Remzi Jöntürk

Directing•Born September 15, 1936•Died September 2, 1987 (age 50)•Erzincan, Turkey

Biography

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. He is considered one of the most prominent psychedelic-action film makers of 1970's Turkish cinema during its boom period.