Lütfi Akad

Lütfi Ömer Akad was born in Istanbul on 2 September 1916. A graduate of Galatasaray High School and then in finance from the Higher School of Economics and Commerce, he worked on the accounts of a production company before directing his first film in 1948 or 1949. He then made a great many films, and in the seventies turned to television and documentary. He taught directing at Mimar Sinan, published his memoirs in 2004 and died in Istanbul on 19 November 2011.

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• CinemaDüğünLütfi Akad · 1973Cinema