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Tuncel Kurtiz is a Actor, Writer and Script Turquee born on 1 february 1936 at Bilecik (Turquie)

Tuncel Kurtiz

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Birth name Tuncel Tayanç Kurtiz
Nationality Turquie
Birth 1 february 1936 at Bilecik (Turquie)
Death 27 september 2013 (at 77 years)

Tuncel Tayanç Kurtiz (1 February 1936 – 27 September 2013) was a Turkish theatre, movie and TV series actor, playwright, and film director Since 1964, he acted in more than 70 movies, including many international productions.

Biography

He was born in İzmit, Kocaeli, a town in Turkey. His father was a district governor (kaymakam) and his mother a teacher. His parents' occupation was the reason the family toured many places across the country. After graduating from the Haydarpaşa High School in Istanbul, Kurtiz studied English philology at Istanbul University.

He soon started a career as an actor playing theatres. Since 1958, Kurtiz performed on many stages in Istanbul, in state and private theatres. He was also on the stage at Gothenburg City Theatre, Stockholm Royal Theatre and Swedish Theatre in Sweden, Schaubühne Berlin, Frankfurt City Theatre and Hamburg City Theatre in Germany and at Peter Brook Shakespeare Royal Theatre in England. Kurtiz directed plays for the German-Turkish theatre project "Türkisches Ensemble" in the late 1970s.

During his university years and later the military service period, he became friends with the renowned film director Yılmaz Güney. They made a number of films together. Their 1970 film Umut was prohibited to leave Turkey, but was shown in Cannes Film Festival by a smuggled copy.

His first film role was in Şeytanın Uşakları, shot in 1964. Since then, Tuncel Kurtiz played also in many international productions like Swedish, German, Dutch, Italian, French, British, Israel and Indian films and TV series, mostly in the original language.

Tuncel Kurtiz currently lives in Istanbul, Turkey.

Usually with

Erden Kıral
Erden Kıral
(2 films)
Yaman Okay
Yaman Okay
(2 films)
Derviş Zaim
Derviş Zaim
(1 films)
Ezel Akay
Ezel Akay
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Tuncel Kurtiz (20 films)

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Actor

Black and White, 1h30
Genres Drama
Actors Tuncel Kurtiz, Erkan Can, Derya Alabora, Taner Birsel, Nejat İşler, Muzaffer Özdemir
Rating60% 3.0492853.0492853.0492853.0492853.049285
A painter who has lived a stormy life that still rages on in his 70s; a lawyer who, forced to retire after a heart attack, spends his time feeding snails and searching for the quiet life; a doctor weary of his job and abandoned by his wife; a businesswoman who has fashioned loneliness into a lifestyle... These are the regulars of Ankara’s 25-year-old bar, Black & White, who gather here every evening. And then there is the bar’s manager Faruk, a stubborn, grumpy, touchy but extremely sweet man.
Pains of Autumn, 1h52
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Murat Yıldırım, Beren Saat, Okan Yalabık, Okan Yalabık, Belçim Bilgin Erdoğan, Tuncel Kurtiz
Roles Kamil
Rating60% 3.04993.04993.04993.04993.0499
The story is set in Istanbul, during the Pogrom of September 1955. Behçet (Murat Yildirim) is the only son of a father, in whom the government and the bureaucracy take a close interest due to his strong influence in Antakya. While he is working as an assistant researcher in the faculty of law in Istanbul, he falls under the sway of the extreme nationalist movement as a result of his upbringing and the influential role model of his father. The only thing that causes Behçet to stumble on this is Elena, a woman he secretly observes from his apartment. She is a Greek prostitute, who has been exploited by her grandmother after her mother had left them. Elena is aware that she is being observed by Behçet and falls in love with him. They get close to each other which does not please Behçet's father and his political party. The death of his friend Suat and the role that his father plays with the leaders of the party to exterminate the opposition and even the tolerated voices force Behçet to reconsider his political belonging. Behçet finds Elena dead after being hit by the activist. He takes her and remembers the words she said while lying on the bed in her apartment.
The Edge of Heaven, 2h2
Directed by Fatih Akın
Origin German
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Nurgül Yeşilçay, Baki Davrak, Tuncel Kurtiz, Hanna Schygulla, Yelda Reynaud, Erkan Can
Roles Ali Aksu
Rating76% 3.8474353.8474353.8474353.8474353.847435
Yeter's Death Retired widower Ali Aksu (Tuncel Kurtiz), a Turkish immigrant living in the German city of Bremen, believes he has found a solution to his loneliness when he meets Yeter Öztürk (Nursel Köse). He offers her a monthly payment to stop working as a prostitute and move in with him. After receiving threats from two Turkish Muslims, she decides to accept his offer. Ali's son, Alisan Nejat (Baki Davrak), a professor of German literature, does not have time to respond to the prospect of living with a woman of "easy virtue" before Ali is stricken with a heart attack. He softens to her: he learns that she sends shoes to Turkey for her 27-year-old daughter and wishes that her daughter could receive an education like his.
Vive la mariée... et la libération du Kurdistan, 1h36
Directed by Hiner Saleem
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Actors Georges Corraface, Rona Hartner, Serge Avédikian, Tuncel Kurtiz, Stéphanie Lagarde, Jacky Nercessian
Roles Uncle Ismet
Rating59% 2.959942.959942.959942.959942.95994
Cheto est un réfugié politique kurde vivant à Paris. Malgré ses relations avec une Française, Christine, il a comme objectif de se marier avec une Kurde vierge et patriote. Son meilleur ami, Misto Vidéo, part au Kurdistan pour filmer des candidates potentielles. Une fois son choix arrêté, Cheto organise son mariage mais ce n’est pas la jeune fille choisie qui arrive à Paris...
Somersault in a Coffin, 1h46
Directed by Derviş Zaim
Genres Drama
Actors Tuncel Kurtiz, Derviş Zaim
Roles Reis
Rating76% 3.8481253.8481253.8481253.8481253.848125
Istanbul Beneath My Wings, 2h
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Historical
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, LGBT-related films, Aviation films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Haluk Bilginer, Savaş Ay, Tuncel Kurtiz, Akasya Asıltürkmen, Zuhal Olcay, Ali Düşenkalkar
Roles Topal Recep Paşa
Rating69% 3.4965453.4965453.4965453.4965453.496545
The film takes place in the 17th century. Two brothers Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi and his brother Lagari Hasan Çelebi are researching bird flight. The new Sultan Murat IV resists the domination of his mother, the Valide Kösem Sultan and tries to enforce strict law and order in the empire. Meanwhile, a Venetian ship that has been captured by Algerian pirates is brought into Istanbul. One of those on the ship is a girl with a manuscript showing how to fly, the latter of which comes into Hezarfen's possession. However, this manuscript can't be deciphered by anyone.
The Mahabharata
Directed by Peter Brook
Origin Portugal
Genres Drama, War
Themes Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Films about religion, Musiques du monde, Musical films, Mythologie hindoue
Actors Andrzej Seweryn, Georges Corraface, Vittorio Mezzogiorno, Bruce Myers, Mallika Sarabhai, Yoshi Oida
Roles Shakuni
Rating80% 4.003324.003324.003324.003324.00332
In general terms, the story involves epic incidents between two warring families, the Pandavas (representing the good side) and the Kauravas (representing the bad side). Both sides, being the offspring of kings and gods, fight for dominion. They have both been advised by the god Krishna to live in harmony and abstain from the bloody lust for power. Yet their fights come to threaten the very order of the Universe. The plot is framed by a dialogue between the Brahmin sage Vyasa and the Hindu deity Ganesha, and directed towards an unnamed Indian boy who comes to him inquiring about the story of the human race.
The Wall
The Wall (1983)
, 1h52
Directed by Yılmaz Güney
Origin Turquie
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children, L'enfance marginalisée
Actors Tuncel Kurtiz, Zîrek, Sylvie Flepp, Joëlle Guigui, Meral Çetinkaya
Roles Tonton Ali
Rating79% 3.99543.99543.99543.99543.9954
Au dortoir 4 d'un centre de détention à Ankara, les enfants vivent et travaillent dans de terribles conditions. Les enfants préparent une révolte, espérant être transférés dans une meilleure prison. Des actes de pédophilie sont suggérés dans ce film.