Ömer Kavur

Personal Info

Know For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-06-18 (61 years old)

Deathday

2005-05-12

Place of Birth

Ankara, Türkiye

Ömer Kavur

Biography

Ömer Kavur (18 June 1944 – 12 May 2005) was a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed fourteen films between 1974 and 2003. His film, Gece Yolculuğu was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival. Nine years later, his film Akrebin Yolculuğu was screened in the same section at the 1997 Festival. He died on 12 May 2005, of lymphoma at his home in Teşvikiye, Istanbul, and was buried at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery following the religious funeral service held at the Teşvikiye Mosque.

Production

1987

Motherland Hotel

as Director

1979

1991

The Secret Face

as Director

1975

1975

1981

1979

Yusuf and Kenan

as Director

1985

Desperate Road

as Director

1982

1987

Night Journey

as Director

1985

1982

The Lake

as Director

1985

Blind Man's Bluff

as Screenplay

2003

Encounter

as Director

1984

A Sip of Love

as Producer

1971

The Porter

as Director

1971

The Suicide

as Director

2003

Encounter

as Writer

1985

1981

1981

1985

Desperate Road

as Screenplay

1985

Desperate Road

as Producer

2000

1982

1983

I Love You

as Producer

1987

1987

Night Journey

as Writer

1982

The Lake

as Producer

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