Halit Refiğ

Directing

Halit Refiğ

Born — Died

1934-03-05 — 2009-10-11

Place of birth

Izmir, Turkey

Known for

Directing

Credits

43 titles

Halit Refiğ (5 March 1934 – 11 October 2009) was a Turkish film director, film producer, screenwriter and writer. He made around sixty films, including feature films, documentaries and TV serials. He is considered to be the pioneer of the National Cinema movement and the initiator of the production of TV serials in Turkey.

Known for

Altın Koza poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Altın Koza

1969

Ölüm Peşimizde poster
8.0

Burhan works as a driver at the factory where his father works. He is also preparing to marry Zehra, one of the factory workers. Zehra's brother Hüsnü and the factory accountant Namık hatch a plan to rob the factory. They decide to rob the factory's treasurer. They agree with two more workers from the factory to help them. During the robbery, something goes wrong. Hüsnü kills the treasurer and one of the workers and escapes. Nazif Usta, who was at the factory at the time, is arrested at the scene and sentenced to death in court. However, Burhan will try to find the culprits to save his father.

Ölüm Peşimizde

1960

Yarın Ağlayacağım poster
NR

A man whose life is in difficulties becomes a prosecutor, but he has problems with his wife due to a wrong marriage, and in the meantime he gets close to a journalist.

Yarın Ağlayacağım

1986

Çöl Kartalı poster
7.5

Two young members of the Ottoman army officers who showed heroism in the Yemen desert, fall in love with the same woman, the daughter of their commanding officer, she only loves one and when they both go to Yemen again, Murat one of the officers is lost and thought to be dead. Leyla after hearing this agrees to marry the other officer whom is Murat best friend without knowing that Murat is still alive.

Çöl Kartalı

1972

Son Darbe poster
NR

Nazmi is a young man who works as a doctor in Mardin. One day, he learns that there has been a mass poisoning in a nearby village, so he goes there to treat the people and investigate the matter. Upon investigating the incident, Nazmi discovers that the poisoning was caused by the river water. The waste from Zülfü Ağa, one of the city's wealthy residents, is being dumped into the river, which has caused the poisoning. Nazmi decides to report the incident. Although Zülfü Ağa and the mayor try to convince Nazmi not to file a complaint, Nazmi reports the situation to the prosecutor. After Nazmi's complaint leads to the closure of his factory, Zülfü Ağa decides to take revenge on Nazmi for ruining his business.

Son Darbe

1985

Aslan Yürekli Kabadayı poster
9.0

Based on THE DEEP by Mickey Spillane, the film tells the story of a tough guy, who returns to his old neighborhood to avenge the murder of his childhood partner in crime.

Aslan Yürekli Kabadayı

1967

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

Ölüm Peşimizde poster
8.0

Burhan works as a driver at the factory where his father works. He is also preparing to marry Zehra, one of the factory workers. Zehra's brother Hüsnü and the factory accountant Namık hatch a plan to rob the factory. They decide to rob the factory's treasurer. They agree with two more workers from the factory to help them. During the robbery, something goes wrong. Hüsnü kills the treasurer and one of the workers and escapes. Nazif Usta, who was at the factory at the time, is arrested at the scene and sentenced to death in court. However, Burhan will try to find the culprits to save his father.

Ölüm Peşimizde

1960

Yarın Ağlayacağım poster
NR

A man whose life is in difficulties becomes a prosecutor, but he has problems with his wife due to a wrong marriage, and in the meantime he gets close to a journalist.

Yarın Ağlayacağım

1986

Çöl Kartalı poster
7.5

Two young members of the Ottoman army officers who showed heroism in the Yemen desert, fall in love with the same woman, the daughter of their commanding officer, she only loves one and when they both go to Yemen again, Murat one of the officers is lost and thought to be dead. Leyla after hearing this agrees to marry the other officer whom is Murat best friend without knowing that Murat is still alive.

Çöl Kartalı

1972

Çöl Kartalı poster
7.5

Two young members of the Ottoman army officers who showed heroism in the Yemen desert, fall in love with the same woman, the daughter of their commanding officer, she only loves one and when they both go to Yemen again, Murat one of the officers is lost and thought to be dead. Leyla after hearing this agrees to marry the other officer whom is Murat best friend without knowing that Murat is still alive.

Çöl Kartalı

1972

Son Darbe poster
NR

Nazmi is a young man who works as a doctor in Mardin. One day, he learns that there has been a mass poisoning in a nearby village, so he goes there to treat the people and investigate the matter. Upon investigating the incident, Nazmi discovers that the poisoning was caused by the river water. The waste from Zülfü Ağa, one of the city's wealthy residents, is being dumped into the river, which has caused the poisoning. Nazmi decides to report the incident. Although Zülfü Ağa and the mayor try to convince Nazmi not to file a complaint, Nazmi reports the situation to the prosecutor. After Nazmi's complaint leads to the closure of his factory, Zülfü Ağa decides to take revenge on Nazmi for ruining his business.

Son Darbe

1985

Aslan Yürekli Kabadayı poster
9.0

Based on THE DEEP by Mickey Spillane, the film tells the story of a tough guy, who returns to his old neighborhood to avenge the murder of his childhood partner in crime.

Aslan Yürekli Kabadayı

1967

Aslan Yürekli Kabadayı poster
9.0

Based on THE DEEP by Mickey Spillane, the film tells the story of a tough guy, who returns to his old neighborhood to avenge the murder of his childhood partner in crime.

Aslan Yürekli Kabadayı

1967

Kız Kolunda Damga Var poster
7.8

A sequel to Refig's highly successful comedy Karakolda Ayna Var.

Kız Kolunda Damga Var

1967

Kız Kolunda Damga Var poster
7.8

A sequel to Refig's highly successful comedy Karakolda Ayna Var.

Kız Kolunda Damga Var

1967

The Broken Lifes poster
6.7

Married couple move to a new house. Thanks to this new house they climb the social ladder. At the same time troubles are started.

The Broken Lifes

1965

The Broken Lifes poster
6.7

Married couple move to a new house. Thanks to this new house they climb the social ladder. At the same time troubles are started.

The Broken Lifes

1965

Güneş Doğmasın poster
9.0

Turkish adaptation of Graham Greene's "A Gun For Sale" (This Gun for Hire).

Güneş Doğmasın

1961

Leyla and Mecnun poster
7.0

A fortune-teller reveals the Sultan that his daughter will get married to somebody poor, born on the same day with her. So, the Sultan gets all the baby boys born on the same day are killed and only Kadir is saved. Kadir and Leyla grow up together. Leyla wants to marry him but the Sultan refuses this idea. He orders Kadir to be killed, yet Kadir survives fatally wounded. Leyla finds Kadir's place where he is kept as a prisoner. As they escape they get caught. Leyla dies and Kadir who has lost her loved one goes to the desert with the image of Leyla alive in his heart.

Leyla and Mecnun

1983

Seviştiğimiz Günler poster
9.0

Sevistigimiz Gunler is a typical socio-economic story of three roommate girls in their early 20s' who are hoping to find their Prince Charmings. With a lot of references to Billy Wilder romance flicks, Things go crazy and wild when they both fall in love with three men. So their lives change dramatically as they forget about the bet, and come on the edge of marriage and pregnancy. But are the men whom they fell in love with, really worth considering as Prince Charmings, or are they just cheaters slickers?

Seviştiğimiz Günler

1961

Seviştiğimiz Günler poster
9.0

Sevistigimiz Gunler is a typical socio-economic story of three roommate girls in their early 20s' who are hoping to find their Prince Charmings. With a lot of references to Billy Wilder romance flicks, Things go crazy and wild when they both fall in love with three men. So their lives change dramatically as they forget about the bet, and come on the edge of marriage and pregnancy. But are the men whom they fell in love with, really worth considering as Prince Charmings, or are they just cheaters slickers?

Seviştiğimiz Günler

1961

Yaşam Kavgası poster
10.0

The film tells the story of a woman who struggles to keep her family together after being cheated on. Emine lives with her family in her father-in-law's house. When she catches her husband Reşit with their neighbor Şükran, the young woman takes her baby and leaves home. Her daughter Nermin chooses to stay with her grandfather. While her relatives try to convince Emine to return home, Reşit brings his lover into the house. However, Şükran treats Nermin and her grandfather poorly. Additionally, she begins to cheat on Reşit with her boss. Upon learning of the situation, Emine must make a choice to save her family.

Yaşam Kavgası

1978

Yaşam Kavgası poster
10.0

The film tells the story of a woman who struggles to keep her family together after being cheated on. Emine lives with her family in her father-in-law's house. When she catches her husband Reşit with their neighbor Şükran, the young woman takes her baby and leaves home. Her daughter Nermin chooses to stay with her grandfather. While her relatives try to convince Emine to return home, Reşit brings his lover into the house. However, Şükran treats Nermin and her grandfather poorly. Additionally, she begins to cheat on Reşit with her boss. Upon learning of the situation, Emine must make a choice to save her family.

Yaşam Kavgası

1978

Yasak Sokaklar poster
7.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yasak Sokaklar

1965

Yedi Evlat İki Damat poster
7.0

Based on the theme of marriage, this is a humorous story about two families who come face to face. The film tells the story of a civil servant family with seven children, and the events that unfold during the marriage of their two adult daughters are presented to the audience in a comical manner. In addition, the film makes you laugh and cry at the same time, and family relationships and financial difficulties are described in an entertaining way.

Yedi Evlat İki Damat

1973

Forbidden Love poster
7.0

The story of a love-triangle with a middle-aged husband, a young wife and a young man.

Forbidden Love

1961

Forbidden Love poster
7.0

The story of a love-triangle with a middle-aged husband, a young wife and a young man.

Forbidden Love

1961

Two Strangers poster
9.0

Directed by Halit Refig.

Two Strangers

1991

Two Strangers poster
9.0

Directed by Halit Refig.

Two Strangers

1991

Cennetin Kapısı poster
NR

The film tells the story of a farm owner and his romantic involvement with a woman.

Cennetin Kapısı

1973

Scheherazade poster
10.0

Scheherazade, unfortunately on the ‘lost movies list’, is one of the most interesting examples of the ero-detective genre. The film tells the story of a woman with two personalities, works as a dancer with the stage name Female Spider in a strip club.

Scheherazade

1964

The Nameless Knight poster
7.2

Unlike all other films of Cuneyt Arkin, this film picture is taken by a highly skilled team with quite a lot of preparations. The scenario is a fairy tale which is pleasantly supported by some high quality visual effects (prepared in a visual lab in England). The scenes are all supported with high quality decorations of the old times of the tale. Cuneyt Arkin with his athletic capabilities enables the hero of this tale to be brought to life in his act. It is really unlucky for the film team to prepare such a good film after a series of junk films which directly reduced the interest to this high quality film.

The Nameless Knight

1970

The Nameless Knight poster
7.2

Unlike all other films of Cuneyt Arkin, this film picture is taken by a highly skilled team with quite a lot of preparations. The scenario is a fairy tale which is pleasantly supported by some high quality visual effects (prepared in a visual lab in England). The scenes are all supported with high quality decorations of the old times of the tale. Cuneyt Arkin with his athletic capabilities enables the hero of this tale to be brought to life in his act. It is really unlucky for the film team to prepare such a good film after a series of junk films which directly reduced the interest to this high quality film.

The Nameless Knight

1970

Madame poster
7.2

An elderly piano teacher recently diagnosed with terminal cancer lives in fear of death. But her real fear is who will take care of her cat, her only friend, after her death. As she tries to find someone to take care of her cat, the generational clash of the times and the drastically changing urban identity of Istanbul confront her with an unpleasant prospect.

Madame

1988

Madame poster
7.2

An elderly piano teacher recently diagnosed with terminal cancer lives in fear of death. But her real fear is who will take care of her cat, her only friend, after her death. As she tries to find someone to take care of her cat, the generational clash of the times and the drastically changing urban identity of Istanbul confront her with an unpleasant prospect.

Madame

1988

Women's Ward poster
6.9

Murat is a charismatic political prisoner in Malatya. He is well respected by both inmates and prison officers. There he meets two women: Tozey, a famous prostitute, and Hanim, a defenseless woman accused of murdering her husband.

Women's Ward

1990

Women's Ward poster
6.9

Murat is a charismatic political prisoner in Malatya. He is well respected by both inmates and prison officers. There he meets two women: Tozey, a famous prostitute, and Hanim, a defenseless woman accused of murdering her husband.

Women's Ward

1990

Kızımın Kanı poster
NR

Cemil is a ski instructor who is divorced from his wife. His daughter Figen lives with her mother. Figen's boyfriend Hakan knocks her unconscious, rapes her, and takes photos of her for blackmail. Hakan forces Figen into a relationship with Musa, a mafia boss. During this time, Figen dies from a high dose of drugs she was given. Following these events, Cemil sets out on a quest for revenge.

Kızımın Kanı

1987

Falling Leaves poster
7.2

Ali Riza, a very respectable man, retires and moves to Istanbul with his wife and five children. His children quickly lose identity in degenerate big city and his family, once close-knit, begins crumbling away.

Falling Leaves

1967

That Woman poster
10.0

The film tells the story of a love affair between a doctor and his patient. Gönül is a model at a fashion house. At the insistence of her fiancé Haluk, she starts working with advertising executive Kazım. Kazım has his eye on the young woman. During a yacht trip, he agrees with Haluk and rapes Gönül. Gönül meets Dr. Cihat at the hospital where she is admitted due to the trauma she experienced. Cihat is on the verge of divorcing his wife. Gönül and Cihat fall in love with each other. However, their pasts will not leave them alone.

That Woman

1982

Sultan Gelin poster
7.7

The beautiful Sultan is married to Osman, the son of a wealthy farmer who offers the highest dowry. Osman, who has been discharged from the army due to advanced heart disease, is unable to fulfill his duties as Sultan's husband. The young girl endures all the hardships life throws at her with patience and tries to continue living. However, fearing that the dowry money will go to waste, the family resorts to one of the most cruel customs after losing their son, forcing Sultan to stay in the house. They marry her off to their son, who is barely able to walk. A regional drama story from Anatolia...

Sultan Gelin

1973

Sultan Gelin poster
7.7

The beautiful Sultan is married to Osman, the son of a wealthy farmer who offers the highest dowry. Osman, who has been discharged from the army due to advanced heart disease, is unable to fulfill his duties as Sultan's husband. The young girl endures all the hardships life throws at her with patience and tries to continue living. However, fearing that the dowry money will go to waste, the family resorts to one of the most cruel customs after losing their son, forcing Sultan to stay in the house. They marry her off to their son, who is barely able to walk. A regional drama story from Anatolia...

Sultan Gelin

1973

Yaşamak Hakkımdır poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

Yaşamak Hakkımdır

1958

I Lost My Heart to a Turk poster
8.2

I Lost My Heart to a Turk is the story of a German woman Eva Bender, who is deserted by a Turkish worker in Germany five years earlier and left alone with a child Zafer. Eva's father refuses his illegitimate grandson from a Turkish worker. She comes to Kayseri, Turkey with her illegitimate child to seek her lover, Ismail Acar. Ismail is now working at Sümer Cotton Cloth factory as a mechanic and establishing a small private business. Eva finds her ex-lover Ismail who now lives with his wife and children. Humiliated by her ex-lover, the German woman receives assistance by another Turkish worker, Mustafa.

I Lost My Heart to a Turk

1969

I Lost My Heart to a Turk poster
8.2

I Lost My Heart to a Turk is the story of a German woman Eva Bender, who is deserted by a Turkish worker in Germany five years earlier and left alone with a child Zafer. Eva's father refuses his illegitimate grandson from a Turkish worker. She comes to Kayseri, Turkey with her illegitimate child to seek her lover, Ismail Acar. Ismail is now working at Sümer Cotton Cloth factory as a mechanic and establishing a small private business. Eva finds her ex-lover Ismail who now lives with his wife and children. Humiliated by her ex-lover, the German woman receives assistance by another Turkish worker, Mustafa.

I Lost My Heart to a Turk

1969

Acı Zafer poster
9.0

Hasan returns to his village from Germany with his wife Lena, hoping to start a new life, but tragedy strikes when a gang brutally murders his mother and assaults his wife, who dies from the trauma.

Acı Zafer

1972