gün
1971
NRThe 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
NRThe 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
8.0An adaptation of Stefan Zweig's novel "Beware of Pity"
Mercy
1970
8.0An adaptation of Stefan Zweig's novel "Beware of Pity"
Mercy
1970
NRThe story of a character named Fatma, the difficulties in her life and the family dynamics.
Kızın Adı Fatma
1988
NRThe story of a character named Fatma, the difficulties in her life and the family dynamics.
Kızın Adı Fatma
1988
7.0Hano 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
7.0Hano 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
8.0Based 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
8.0No synopsis available yet.
Üçünüzü de mıhlarım
1965
6.8No synopsis available yet.
Kaşık Düşmanı
1984
6.8No synopsis available yet.
Kaşık Düşmanı
1984
4.0A 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
10.0Kezban 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
10.0Kezban 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
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
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
8.5When 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
