
Osman F. Seden
Directing
Biography
Yönetmen, senarist, yapımcı ve oyuncudur.Avusturya Lisesi'nden mezun oldu. İstanbul Üniversitesi'nde Hukuk eğitimi aldı. Yaşamı boyunca 100'ün üzerinde senaryo yazıp, film yönetti. Yönetmenliğini yaptığı filmlerde küçük rollerde yer aldı. Lütfi Akad'la senaryo çalışmaları yaptı. Birçok filmini çektiği Seden Film Şirketi'ni kurdu. 1951 yılında Kani Kıpçak`ın yönettiği "İstanbul Kan Ağlarken" adlı filmin yazarak sinemaya girdi. 1956`da ilk filmi Kanlarıyla Ödediler'i çekti. 1959`da çektiği "Düşman Yolları Kesti" adlı filmle Türk sinemasının önemli yönetmenleri arasına girdi. Bazı önemli filmleri Düşman Yolları Kesti (1959), Namus Uğruna (1960) ve Çalıkuşu'dur (1966). Genellikle duygusal filmler çekmesine rağmen ilk dönemlerinde Feridun Karakaya'nın unutulmaz tiplemesi Cilali İbo serisi gibi filmleri de yönettti. Sinema filmlerinin dışında son dönemlerde pek çok TV dizisinin yönetmenliğini yaptı. Sanat yaşamı boyunca pek çok ödül kazanan yönetmene, Kültür Bakanlığı tarafından 1991 yılında Devlet Sanatçısı unvanı verildi. Prostat kanserinden dolayı 74 yaşında vefat etti. Aynı zamanda kendisi Adana Ceyhan kaymakamlığı yapmış olan Şeyh Ahmet Hamdi Efendinin torunudur.
Known For

Pioneered the first female narration ever on Turkish TV series follows a female teacher at the end of age of Classicism examining the role of business women in the post-modern society.
Çalıkuşu

The film tells the story of Ferdi, who becomes known as a notorious killer while trying to escape a blood feud. Ferdi's uncle is killed by a hired assassin working for his enemies. Although everyone witnesses the murder, no one except Ferdi can identify the killer as Kara Hikmet. When Hikmet comes to kill Ferdi, Ferdi kills him and his men. This murder, committed by Ferdi to protect himself, makes him famous as a ruthless killer. Over time, Ferdi becomes a folk hero. However, Ferdi's greatest test will be Pınar, the woman he loves, and her brother.
Bir Damla Ateş

This is the story of the politician named Zübük. He gets expelled from the political party that he is a member of, due to corruption. The journalist Yaşar wants to make a news story about his case and investigates Zübük's doings. Yaşar gets baffled at the sly tricks Zübük played on his village people. In the end, he feels sorry about Zübük's present situation, however, as things happen he becomes aware that Zübük has been tricking him.
Zübük

Pervin lives with her daughter Gül. The mother and daughter deceive the shopkeepers they owe money to, claiming that they inherited their wealth from their grandfathers, and live on credit.
The Rudest People

The film tells the story of the difficulties faced by two young people who are in love with each other.
Aşkın Gözyaşı

Murat is a handsome tour guide. He takes a job on the mob leader Temel's boat. Temel's wife Sadiye fancies him, and Murat is also attracted to her beauty. They start an affair and meet in the boat when Temel is absent. For money laundering purposes, Temel transfers all his assets to Sadiye. However, Temel finds about Sadiye's affair with Murat. He assaults Sadiye and in return Sadiye wants to kill him. When Murat learns that Temel has hurt Sadiye, he kills Temel. Sadiye finds his gun and reports Murat to the police, as she is tired of him as well. Murat understands that he has been used by Sadiye in her dirty plot. He is very disappointed and Sadiye's life will turn into a nightmare.
Akrep

Türkan, a young woman, works as a secretary in a bank. Kemal works alongside his wealthy uncle. There is a big secret that Kemal kept from Türkan.
Seven Kadın Unutmaz

Ayşe has a traffic accident. Ali and his friend who hit Ayşe take her to the hospital and take care of her. Soon Ali and Ayşe become close, but Ali is older than Ayşe and his desires are very different. One day Ali calls Ayşe to his house and tries to have intercourse with her and she leaves him...
İlk Aşk

The film tells the story of a love affair between two young people who hide their true identities. A wealthy father from Adana sends one of his sons to Istanbul with his brothers to marry the daughter of an old friend. The three brothers meet their other brother, Ömer, who left home years ago. Ömer, an engineer, needs money. His brother, who does not want to marry, convinces Ömer to take his place. Meanwhile, Filiz, who is being forced to marry by her father, switches roles with the housekeeper. Ömer believes Filiz to be a poor housekeeper, while Filiz thinks Ömer is a wealthy playboy. Though they initially cannot get along, the two will grow closer over time.
Gül ve Şeker

Kadir, a retired gangster finds a troubled young woman on the road and takes her home for help. Soon they fall in love, but her past endangers their future.
Yabancı

Fatma is a mother of two children with an unhappy marriage. Her husband Yusuf constantly mistreats her, abuses her, and beats her. When he takes a second wife, Fatma can no longer take it and rebels. Yusuf kicks Fatma and the children out of the house.
The Guılty

Two brothers meet again after many years.
Namus Kanla Yazılır

Kemal is a young man who does all kinds of work to make ends meet and is passionate about football. The young man who makes his living from the hardest, one day finds a baby abandoned on the side of the road. Kemal, who adopted the orphaned baby, raises and takes care of the girl like the baby's father.
Poor

Story of two brothers, struggling to build a life after losing their father in a young age.
Şeref Sözü

Zeki is a poor young man who struggles to care for his sick mother. He works constantly to buy his mother's medicine. His gambling-addicted and alcoholic brother, however, does not help him at all. His brother spends the money Zeki earned by selling his grocery store with his friends. Meanwhile, a wealthy family buys the mansion in their neighborhood. The father of the new family thinks that his daughter Leyla, who does not talk to anyone, is ill. He does everything he can to make Leyla happy. Upon learning of this situation, Zeki's brother and friends devise a plan to take the family's money. According to the plan, they decide to marry Zeki to Leyla. Zeki, who acts like a wealthy businessman, and Leyla grow close quickly. However, Zeki’s secret—that he fell in love with Leyla while trying to help his mother—will eventually come to light.
Aşk Hırsızı

Şahin is a courageous and aggressive police commissioner who pursues female traffickers. He is the nightmare of the gangs involved in white slavery that he has been pursuing for years. Yusuf, one of the most ruthless criminals in illegal crime networks that wound the conscience of society, lures innocent young girls with his good looks and sells them, causing them to become prostitutes. Unable to bear this, a prostitute named Sema attempts suicide by cutting her wrists. Yusuf takes her to the forest to avoid trouble. When Yusuf sees that another prostitute named Cansu witnessed the incident, he threatens her as well. The frightened young woman takes refuge in the home of Çağla, a prostitute she trusts. Çağla hides Cansu and does not tell anyone where she is. The police investigate the suicide of Sema.
Tele Kızlar

The film tells the story of a gangster who declares war on the mafia. Canpolat is a gangster who works as a hit man. His brother is institutionalised for drug addiction. Canpolat takes action to hold accountable those who got his brother addicted to cannabis and trafficked him. However, he is injured before he can finish the mafia. When he is released from the hospital, he is thrown into prison. Adem, his old enemy, kidnaps him from the hospital and the police. His aim is to sell him to the mafia in exchange for money and to educate his daughter Hasret with this money. However, the course of events will change as some facts are revealed.
Kaplanlar Ağlamaz

Nazmi, who was an officer in the military, was injured in the Korean War and retired. He wants to spend the rest of his life on a farm away from city life and settles with his wife on the farm. But the arrival of Jülide to the farm changes all the balances.
The Evening Sun

Sait, who is in love with Sevim, a football enthusiast, starts playing football to catch her attention. When Sevim mocks him, Sait gets angry and decides to become a football player.
The Top Scorer

Zeki and Metin are two friends who work at the same place and share the same house. They also have a friend named Nuri who is always drunk. One day, Zeki and Metin play a game of chance and win the jackpot. However, Nuri has sold the jacket with the ticket in it to a secondhand dealer. The two friends set out to find the jacket.