Metin Akpınar

Acting

Metin Akpınar

Born November 2, 1942 · Istanbul, Turkey (age 83)

Born in 1942, Metin Akpinar started acting at the age of 20 with an amateur dramatics society. He landed his first professional stage role two years later, in 1964, and this was followed by performances in several leading theatre productions. In 1967, he co-founded the Devekusu Theatre, Turkey's first cabaret theatre. His film career took off in 1972, when he acted in the first of several Ertem Eg…

Known For

Borrowed BrideBorrowed Bride · 2005
Borrowed Bride
6.32005
MovieRomanceHistory
Ali is 18. His feet are firmly off the ground. The very idea of marriage seems like a game. But the bride's parents are ready and willing. Business ventures will be set up between the families; the arrangement will pay off all round. Ali, meanwhile, is more interested in playing with puppets and dressing up as a rooster for the travelling theatre. His fiancée has only so much patience... So what should his parents do? What was that? Hire a Borrowed Bride? Meaning exactly what? Well just that: borrow a bride, as the title of the film suggests......
Büyük KabareBüyük Kabare · 1982
Büyük Kabare
1982
Movie
Namus DüşmanıNamus Düşmanı · 1986
Namus Düşmanı
4.01986
MovieComedyAdventure
Baş BelasıBaş Belası · 1982
Baş Belası
6.11982
Movie
All Mixed UpAll Mixed Up · 2018
All Mixed Up
3.62018
MovieComedy
Determined to wed his girlfriend, an earnest boyfriend goes off the beaten path to seek the blessing of her father, who has been missing for years.
Ve perde!Ve perde! · 2016
Ve perde!
6.52016
MovieDocumentary
A film on Haldun Taner, a respectable, democratic intellectual and a brilliant author of political essays, various genres and kinds of literary texts and especially theatre plays all of which have been a masterpiece in Turkey art history.
PropagandaPropaganda · 1999
Propaganda
6.61999
MovieComedyDrama
Based on a true story set in 1948, customs officer Mehti is faced with the duty of formally setting up the border between Turkey and Syria, dividing his hometown. He is unaware of the pain that will eminently unfold, as families, languages, cultures and lovers are both ripped apart and clash head on in a village once united.
Rus GelinRus Gelin · 2003
Rus Gelin
4.52003
MovieComedyDrama
The world champion archer, who comes from Moldova, one of the poorest countries in the Eastern Bloc, wants to compete on behalf of Turkey. To do so, she must be married to a Turkish man. The federation president intervenes and decides to arrange a formal marriage. For this purpose, a former wrestler is persuaded to be the groom. After the comical marriage, events will take a rather amusing turn. Zeki Alasya, who directed the film, once again appears on screen with Metin Akpınar, effectively responding to speculation that they are estranged.

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FeryatFeryat · 1973
Feryat
1973
MovieDrama

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