Münir Özkul

Acting

Münir Özkul

Born — Died

1925-08-15 — 2018-01-05

Place of birth

İstanbul, Türkiye

Known for

Acting

Credits

65 titles

Münir Özkul (15 August 1925 – 5 January 2018) was a Turkish cinema and theatre actor. He has been awarded the title of "State Artist of Turkey" He completed his formal education at İstanbul Erkek Lisesi. Özkul starting his acting career at Bakırköy Halkevi theatre. Later he worked at Ankara State theatre and İstanbul Şehir theatre. He became famous after his role in Muhsin Ertuğrul's Fareler ve İnsanlar. From the 1950s onwards, he acted mostly in cinema. During the 1970s, he appeared in many films of the director Ertem Eğilmez like Hababam Sınıfı, Şabanoğlu Şaban, Mavi Boncuk, Banker Bilo, Namuslu. Many of these films paired him with the actress Adile Naşit. Other films include Edi ile Büdü,…

Known for

Film credits

1980s · 18 titles

Billionaire poster
7.4

A civil servant in a small town, shunned by his family and his friends due to his lack of ambition, hits the jackpot in the national lottery. Not trusting anybody around him, he gradually starts to lose his mind.

Billionaire

1986

Bilo the Banker poster
7.2

Bilo is a goodhearted man who wants to marry the cutest girl in the village but needs money to take the consent from her father. His best friend Mahmut offers him a way to go to Germany and work in a factory to save up the money he needs.

Bilo the Banker

1980

Füze Nuri poster
NR

The story of Füze Nuri, who found his father and claimed his inheritance from his stepmother.

Füze Nuri

1987

Festival in Gırgıriye poster
5.6

Another story in Gırgıriye neighbourhood.

Festival in Gırgıriye

1981

Şaşkın Ördek poster
5.8

No synopsis available yet.

Şaşkın Ördek

1983

Bizim Sokak poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Bizim Sokak

1982

Girgiriye poster
6.3

A bear-leading gypsy from the slums struggles to get back his sweetheart who works for a pavilion runner in the city, until she feels a wistful longing for where she thinks she is belong to and turns recalcitrant against the pavilion runner.

Girgiriye

1981

The Big Election in Gırgıriye poster
4.6

In the historic Roma quarter of Sulukule, its colorful residents, led by matriarch Sabahat, her niece Güllü, and rival chieftain candidates Uncle Bekir and family friend Bayram, face their first ever democratic election for “çeribaşı,” erupting into drunken brawls and police interventions. When desperate for funds Sabahat forces Güllü to perform at drug-smuggler Tayfur’s nightclub, a suitcase mix-up reveals hidden cash that spares Bayram from suicide and upends the entire community’s fortunes.

The Big Election in Gırgıriye

1984

Talih Kuşu poster
9.0

Gökhan wants to be a singer. His brother Temel strives to become a soccer player. However, their father Mahmut expects his sons to become engineers and take over the factory. The two brothers cannot tell their father the truth about their lives because they are afraid of him. They deceive their father with various lies. At the same time, they are constantly competing with each other. The fact that both brothers' girlfriends become pregnant changes the course of events. When Mahmut learns the truth about his sons' lives, things become even more complicated.

Talih Kuşu

1982

Kızlar Sınıfı poster
5.5

In the film, which takes place between students and teachers in a girls' high school, İlyas replaces the teacher who was expelled from the school because he had a relationship with a female student. Students who do not forgive the expulsion of their previous teacher do their best to have İlyas fired as well.

Kızlar Sınıfı

1984

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Şaşkın Gelin

1984

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Püf Noktası

1986

Aile Pansiyonu poster
4.8

Because of the financial problems of aunt Adile, the whole neighbourhood turns an old villa into a guesthouse.

Aile Pansiyonu

1987

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Gelinciklerim

1987

Efkârlıyım Abiler poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Efkârlıyım Abiler

1986

Ya Ya Ya Şa Şa Şa poster
6.3

Selami works as a doorman in an apartment building. He does not want his son İlyas to play soccer instead of helping him. İlyas secretly starts playing soccer for an amateur team without his father's knowledge. Meanwhile, he falls in love with Ayşe, the daughter of Enver Bey, a bank manager who lives in the same apartment building. Bakkal Şevket writes a letter to İlyas on behalf of the girl. Ilyas, who is discovered while playing for the amateur team, transfers to the third-division team Çelikspor. Once he starts earning money from football, Ilyas wants to marry Ayşe. Enver Bey believes his daughter is not worthy of Ilyas. When they come to ask for her hand in marriage, he kicks Ilyas and his family out of the house. However, the roles will later reverse.

Ya Ya Ya Şa Şa Şa

1985

Şıngırdak Şadiye poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Şıngırdak Şadiye

1982

Islak Mendil poster
7.0

Ümit, who lives in a poor neighborhood, makes a living by singing on the streets. One day, at his son's circumcision ceremony, he runs into his wife Necla, whom he separated from years ago. The couple separated years ago due to a misunderstanding. Ümit is still angry with his wife. Necla, however, decides to seek custody of their son, Murat. With her father's help, she wins the custody case. Murat takes the opportunity to run away to his father's side. However, Necla's fiancé sets a trap to put an end to the situation and has Ümit sent to prison.

Islak Mendil

1982

1970s · 24 titles

Neşeli Günler poster
8.2

Years after a divorce divides their family in half, six siblings encounter each other by chance and try to get their parents back together.

Neşeli Günler

1978

The Chaos Class Failed the Class poster
7.6

A young and beautiful female teacher starts working in an all boys high school.

The Chaos Class Failed the Class

1976

The Chaos Class poster
8.0

A group of affluent private school slackers enjoy a prankster lifestyle until a tough new disciplinarian headmaster arrives.

The Chaos Class

1975

The Chaos Class Is Waking Up poster
7.8

A sincere and hardworking student joins the Chaos Class, but acceptance seems unlikely when he becomes the target of their pranks.

The Chaos Class Is Waking Up

1976

Yavrum poster
7.5

No synopsis available yet.

Yavrum

1970

Smiling Eyes poster
8.1

A couple who dreamed of having a son had five daughters in a row. When girls reach the age of marriage, there are moments that make them laugh and sometimes make them sad.

Smiling Eyes

1977

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs poster
5.9

A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1971

My Sweet Angel poster
5.8

An ugly duckling transformation of a secretary who is madly in love with his boss and wants to take revenge for her wounded heart

My Sweet Angel

1970

The Blue Bead poster
7.5

After being humiliated and kicked out from a music hall because they could not pay the bill, six ne'er-do-wells decide to kidnap the star performer Emel Sayın for revenge.

The Blue Bead

1975

Sev Kardeşim poster
6.5

A factory owners son falls in love with a worker who works at the factory.

Sev Kardeşim

1972

Beyaz Kelebekler poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Beyaz Kelebekler

1971

The Stupid Millionaire poster
7.6

The funny treasure hunt of 4 rural brothers in Istanbul, after the recent death of their father who left them a treasure map as heritage.

The Stupid Millionaire

1974

The Beauty of Beyoglu poster
6.3

No synopsis available yet.

The Beauty of Beyoglu

1971

Gece Kuşu Zehra poster
2.5

Ferit wins a large prize in the lottery and buys a car, then goes on vacation with his friends. He is very impressed by Semra, whom he meets at the hotel. However, Semra is married to Abdüllatif, an elderly and wealthy merchant from Adana. Ferit's luck and money attract the attention of the couple. Because things are not as they seem. The young woman, who learns where Ferit keeps his money, tries to rob him one night. When caught, she confesses everything. The old man is not her husband but her uncle, with whom she has been committing thefts for years. Her real name is Zehra, and she is a member of a very famous family of robbers. However, when Zehra falls in love with Ferit over time, things change.

Gece Kuşu Zehra

1975

The Chaos Class Is on Vacation poster
7.6

Lazy, uneducated male students mostly coming from money, share a very close band. They live together in the dormitory of this private highschool, where they daily plan their latest pranks on teachers or the other classes. Because of the financial crisis, the headmaster agrees to enroll female students. As the new students try to fit in, a struggle between both parties start, trying to prank the other part away. The prank war continues until PE-Teacher decides to take the class out on a trip for a becoming scouts.

The Chaos Class Is on Vacation

1977

Arım Balım Peteğim poster
6.1

Daughter of a private eye falls in love with father’s playboy client. Pretending to have a busy love life, she makes him jealous and he also starts to love her. When father discovers the affair he asks the Playboy to leave his daughter not knowing she’s pregnant.

Arım Balım Peteğim

1970

Sweet Talker poster
6.5

Ferit is a basketball player from Istanbul. One day, at a camp he attends, he meets Emine, a village teacher. They fall in love at first sight and get married, but the spell is broken when Ferit's friends from the city arrive.

Sweet Talker

1972

Yuvasız Kuşlar poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yuvasız Kuşlar

1970

Oh Olsun poster
6.8

A tycoon tries to teach some life lessons to his three spoiled sons by making them work on the floor of his factory, where one of them falls in love.

Oh Olsun

1973

Aşk Hikayesi poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Aşk Hikayesi

1971

Istırap poster
NR

Ali was raised by his stepfather. Adnan, who caused the death of the little boy's father, also mistreats Ali. Ali, whose mother is ill, has no choice but to put up with Adnan. He did not go to school and grew up in a stable, alongside horses. With his mother's death, there is no reason for him to stay with Adnan. When he is falsely accused of theft, he jumps into a lake to commit suicide. Gül, who works in the entertainment tent, finds Ali unconscious. The young man has become part of the entertainment caravan run by Ahmet and his family. For the first time since his childhood, he has tasted peace and love. When the caravan stops at the town he fled from, he gets into a fight to protect Gül. The young man, who is a police officer, is forced to confront Adnan again. The malicious man is determined to ruin Ali's youth as well as his childhood.

Istırap

1974

İbiş New York Canavarı poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

İbiş New York Canavarı

1971

From the Village to the City poster
8.1

After they find buried treasure, four hapless brothers from the countryside discover that changing their fortunes will take more than gold.

From the Village to the City

1974

Handsome Poor Bilo poster
6.5

Bilo is released from prison..

Handsome Poor Bilo

1979

1960s · 10 titles

Kart Horoz poster
6.0

Kamil's servant Dilber's sister Fatoş comes to the mansion with her fiancé Mıstık. Kamil falls for Fatoş as soon as he sees her. At this point, Kamil, who is already ill, suffers another crisis. He then declares that his final wish is to marry Fatoş. Fatoş, who needs money to bail out Mıstık, who has been arrested for financial reasons, agrees to marry Kamil, believing he will die soon. Kamil's surprising recovery and Mıstık's release from prison will complicate the situation further.

Kart Horoz

1965

Kanlı Nigar poster
4.0

No synopsis available yet.

Kanlı Nigar

1968

Yayla Kartalı poster
7.0

Nuri is a farmhand who works for his uncle. One day, he encounters actors from a theater company whose vehicle has broken down near his home. He leaves his uncle's side and joins them.

Yayla Kartalı

1968

Cezmi Band 007 Buçuk poster
10.0

Turkish spy Cezmi Band battles villains in a James Bond inspired thriller.

Cezmi Band 007 Buçuk

1965

Şekerli Misin Vay Vay poster
9.0

The story of the comical adventures of Tamer and his friends, who come from the village to Istanbul to marry the girl he loves, Ayşe.

Şekerli Misin Vay Vay

1965

Yaman Gazeteci poster
NR

About the robbery attempt of a journalist known for his clumsiness. Yaman, despite being clumsy, is a courageous journalist. No one takes her seriously except Gül in the newspaper she works for. Everybody makes fun of him. Gül is in love with him.

Yaman Gazeteci

1961

Yumurcak poster
7.0

The story of a gang leader who dresses as a man, told by two journalists.

Yumurcak

1961

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

Artık Sevmeyeceğim poster
7.0

A dramatic love story between a blind man and woman.

Artık Sevmeyeceğim

1968

Taş Bebek poster
8.0

The story of a girl fighting to become a singer.

Taş Bebek

1960

1950s · 7 titles

A Song to Long For poster
5.2

The story of a teenager who becomes a famous singer with the help of a woman.

A Song to Long For

1953

Lale Devri poster
7.0

The story tells of the events that befall a man living during the Tulip Era due to his lust for power. Kuyucubaşı Şaban Çelebi purchases a tulip from an Indian merchant that rejuvenates its owner over the years. Dreaming of living for many years thanks to this tulip, Çelebi seeks to have İbrahim Pasha killed and take his place. When news of the rejuvenating tulip spreads, Şaban Çelebi is arrested and brought to the palace. They attempt to seize his tulip, but it is stolen. After being pardoned, Çelebi sets out to find his tulip and the Indian merchant.

Lale Devri

1951

Miras Uğrunda poster
10.0

Sema, who has been away from home for a long time, returns to the mansion for the reading of her father's will after his death. Samiş, the son of the deceased man's first wife, his wife, his daughter Sema, the servants, and his mother Zübeyde all live together in the mansion. Sami is a sickly and ill-tempered man who suffers from epilepsy and has occasional seizures. After the will is read, it becomes clear that all of his property will go to his wife Zübeyde and daughter Sema, but if they are no longer alive, the inheritance will go to his son Sami from his first wife. And from there, the events unfold.

Miras Uğrunda

1956

Vatan ve Namık Kemal poster
7.0

The film depicts Namık Kemal's love for his country. The newspaper İbret, published by Namık Kemal and his friends, is shut down on the grounds that it incites the people to rebellion. Namık Kemal and his friends are sent into exile. On the ship they board to go into exile, Namık Kemal tells his friends about his play titled "Vatan" (Homeland). The play tells the story of Islam and Zekiye, who are in love with each other, and their struggle for their homeland. Islam forms a volunteer regiment to go to war. Zekiye joins the volunteers in male disguise, both to be close to Islam and to serve the homeland. Love for the homeland will bring Islam and Zekiye closer together.

Vatan ve Namık Kemal

1951

Fisherman's Beauty poster
9.0

The story of an old Turkish fairy tale.

Fisherman's Beauty

1953

Kalbimin Şarkısı poster
8.5

The film focuses on the changing relationships between Münir, his wife Perihan, and their friend Kenan as a result of a misunderstanding. Münir is a passionate musician and composer. He does not show his compositions to anyone other than his wife Perihan and his close friend Kenan. Kenan and Perihan, who find Münir's compositions very successful, devise a plan. They submit the compositions to a composition competition without Münir's knowledge. However, when Münir learns of their secret meetings, he misinterprets the relationship. As a result, his relationship with Perihan and Kenan deteriorates. When Münir's composition wins the competition, everything comes to light. However, undoing what has happened during this process will not be easy for anyone.

Kalbimin Şarkısı

1956

Edi İle Büdü Tiyatrocu poster
9.0

The film tells the story of two men who work in a theater. Edi and Büdü's path falls into a theater one day. By chance, the two get involved in a play and attract the attention of the audience. The owner of the theater then hires Edi and Büdü. Meanwhile, Fahri, an actor at the same theater, kidnaps Gülendam, the star of the theater. The owner of the theater assigns Edi and Büdü to find Gülendam.

Edi İle Büdü Tiyatrocu

1952

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