Sidney Lumet
Directing
Born: June 25, 1924 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: April 9, 2011 (aged 86)
Highest Rated
Biography
Sidney Lumet (June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his name. He was nominated for the Academy Award as Best Director for 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976) and The Verdict (1982). He did not win an individual Academy Award, although he did receive an Academy Honorary Award and 14 of his films were nominated for various Oscars, such as Network, which was nominated for 10, winning 4. The Encyclopedia of Hollywood states that Lumet was one of the most prolific directors of the modern era, making more than one movie per year on average since his directorial debut in 1957. He was noted by Turner Classic Movies for his "strong direction of actors", "vigorous storytelling" and the "social realism" in his best work. Film critic Roger Ebert described him as having been "one of the finest craftsmen and warmest humanitarians among all film directors." Lumet was also known as an "actor's director," having worked with the best of them during his career, probably more than "any other director." Lumet began his career as an Off-Broadway director, then became a highly efficient TV director. His first movie was typical of his best work: a well-acted, tightly written, deeply considered "problem picture," 12 Angry Men (1957). From that point on Lumet divided his energies among other idealistic problem pictures along with literate adaptations of plays and novels, big stylish pictures, New York-based black comedies, and realistic crime dramas, including Serpico and Prince of the City. As a result of directing 12 Angry Men, he was also responsible for leading the first wave of directors who made a successful transition from TV to movies. In 2005, Lumet received an Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement for his "brilliant services to screenwriters, performers, and the art of the motion picture." Two years later, he concluded his career with the acclaimed drama Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007). Description above from the Wikipedia article Sidney Lumet, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
12 Angry Men
1957
Dog Day Afternoon
1975
Serpico
1973
Network
1976
The Manchurian Candidate
2004
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
2007
Murder on the Orient Express
1974
The Verdict
1982
Find Me Guilty
2006
Fail Safe
1964
Running on Empty
1988
The Wiz
1978
Photos (6)
Movies (3)
Self / Appearances (32)
American Masters
Self · 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Director of Dog day afternoon (archive footage)
Dziga and His Brothers
Self
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self · 7 eps
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Self
The Tramp and the Dictator
Self (uncredited)
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Self
The Making of 'Network'
Self
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Self
The Education of Gore Vidal
Self
Prince of the City: The Real Story
Self
Fonda on Fonda
Self
Inside 'Serpico'
Self
Funny
Self
By Sidney Lumet
Self
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Self
William Holden: The Golden Boy
Self
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Self
Wiz on Down the Road
Self - Director
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Self - Director, 'Fail Safe'
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
Self
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
Self
Serpico: From Real to Reel
Self
Directing (70)
12 Angry Men
Director
Studio One
Director
Kraft Television Theatre
Director
Omnibus
Director
The United States Steel Hour
Director
Playhouse 90
Director
Murder on the Orient Express
Director
You Are There
Director
Dog Day Afternoon
Director
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Director
100 Centre Street
Director
Play of the Week
Director
Network
Director
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Director
The Wiz
Director
Serpico
Director
DuPont Show of the Month
Director
The Verdict
Director
Frontier
Director
Find Me Guilty
Director
Family Business
Director
The Alcoa Hour
Director
Deathtrap
Director
The Anderson Tapes
Director
Night Falls on Manhattan
Director
The Offence
Director
Q & A
Director
Fail Safe
Director
Gloria
Director
The Hill
Director
Running on Empty
Director
Garbo Talks
Director
Prince of the City
Director
Guilty as Sin
Director
Power
Director
The Morning After
Director
The Pawnbroker
Director
Star Stage
Director
Just Tell Me What You Want
Director
Equus
Director
Critical Care
Director
The Fugitive Kind
Director
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Director
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
Director
Child's Play
Director
The Deadly Affair
Director
A Stranger Among Us
Director
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Director
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Director
Lovin' Molly
Director
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Director
The Appointment
Director
Strip Search
Director
Daniel
Director
The Sea Gull
Director
That Kind of Woman
Director
The Group
Director
John Brown's Raid
Director
Stage Struck
Director
A View from the Bridge
Director
Bye Bye Braverman
Director
The Iceman Cometh
Director
Tragedy in a Temporary Town
Director
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Director
The Dybbuk
Director
All the King's Men
Director
The Challenge
Director
Mr. Broadway
Director
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Director
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Director
Writing (5)
Producing (12)
100 Centre Street
Executive Producer
Fail Safe
Executive Producer
In Her Skin
Consulting Producer
Just Tell Me What You Want
Producer
Critical Care
Producer
The Deadly Affair
Producer
Daniel
Executive Producer
The Sea Gull
Producer
Beyond the Time Barrier
Casting Director
Bye Bye Braverman
Producer
Mr. Broadway
Producer
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Producer