Writer

Lütfi Ö. Akad

1916 – 2011

Active years (films on this site)

1949–1974

Genres

DramaCrimeAdventureActionWar

Schools and movements

Turkish Cinema

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

Directors worked with

Lütfi Akad10 filmsLütfi Ömer Akad6 filmsMemduh Ün1 filmEErtem Göreç1 film

18 films on this site

1. Strike the Whore 1949 · Lütfi Ömer Akad · IMDb 6.3 · Writer
2. Kanun Namına 1952 · Lütfi Ömer Akad · IMDb 6.5 · Writer
3. Beyaz Mendil 1956 · Lütfi Akad · IMDb 6.5 · Writer
4. Yalnizlar rihtimi 1959 · Lütfi Akad · IMDb 6.5 · Writer
5. Yangin Var: Eski Istanbul Kabadayilari 1960 · Lütfi Akad · IMDb 6.9 · Writer
6. Avare Mustafa 1961 · Memduh Ün · IMDb 6.7 · Writer
7. Law of the Border 1966 · Lütfi Ömer Akad · IMDb 6.7 · Writer
8. Yigit yarali olur 1966 · Ertem Göreç · IMDb 5.1 · Writer
9. Ana 1967 · Lütfi Akad · IMDb 6.5 · Writer
10. Kizilirmak Karakoyun 1967 · Lütfi Akad · IMDb 6.9 · Writer
11. Kader Böyle İstedi 1968 · Lütfi Akad · IMDb 6.8 · Writer
12. Bir Teselli Ver 1971 · Lütfi Akad · IMDb 4.3 · Writer
13. Yarali Kurt 1972 · Lütfi Akad · IMDb 6.2 · Writer
14. The Bride 1973 · Lütfi Ömer Akad · IMDb 7.7 · Writer
15. Gökçe Çiçek 1973 · Lütfi Akad · IMDb 6.8 · Writer
16. Blood Money 1974 · Lütfi Ömer Akad · IMDb 7.1 · Writer
17. The Wedding 1974 · Lütfi Ömer Akad · IMDb 7.1 · Writer
18. Esir Hayat 1974 · Lütfi Akad · IMDb 5.9 · Writer