Lütfi Akad

Biography

Lütfi Ömer Akad (2 September 1916 - 19 November 2011), the first auteur director of Turkish cinema, screenwriter, academician, Honorary Professor. Known as the "The Masterless Master" and "Big Auteur" of Turkish cinema, Akad has been one of the important names that enabled Turkish cinema, which was under the domination of theater actors until the 1950s, to become independent from theatre. Being one of the first representatives of the "Generation of Filmmakers", Akad, unlike the filmmakers before him, researched and developed the unique language and possibilities of cinema, influenced many directors who came after him with his works and set an example for them.

Known for

Credits

Year	Movie / TV show / Other	Role
1979	Emekli Başkan	Director
1979	Isı	Director
1979	Kuma	Director
1979	Çekiç ve Titreşim	Director
1979	Emekli Başkan	Screenplay
1979	Isı	Screenplay
1975	Diyet	Screenplay
1975	Diyet	Director
1975	Knob	Director
1975	Ferman	Director
1975	Pembe İncili Kaftan	Director
1975	Knob	Writer
1975	Ağrı Dağı Efsanesi	Writer
1975	Pembe İncili Kaftan	Writer
1975	Ömer Seyfettin Hikayeleri	Director
1974	Blood Money	Director
1974	Blood Money	Writer
1974	Esir Hayat	Director
1974	Esir Hayat	Writer
1973	The Bride	Director
1973	The Bride	Writer
1973	The Wedding	Director
1973	The Wedding	Screenplay
1973	Gökçe Çiçek	Director
1973	Gökçe Çiçek	Screenplay
1972	Vahşi Çiçek	Director
1972	The Wounded Wolf	Director
1972	The River	Director
1972	The River	Writer
1971	Mothers and Daughters	Director
1971	Mothers and Daughters	Screenplay
1971	Bir Teselli Ver	Director
1971	Bir Teselli Ver	Writer
1971	Mahşere Kadar	Director
1971	Rüya Gibi	Director
1969	I Want to Die With You	Director
1968	My Prostitute Love	Director
1968	This Is How Destiny Wanted	Director
1967	Red River, Black Sheep	Director
1967	Red River, Black Sheep	Screenplay
1967	Mother	Director
1967	Mother	Writer
1967	Kurbanlık Katil	Director
1967	Kurbanlık Katil	Screenplay
1966	Law of the Border	Director
1966	Law of the Border	Writer
1966	Sırat Köprüsü	Director
1966	Yiğit Yaralı Olur	Writer
1965	The Exterminators	Production Director
1964	Karanlıkta Uyananlar	Producer
1964	Tanrı'nın Bağışı Orman	Director
1963	L'Immortelle	Production Manager
1963	L'Immortelle	Assistant Director
1963	Bire On Vardı	Screenplay
1962	Tricycle	Screenplay
1962	Tricycle	Director
1961	Dişi Kurt	Director
1961	Sessiz Harp	Director
1961	Avare Mustafa	Writer
1960	Cilalı İbo'nun Çilesi	Director
1960	Cilalı İbo'nun Çilesi	Scenario Writer
1960	Yangın Var	Writer
1960	Yangın Var	Director
1959	The Lonely Ones' Quay	Director
1959	The Lonely Ones' Quay	Screenplay
1959	Ana Kucağı	Director
1959	Zümrüt	Director
1958	Meyhanecinin Kızı	Director
1958	Meyhanecinin Kızı	Writer
1957	White Gold	Director
1957	White Gold	Screenplay
1957	Kara Talih	Director
1956	Kalbimin Şarkısı	Director
1955	White Handkerchief	Director
1955	White Handkerchief	Writer
1955	The Invisible Man in Istanbul	Director
1955	The Invisible Man in Istanbul	Screenplay
1955	A love story	Writer
1955	Meçhul Kadın	Director
1955	Kardeş Kurşunu	Director
1954	Bulgar Sadık	Director
1954	Bulgar Sadık	Screenplay
1954	Vahşi Bir Kız Sevdim	Director
1954	Çalsın Sazlar Oynasın Kızlar	Director
1954	Çalsın Sazlar Oynasın Kızlar	Screenplay
1954	Çalsın Sazlar Oynasın Kızlar	Writer
1953	Murderous City	Director
1953	Murderous City	Writer
1953	Katil	Writer
1953	Katil	Director
1953	Altı Ölü Var/İpsala Cinayeti	Director
1953	Altı Ölü Var/İpsala Cinayeti	Screenplay
1952	In the Name of the Law	Director
1952	In the Name of the Law	Writer
1952	İngiliz Kemal Lawrens'e Karşı	Director
1952	Tahir ile Zühre	Director
1952	Tahir ile Zühre	Writer
1952	Arzu ile Kamber	Director
1952	Arzu ile Kamber	Writer
1950	The Luxurious Life	Director
1950	The Luxurious Life	Screenplay
1949	Vurun Kahpeye	Director
1949	Vurun Kahpeye	Writer