Ömer Lütfi Akad
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Ömer Lütfi Akad, aka Lütfi Ömer Akad, (b. 1916) is a Turkish film director, who directed movies from 1948-1974. In 1949, he debuted as a film director with Vurun Kahpeye ("Kill 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". The 1970s trilogy, The Bridge; The Wedding; and The Sacrifice, is considered his masterpiece. Afterwards, he withdrew from movie making instead directing adaptations for TV.
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- Türkiye 1923-1973 Ansiklopedisi, c.1, Kaynak Kitaplar, İstanbul 1974.
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| Preceded by Nejat Saydam |
Golden Orange Award for Best Director 1974 for Düğün |
Succeeded by Şerif Gören |
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Golden Orange Honorary Award 1983 |
Succeeded by Sezer Sezin |
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