Lütfi Akad
Date of Birth: 02 Sep 1916
Country: Turkey
Biography: Lütfi Ömer Akad, Turkish film director, screenwriter, academician, Honorary Professor. Known as the "Big Plane-Tree" of Turkish cinema, Akad has been one of the important names that enabled Turkish cinema, which was under the dominance of theater actors until the 1950s, to become independent from the theater.
Total Credits at Criticker: 35 (Director), 22 (Writer)
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