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Lütfi Ömer Akad (2 September 1916 – 19 November 2011) was a Turkish film director,[1] screenwriter, academician. Who directed movies from 1948 to 1990. In 1949, he debuted as a film director with Vurun Kahpeye ("Strike the Whore") an adaptation of Halide Edip Adıvar's book of the same title. He became one of the pioneers of the period in the "Director Generation". His 1970s trilogy comprising The Bride, The Wedding and The Sacrifice, is considered his masterpiece. Afterwards, he withdrew from movie making instead directing adaptations for TV.[2]

Lütfi Ömer Akad
Born	(1916-09-02)2 September 1916 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	19 November 2011(2011-11-19) (aged 95) Istanbul, Turkey
Alma mater	Galatasaray High School, Istanbul Economy and Commerce Higher School
Occupation	Film director
Years active	1948–1974
Awards	Golden Orange Award for Best Director (1974) Golden Orange Honorary Award (1983)

Ömer Lütfi Akad was born on September 2, 1916. Following his secondary education at French Jeanne d’Arc School and Galatasaray High School, he studied finance at Istanbul Economy and Commerce Higher School. Beside his occupation as financial advisor at Sema Film company, he wrote articles on theatre and cinema. After directing more than 100 movies, Ömer Lütfi Akad taught twenty years at the Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts.[3]

He died on 19 November 2011 at the age of 95 in Istanbul.[3]

Filmography[2]

References

External links

• Lütfi Akad at IMDb

Awards
Preceded by Nejat Saydam	Golden Orange Award for Best Director 1974 for Düğün	Succeeded by Şerif Gören
Preceded by newly established	Golden Orange Honorary Award 1983	Succeeded by Sezer Sezin

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