Remzi Aydın Jöntürk Explained

Remzi Aydın Jöntürk
Birth Date:15 September 1936
Birth Place:Erzincan, Turkey
Death Place:Çanakkale, Turkey
Years Active:1960–1987

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 (The Man without Tomorrow) and Yıkılmayan Adam (The Indestructible Man), both starring Cüneyt Arkın as part of his psychedelic socio-political action The Adam Trilogy.[1] 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, Turkey where his father was appointed as central government representative.[2] He studied at the prestigious Kuleli Military High School, and then at Istanbul Institute of Journalism and Academy of Fine Arts.[3] [4] 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 winner Yılmaz Güney.[5] [6] He died September 2, 1987, at age 50 in a traffic accident in Çanakkale, Turkey, just 13 days shy of his 51st birthday.[2] [3] [7]

Banning of Zindan in Germany

Zindan (Prison) a 1974 action film directed by Jöntürk, was banned in Germany in 1988.[8] [9]

Filmography

Films as actor (5 films)

Films as director (72 films)

Films as producer(5 films)

Films as scriptwriter (44 films)

Films as book author (1 film)

Films as assistant director (1 film)

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://books.google.com/books?id=jOtJAgAAQBAJ&dq=turkish+film+history+remzi+jonturk&pg=PA46 The Routledge Dictionary of Turkish Cinema By Gönül Dönmez-Colin
  2. Web site: Remzi Jöntürk. ČSFD.cz.
  3. Web site: Remzi Jöntürk - TSA Türk Sineması Araştırmaları - Beta. Türk Sineması. Araştırmaları.
  4. Web site: Kuleli Military High School, Istanbul.
  5. Book: Cinema. 1980.
  6. Web site: Zimba gibi delikanli. team at. kinobox.cz. Kinobox.cz.
  7. Web site: Afrodit Filmi. 16 January 2014.
  8. Web site: Alle nach §131 StGB beschlagnahmten Filme in Deutschland (Schnittberichte.com). Gerald. Wurm. www.schnittberichte.com.
  9. 10.5771/0170-5067-2018-1-58. 6. Beschlagnahmen / Einziehungen. Jugend Medien Schutz-Report. 41. 58–67. 2018.
  10. Web site: Remzi Jöntürk Filmleri, Biyografisi ve Yer Aldığı Filmler. Remzi Jöntürk Hakkında Tüm Bilgiler. 2A. www.faydalibilgiarsivi.com.
  11. Web site: Remzi Jöntürk - film indir. filmindir.in.
  12. Web site: Malkoçoğlu Krallara Karşı - TSA Türk Sineması Araştırmaları - Beta. Türk Sineması. Araştırmaları.
  13. Web site: Başlık - TSA Türk Sineması Araştırmaları - Beta. Türk Sineması. Araştırmaları.
  14. Web site: Altar (1985).
  15. Web site: Unutulmayanlar (1981).
  16. Web site: Yeşilçam'ın unutulmaz kabadayıları.
  17. Web site: Yıkılmayan Adam (1977).
  18. Web site: Cüneyt Arkın'ın Canlandırdığı Pek Bilinmeyen 5 Efsane Karakter. Onedio.com.