Writer

Lütfi Ö. Akad

1916 – 2011

Active years (films on this site)

1949–1974

Genres

DramaWar

Schools and movements

Turkish Cinema

Directors worked with

Lütfi Ömer Akad4 films

Biography

Lütfi Ömer Akad was a Turkish film director, screenwriter, and academic, who directed movies from 1948 to 1990. In 1949, he debuted as a film director with Vurun Kahpeye an adaptation of Halide Edib 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.

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Awards and honours

International

• International Adana Film Festival Best Film Award 1973
• International Adana Film Festival Life Achievement Award 2009

National / local

• Golden Orange Best Film Director Award 1974
• Golden Orange Life Achievement Award 1983
• Turkey Ministry of Culture and Tourism Special Award 1988
• Presidential Culture and Arts Grand Awards 1997

4 films on this site

1. Vurun Kahpeye 1949 · Lütfi Ömer Akad · IMDb 6.3 · Writer
2. Gelin 1973 · Lütfi Ömer Akad · IMDb 7.7 · Writer
3. Diyet 1974 · Lütfi Ömer Akad · IMDb 7.1 · Writer
4. Düğün 1974 · Lütfi Ömer Akad · IMDb 7.1 · Writer