About Yılmaz Atadeniz
Lived 1932 – 2023 (aged 91). Yılmaz Atadeniz was a Turkish film director, screenwriter and film editor.
Yılmaz Atadeniz (1 February 1932 – 13 December 2023) was a Turkish film director, producer, and screenwriter. He directed 80 films between 1963 and 1997. Atadeniz died from COVID-19 in Sarıyer, on 13 December 2023, at the age of 91. He was buried at Aşiyan Asri Cemetery.
Selected filmography Killing in Istanbul (1967) The Deathless Devil (1972) A Season in Hakkari (1983)
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Who was Yılmaz Atadeniz?
Turkish film director (1932–2023)
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Yılmaz Atadeniz was born on 1 February 1932 in Istanbul.
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Yılmaz Atadeniz died on 13 December 2023 in Istanbul.
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Yılmaz Atadeniz was a film director, screenwriter and film editor.
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Yılmaz Atadeniz was Turkish.
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