# Yılmaz Güney's best films

The films he directed and wrote: Yılmaz Güney's best according to CNN Türk, Hürriyet and Posta, with his role noted for each.

- 40 votes · 12 items
- Apr 20, 2026 · Burak Yıldırım
- https://even.best/en/l/3559/y%C4%B1lmaz-guney-s-best-films

## Top 12

1. **The Herd (1978)** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Written by Güney, directed by Zeki Ökten; a masterpiece about the feudal order.
2. **Yol (1982)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Written by Güney and directed with Şerif Gören; Palme d'Or at Cannes.
3. **Elegy (1972)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — Best film, director, screenplay and actor at Adana.
4. **The Father (1971)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — A father goes to prison in someone else's place.
5. **The Poor Ones (1975)** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — With Atıf Yılmaz; three men out of prison.
6. **The Enemy (1979)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Written by Güney, directed by Zeki Ökten; an unemployed man.
7. **Hope (1970)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — He wrote, directed and starred: a cab driver whose horse dies goes treasure-hunting.
8. **The Friend (1974)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — He wrote, directed and starred: two old friends.
9. **Hungry Wolves (1969)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — A bandit hunt in eastern Anatolia.
10. **The Hopeless Ones (1971)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A revenge drama with Filiz Akın.
11. **The Wall (1983)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — His last film, shot in France: a children's prison in Ankara.
12. **Seyyit Han (1968)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — He wrote, directed and starred: a tale of love and revenge.

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