Süreyya Duru

Directing

Süreyya Duru

Born 1930-08-09 · Samsun, Türkiye

Süreyya Duru (9 August 1930 - 21 February 1988), Turkish film director and producer. Duru, who graduated from Istanbul University Faculty of Law after Galatasaray High School, is the son of producer Naci Duru. Süreyya Duru started working as a production supervisor at her father's company, Duru Film. He worked in the films of directors including Orhon Murat Arıburnu, Lütfi Ömer Akad and Atıf Yılmaz. In 1957, he founded the company Murat Film, named after his son. In 1961, he sat in the director's chair for the first time in the movie titled Aşk is Other in Istanbul. He directed Malkoçoğlu, which was adapted from a cartoon series of the same name in 1966. Malkoçoğlu was highly appreciated by the audience and sequels were also made. He died on February 21, 1988, at the age of 57, as a result of a heart attack during the shooting of the movie Ada, starring Rutkay Aziz and Türkan Şoray. His body was buried in Istanbul Feriköy Cemetery.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

The Bald Boy poster
5.6

Keloglan (Bald Boy) is a poor villager, one day he learns the Sultan's Daughter is sick and can't wake up since a long time and the Sultan gave a word he will marry his daughter with whoever wakes her up but people who fails will be executed, so Keloglan decides to try his luck because he has a feeling about he will be succeed.

The Bald Boy

1971

What's Fatmagül's Fault poster
5.7

Story of a village girl who transforms into a courageous and independent woman and fights against the men who destroyed her life.

What's Fatmagül's Fault

1986

What's Fatmagül's Fault poster
5.7

Story of a village girl who transforms into a courageous and independent woman and fights against the men who destroyed her life.

What's Fatmagül's Fault

1986

Ala Geyik poster
7.1

Halil is a man who is passionate about deer hunting.

Ala Geyik

1969

Ada poster
6.8

Eser, who wants to talk to her husband while making a decision about the future of her daughter, decides to go to the island for this. On this occasion, a great reckoning begins between the couple, who come together again years later.

Ada

1988

Damgalı Adam poster
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

Damgalı Adam

1966

Kara Çarşaflı Gelin poster
6.7

In "The Bride with the Black Veil" (1975), director Süreyya Duru continues to focus on social issues, exposing problems of the peasants and feodal relations.

Kara Çarşaflı Gelin

1975

Cinderella poster
6.2

Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she goes to the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving a single glass slipper... the only key to the ultimate fairy-tale ending!

Cinderella

1971

Çılgın Arzular poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Çılgın Arzular

1974

Çılgın Arzular poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Çılgın Arzular

1974

Siyahlı Kadın poster
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Siyahlı Kadın

1967

Şahane Züğürtler poster
8.0

Fikret is a wealthy cotton merchant. He married his childhood sweetheart Leyla and built a happy home. The young couple's kindness touched many people around them. However, one day, things took a turn for the worse. Fikret's business failed. Yusuf, whom he had once saved from bankruptcy, refused to help him. He was acting out of resentment that Leyla had chosen Fikret over him. Fikret is an honorable man. He has been appointed guardian of the young son of his closest friend, who died in a traffic accident. The management of a large fortune has fallen to him. However, he prefers to work as a servant in Istanbul rather than touch the money. The couple builds a new life for themselves in Istanbul. But Yusuf's resentment shows no signs of abating.

Şahane Züğürtler

1964

Kavga Var poster
7.0

Remzi is a kind-hearted but quarrelsome man who cannot tolerate injustice. Ayten is Recep's only daughter. Recep is a quarrelsome, tough man like Remzi. One day, Recep and Remzi come face to face and get into a fight. Through this incident, Remzi meets Ayten and falls in love with her. Ayten decides to enter a beauty pageant out of defiance toward her friend. Remzi soon discovers that the organizers of the pageant are fraudsters. However, convincing Ayten to change her mind will not be easy.

Kavga Var

1964

Öğretmen Kemal poster
7.8

Kemal a simple teacher arrives in a remote village to start a new school and teach the young ones, when he gets there he faces a strong opposition to his idea by the village master. Kemal with the help of few villagers tries to fight back the ignorance and oppression to give a hope for the poor people of the village.

Öğretmen Kemal

1981

A Long Night poster
NR

The story of a young woman who abandoned her husband and ran away with the man she had been in love with since her childhood.

A Long Night

1987

Ben Bir Garip Keloğlanım poster
6.0

The devilish sultan tries to impose his tyrannical rule on the people, but since he cannot place the crown on his head, he is not recognized as sultan by the people. Keloğlan finds himself in the middle of events while fleeing from bandits.

Ben Bir Garip Keloğlanım

1976

Yaşamak Haram Oldu poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Yaşamak Haram Oldu

1966

Malkoçoğlu: The Death Bouncers poster
6.3

A band of 14th-century warriors with some very unique combat skills protect a princess during an attempted coup.

Malkoçoğlu: The Death Bouncers

1972

Malkoçoğlu: The Raiders Are Coming poster
6.0

The Serbian state is a friend of the Ottoman Empire, but the Byzantine Empire wants to destroy this friendship. To this end, the Byzantine knight Nicholas will marry the daughter of the Serbian king and has also kidnapped the Ottoman artillery commander. Malkoçoğlu takes action to rescue the artillery commander and prevent the marriage.

Malkoçoğlu: The Raiders Are Coming

1969

The Best Years of Our Lives poster
7.3

Four inseparable friends from childhood struggle in the best years of their lives when one grows up to become a prize fighter, second a police detective, third a nightclub runner and the fourth sets them all at loggerheads.

The Best Years of Our Lives

1972

The Best Years of Our Lives poster
7.3

Four inseparable friends from childhood struggle in the best years of their lives when one grows up to become a prize fighter, second a police detective, third a nightclub runner and the fourth sets them all at loggerheads.

The Best Years of Our Lives

1972

Tütün Zamanı poster
7.0

Zeliş and Cemal are neighbors. The two young people, who are in love with each other, dream of getting married. However, Zeliş's father, Recep, plans to marry her off to Bekir, one of the wealthy men in the village. Upon learning that Zeliş is in love with someone else, Bekir decides to kidnap her with the help of Fehmi. Zeliş and Cemal, who happen to find out about this plan, decide to run away. However, Bekir and Recep will not give up on the two young people.

Tütün Zamanı

1959

Şoför Nebahat Bizde Kabahat poster
4.5

There is an eternal rivalry between Nebahat and Polim Hüseyin, who work at the same taxi stand. They witness the last breath of an elderly man who dies as a result of a settling of scores between Arab mafias. Before he dies, the man offers them a large reward if they find his nephew. There is now a valid reason for the rivalry between Nebahat and Polim Hüseyin. They take action to find Zennube and fulfill her will. However, the situation is more serious than they anticipated. They must set aside their stubbornness and work together.

Şoför Nebahat Bizde Kabahat

1965

Sevgim ve Gururum poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Sevgim ve Gururum

1965