About
Tunç Başaran (October 1, 1938 – December 18, 2019) was a Turkish screenwriter, film director, film producer and actor. After attending the Faculty of Literature for a while he left school and started working as a script writer for the director Memduh Ün. He then continued to be the assistant of Memduh Ün for a long time. Meanwhile, he also worked as assistant for such directors as Ömer Lütfi Akad, Halit Refiğ, Atıf Yılmaz, Ertem Göreç. In 1964 he directed his first feature Survival. By 1962, he had directed about 40 films. After 1972, he switched to commercials. He directed Don't Let Them Shoot The Kite in 1989. He served on the advisory board of the Istanbul International Film Festival.
Filmography
Vesaire Vesaire2008 · Director, Producer
Sinema Bir Mucizedir2005 · Writer, Director
Abuzer Kadayıf2000 · Director
Diploma of Madness1998 · Director, Writer
Please Don't Go1996 · Director
Piano Piano Kid1991 · Director, Writer
Uzun İnce Bir Yol1991 · Writer, Director
Don't Let Them Shoot the Kite1989 · Director, Producer
One and the Others1987 · Director, Producer, Writer, Editor
Iron Fist: The Giants Are Coming1973 · Writer, Director
Ben Böyle Doğdum1973 · Director, Writer
Vur1972 · Director, Writer
Kozalı Gelin1972 · Director
Korkusuz Kaptan Swing1971 · Director
Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs1971 · Director
On Küçük Şeytan1971 · Writer, Director
Küçük Hanımın Şoförü1970 · Director
Gölgedeki Adam1970 · Director
Gönül Meyhanesi1970 · Director, Screenplay
Cafer Bey1970 · Director, Screenplay