Sidney J. Furie

Directing·Feb 25, 1933·Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Toronto-born Sidney J. Furie has enjoyed a distinguished career that has spanned over six decades. Having worked in every genre, Furie has directed films starring Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Robert Redford, Diana Ross, Michael Caine, Peter O'Toole, Rodney Dangerfield, Barbara Hershey, Gene Hackman, Donald Sutherland, Laurence Olivier, and countless others. He is most known for the espionage classic The Ipcress File (1965), the landmark biopic Lady Sings the Blues (1972), the franchise-generating Iron Eagle (1986), the Scorsese-beloved horror saga The Entity (1982), and the Vietnam combat chronicle The Boys in Company C (1978), which later partly inspired Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. His first two films, A Dangerous Age (1957) and A Cool Sound from Hell (1959), both independently financed, were two of the first English Canadian features ever made, produced before he emigrated to London in 1960. He became an important figure in the British New Wave, especially with The Boys (1962) and his realist drama The Leather Boys (1964), a critical darling that became a popular cult film.

Film	Credit
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano2024 · Himself	Himself
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount2023 · Himself	Himself
Finding Hannah2023 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars2018 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh2014 · Self	Self
The Dependables2014 · Director	Director
Conduct Unbecoming2011 · Director	Director
The Four Horsemen2008 · Director	Director
The Veteran2006 · Director	Director
American Soldiers2005 · Director	Director
Direct Action2004 · Director	Director
Detention2003 · Director	Director
Partners in Action2002 · Director	Director
Global Heresy2002 · Director	Director
The Fraternity2002 · Director	Director
Under Heavy Fire2001 · Director	Director
Road Rage2000 · Director	Director
My 5 Wives2000 · Director	Director
Hide and Seek2000 · Director	Director
The Collectors1999 · Director	Director
In Her Defense1999 · Director	Director
MMarried to a Stranger1997 · Director	Director
The Rage1997 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Top of the World1997 · Director	Director
Hollow Point1996 · Director	Director
Iron Eagle on the Attack1995 · Director	Director
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold1994 · Self	Self
Ladybugs1992 · Director	Director
The Taking of Beverly Hills1991 · Director	Director
Iron Eagle II1988 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace1987 · Director	Director
Iron Eagle1986 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Purple Hearts1984 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Entity1982 · Director	Director
The Boys in Company C1978 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Gable and Lombard1976 · Director	Director
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York1975 · Director	Director
Night Games1974 · Writer	Writer
Hit!1973 · Director	Director
Lady Sings the Blues1972 · Director	Director
Little Fauss and Big Halsy1970 · Director	Director
The Lawyer1970 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
The Naked Runner1967 · Director	Director
The Appaloosa1966 · Director	Director
The Ipcress File1965 · Director	Director
Wonderful Life1964 · Director	Director
The Leather Boys1964 · Director	Director
The Boys1962 · Director	Director