Lütfi Akad

Lütfi Akad was born on Sep 02, 1916 in Turkey. Lütfi Akad's big-screen debut came with Vurun kahpeye directed by Lütfi Akad in 1949.

Turkish film director, screenwriter, academician. 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 Edip Adivar'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.