Vedat Örfi Bengü, also spelt as Wedad Orfi, and Wadad Orfi, (October 14, 1900 – May 25, 1953) was a Turkish-Egyptian silent film producer and actor.
| Vedat Örfi Bengü | |
|---|---|
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| Born | October 14, 1900 |
| Died | May 25, 1953 |
| Years active | 1915-1953 |
Filmography
Oyuncu olarak
- Leyla (1927)
- Bir Sigara Yüzünden (1928)
- Kaçakçılar (1929)
- Kontrol Et ve Tekrar Kontrol Et (1930)
- İstanbul Sokakları'nda (1931)
- Bir Millet Uyanıyor (1932)
- Karım Beni Aldatırsa (1932)
- Karım Beni Aldatırsa (1933)
- Söz Bir Allah Bir (1933)
- Kaçakçılar (1933)
- Milyon Avcıları (1934)
- Aysel Bataklı Damın Kızı (1934)
- Aysel Bataklı Damın Kızı (1935)
- Size Nasıl Geliyorsa (1936)
- Intermezzo (1936)
- Güneşe Doğru (1937)
- Aynaroz Kadısı (1938)
- Doğan Çavuş (1938)
- Taş Parçası (1939)
- Allah'ın Cenneti (1939)
- Tosun Paşa (1939)
- Bir Kavuk Devrildi (1939)
- Akasya Palas (1940)
- Şehvet Kurbanı (1940)
- Yılmaz Ali (1940)
- Nasreddin Hoca Düğünde (1940)
- Kıvırcık Paşa (1941)
- Kahveci Güzeli (1941)
- Kıskanç (1942)
- Sürtük (1942)
- Nasreddin Hoca Düğünde (1943)
- Dertli Pınar (1943)
- Onüç Kahraman (1943)
- Solan Gönüller (1944)
- Hasret (1944)
- Günahsızlar (1944)
- Deniz Kızı (1944)
- Hürriyet Apartmanı (1944)
- Yayla Kartalı (1945)
- On Üç Kahraman (1945)
- Köroğlu (1945)
- Harman Sonu (1946)
- Senede Bir Gün (1946)
- Domaniç Yolcusu Unutulan Sır (1946)
- Bağdagül (1947)
- Kılıbıklar (1947)
- Seven ne Yapmaz (1947)
- Yara (1947)
- Gençlik Günahı (1947)
- Yanık Kaval (1947)
- Fedakar Ana (1947)
- Günahım (1948)
- Domaniç Yolcusu Unutulan Sır (1948)
- İstiklâl Madalyası (1948)
- Harmankaya (1948)
- Damga (1948)
- Düşkünler (Beyaz Baykuş) (1948)
- Günahım (1949)
- Er Meydanı (1949)
- Üvey Baba (1949)
- Fato / Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm (1949)
- Fedakar Ana (1949)
- Baba Katili (1949)
- Bir Fırtına Gecesi (1950)
- Çıldıran Baba (1950)
- Akdeniz Korsanları (1950)
- Ateşten Gömlek (1950)
- Çete (1950)
- Istanbul Geceleri (1950)
- Lüküs Hayat (1950)
- Allah Kerim (1950)
- Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe (1950)
- Söyleyin Anama Ağlamasın (1950)
- Üçüncü Selim'in Gözdesi (1950)
- Yüzbaşı Tahsin (1950)
- Zülfikârın Gölgesinde (1950)
- Zehirli Şüphe (1950)
- Soysuz (1950)
- Sihirli Define (1950)
- Parmaksız Salih (1950)
- Onu Affettim (1950)
- Oğlum İçin (1950)
- Kapanan Gözler (1950)
- Harman Sonu Dönüşü (1950)
- Estergon Kalesi (1950)
- Kore'de Türk Süngüsü (1951)
- Dudaktan Kalbe (1951)
- Lale Devri (1951)
- Barbaros Hayreddin Paşa (1951)
- Istanbul'un Fethi (1951)
- Yavuz Sultan Selim ve Yeniçeri Hasan (1951)
- Vatan ve Namık Kemal (1951)
- Hayat Acıları (1951)
- Vatan için (1951)
- Son Gece (1952)
- Altı Ölü Var İpsala Cinayeti (1952)
- Edi Ile Büdü Tiyatrocu (1952)
- Kanun Namına (1952)
- Yavuz Sultan Selim Ağlıyor (1952)
- İngiliz Kemal Lawrense Karşı (1952)
- Drakula İstanbul'da (1952)
Career
Controversy depicting Muhammad
In 1926, Örfi approached Youssef Wahbi to play the role of Muhammad in a film, which would be financed by the Turkish government and a German producer. Whilst the President of Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and the Istanbul Council of Ulamas gave their approval to the film, the Islamic Al-Azhar University in Cairo published a juridical decision stipulating that Islam forbids the representation of Muhammad and his companions. Thereafter, King Fouad warned Whabi that he would be exiled and stripped of his Egyptian citizenship if he took part in the film. Consequently, the film was later abandoned.
Leila/Layla – the first Egyptian feature film
By 1927 Örfi produced and starred in the film "Neda Allah" ("The Call of Allah") which was a collaborative project with Aziza Amir. The film was later remade and released as "Laila" ("Leila") with some of Orfi’s original shots left in the film. The latter production is often considered to be the first Egyptian feature film.
Filmography
In Egypt
- 1927: Laila
- 1928: The Victim / al-Dahiyyah
- 1929: The Beauty from the Desert / Ghaddat al-sahra
- 1929: The Drama of Life / Ma Sat al-Hayat
In Turkey
Personal life
In the 1930s Örfi moved to Turkey.
References
- ^ Armes, Roy (2008), "Orfi, Wedad", Dictionary of African Filmmakers, Indiana University Press, p. 105, ISBN 978-0253351166,
Egyptian silent filmmaker of Turkish origin.
- ^ Shohat, Ella (2009), "Sacred Word, Profane Image: Theologies of Adaptation", in Bayrakdar, Deniz (ed.), Cinema and Politics: Turkish Cinema and The New Europe, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, p. 17, ISBN 978-1443804158
- ^ Mejri, Ouissal (2017), "The Birth of North African Cinema", in Bisschoff, Lizelle (ed.), Africa's Lost Classics: New Histories of African Cinema, Routledge, pp. 29–30, ISBN 978-1351577397
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