Remzi Aydın Jöntürk (September 15, 1936 – September 2, 1987) was a Turkish filmmaker, actor, screenwriter, and producer. He directed more than 72 feature films in his long career.
Jöntürk is credited for creating and directing some of the most famous examples of the Turkish psychedelic cinema including ''
Yarınsız Adam
''Yarınsız Adam'' is a Turkish political film by Remzi Aydın Jöntürk, the first in his trilogy. It was succeeded by ''Satılmış Adam'' (''Sold Man'') and ''Yıkılmayan Adam'' (''Indestructible Man''), both filmed in 1977. The film is about ...
'' (''The Man without Tomorrow'') and '' Yıkılmayan Adam'' (''The Indestructible Man''), both starring
Cüneyt Arkın
Fahrettin Cüreklibatır (7 September 1937 – 28 June 2022), better known by his stage name Cüneyt Arkın, was a Turkish film actor, director, producer and physician. Having starred in somewhere around 300 movies and TV series, he is widely co ...
as part of his psychedelic
socio-political
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action '' The Adam Trilogy''. He is considered one of the most prominent psychedelic-action film makers of 1970's Turkish cinema during its boom period.
Life
Son of İbrahim Aydın who was a military officer, Jöntürk was born September 15, 1936, in
Erzincan
Erzincan (; ), historically Yerznka (), is the capital of Erzincan Province in eastern Turkey. Nearby cities include Erzurum, Sivas, Tunceli, Bingöl, Elazığ, Malatya, Gümüşhane, Bayburt, and Giresun. The city is majority Turkish Sunni w ...
, Turkey where his father was appointed as central government representative. He studied at the prestigious Kuleli Military High School, and then at Istanbul Institute of Journalism and Academy of Fine Arts. Jöntürk entered into cinema in the 1960s starting out as a set designer in Yesilcam. While an assistant director to Sureyya Duru, in 1964, he directed his first film ''Zımba Gibi Delikanlı'' starring
Palme d'Or
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winner
Yılmaz Güney
Yılmaz Güney (' Pütün; 1 April 1937 – 9 September 1984) was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, novelist, actor and communist political activist. He quickly rose to prominence in the Turkish film industry. Many of his works were made f ...
. He died September 2, 1987, at age 50 in a traffic accident in
Çanakkale
Çanakkale is a city and seaport in Turkey on the southern shore of the Dardanelles at their narrowest point. It is the seat of Çanakkale Province and Çanakkale District.
Banning of ''Zindan'' in Germany
''Zindan'' (''Prison'') a 1974 action film directed by Jöntürk, was banned in Germany in 1988.
'')
* ''Biraz NeÅŸe Biraz Keder'' (''Sometimes happiness, sometimes sadness'') 1986
* ''Domdom KurÅŸunu'' (''
Buckshot
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Yarınsız Adam
''Yarınsız Adam'' is a Turkish political film by Remzi Aydın Jöntürk, the first in his trilogy. It was succeeded by ''Satılmış Adam'' (''Sold Man'') and ''Yıkılmayan Adam'' (''Indestructible Man''), both filmed in 1977. The film is about ...
'' (''Man without Tomorrow'') 1976
* ''Ölüme Yalnız Gidilir'' (''Lone Voyage to Death'') 1976
* ''Silahlara Veda'' (''Farewell to Arms'') 1976
* ''Tepedeki Ev'' (''House on the Hill'') 1976
* ''Hora Geliyor Hora'' (''Here comes Hora'') 1976
* ''Bir Defa Yetmez'' (''Never Enough'') 1975
* ''Ä°syan'' (''Mutiny'') 1975
* ''Macera'' (''Adventure'') 1975
* ''Yarınlar Bizim'' (''Tomorrows are Ours'') 1975
* ''Kahramanlar'' (''Heroes'') 1974
* ''Zindan'' (''Prison'') 1974
* ''Sayılı Kabadayılar'' 1974
* ''Göç'' (''Migration'') 1974
* ''Duvak'' 1973
* ''Pir Sultan Abdal'' 1973
* ''Arap Abdo'' (''Abdo the Arab'') 1973
* ''Elif Ä°le Seydo'' (''Elif and Seydo'') 1972
* ''İntikam Kartalları'' (''Eagles of Revenge'') 1971
* ''Hasret'' 1971
* ''Kader Bağlayınca'' (''When Destiny Bounds'') 1970
* ''Sevgili Muhafızım'' (''My Beloved Bodyguard'') 1970
* ''Avare'' (''Vagabond'') 1970
* ''Yaralı Kalp'' (''Wounded Hearth'') 1969
* '' Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan'' 1969
* '' Malkoçoğlu Kara Korsan'' (''Black Pirate'') 1968
* ''Cango Ölüm Süvarisi'' (aka ''Korkusuz Adam'') (''Django, the Fighter of Death'') 1967
* '' Malkoçoğlu Krallara Karşı'' 1967
* ''Bir Şoförün Gizli Defteri'' (''Secret Diary of a Chauffeur'') 1967
* ''Eşkiya Celladı'' (''Executioner of Bandits'') 1967
* ''At Hırsızı Banuş'' (''Banush the Horse Thief'') 1967
* ''Ve Silahlara Veda'' (''And Farewell to Arms'') 1966
* ''YaÅŸamak Haram Oldu'' (''Living has become a Sin'') 1966
* ''Göklerdeki Sevgili'' (''My Love in the Sky'') 1966
* ''Zorlu Düşman'' (''Though Enemy'') 1966
* ''Beyaz Atlı Adam'' (''The Man with White Horse'') 1965
* ''MaÄŸrur Ve Sefil'' (''Victim and Poor'') 1965
* ''Zımba Gibi Delikanlı'' (''Straight Guy'') 1964
Films as producer (5 films)
* ''Altar'' 1985
* ''Domdom KurÅŸunu'' 1985
* ''Halk Düşmanı'' 1984
* ''Elif Ä°le Seydo'' 1972
* ''İntikam Kartalları'' 1971
Films as scriptwriter (44 films)
* ''Domdom KurÅŸunu'' 1985
* ''Eroin Hattı'' 1985
* ''BeÅŸ Kafadar'' 1984
* ''Geçim Otobüsü'' 1984
* ''Ä°kimiz De Sevdik'' 1983
* ''Aşk Adası'' 1983
* ''Bir Pazar Günü'' 1982
* ''Acı Gerçekler'' 1981
* ''Azap Çiçeği'' 1981
* ''Milcan'' 1981
* ''Unutulmayanlar'' 1981
* ''Sevgi Dünyası'' 1980
* ''Avare'' 1978
* ''Kaplanlar AÄŸlamaz'' 1978
* ''Hayata Dönüş'' 1977
* ''Hırçın Kız'' 1977
* ''Hora Geliyor Hora'' 1976
* ''Ölüme Yalnız Gidilir'' 1976
* ''Silahlara Veda'' 1976
* ''Bir Defa Yetmez'' 1975
* ''Ä°syan'' 1975
* ''Macera'' 1975
* ''Kahramanlar'' 1974
* ''Sayılı Kabadayılar'' 1974
* ''Zindan'' 1974
* ''Göç'' 1974
* ''Duvak'' 1973
* ''Elif Ä°le Seydo'' 1972
* ''Malkoçoğlu Ölüm Fedaileri'' 1971
* ''Hasret'' 1971
* ''İntikam Kartalları'' 1971
* ''MelikÅŸah'' 1969
* ''Malkoçoğlu Akıncılar Geliyor'' 1969
* ''Yaralı Kalp'' 1969
* '' Malkoçoğlu Cem Sultan'' 1969
* ''Yakılacak Kitap'' 1968
* ''Bir Şoförün Gizli Defteri'' 1967
* ''Bir Şoförün Gizli Defteri'' 1967
* ''Eşkiya Celladı'' 1967
* ''YaÅŸamak Haram Oldu'' 1966
* ''Göklerdeki Sevgili'' 1966
* ''Ve Silahlara Veda'' 1966
* ''Beyaz Atlı Adam'' 1965
* ''Zımba Gibi Delikanlı'' 1964
Films as book author (1 film)
* ''Kader'' 1968
Films as assistant director (1 film)
* ''Şoför Nebahat Ve Kızı''