Lütfi Ömer Akad
Lütfi Ömer Akad | |
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| Born | Mehmet Lütfi Akad 2 September 1916 |
| Died | 19 November 2011 (aged 95) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Alma mater | Galatasaray High School, Istanbul Economy and Commerce Higher School |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Years active | 1932-2011 |
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Lütfi Ömer Akad (2 September 1916 – 19 November 2011) 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 ("Strike the Whore") 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.