Sidney Lumet

Directing·Jun 25, 1924·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Breakdown: 19752025 · Self - Director of Dog day afternoon (archive footage)	Self - Director of Dog day afternoon (archive footage)
OOne Step Further: Becoming Lumet2023 · Self	Self
By Sidney Lumet2015 · Self	Self
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale2009 · Self	Self
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story2008 · Self	Self
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made2008 · Self	Self
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'2008 · Self	Self
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead2007 · Director	Director
Prince of the City: The Real Story2007 · Self	Self
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film2006 · Self	Self
Find Me Guilty2006 · Screenplay, Director	Screenplay, Director
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'2006 · Self	Self
The Making of 'Network'2006 · Self	Self
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'2004 · Self	Self
RRachel, When the Lord2004 · Director	Director
The Manchurian Candidate2004 · Political Pundit	Political Pundit
Strip Search2004 · Director	Director
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust2004 · Self	Self
The Education of Gore Vidal2003 · Self	Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker2003 · Self	Self
A Decade Under the Influence2003 · Self	Self
Inside 'Serpico'2002 · Self	Self
Serpico: From Real to Reel2002 · Self	Self
NNew York at the Movies2002 · Self	Self
The Tramp and the Dictator2002 · Self (uncredited)	Self (uncredited)
Dziga and His Brothers2002 · Self	Self
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'2000 · Self	Self
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'2000 · Self - Director, 'Fail Safe'	Self - Director, 'Fail Safe'
Gloria1999 · Director	Director
AAnthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows1999 · Self	Self
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery1998 · Self	Self
Critical Care1997 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Night Falls on Manhattan1997 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Guilty as Sin1993 · Director	Director
A Stranger Among Us1992 · Director	Director
Fonda on Fonda1992 · Self	Self
Night of 100 Stars III1990 · Self	Self
Q & A1990 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
William Holden: The Golden Boy1989 · Self	Self
Family Business1989 · Director	Director
Running on Empty1988 · Director	Director
Funny1988 · Self	Self
The Morning After1986 · Director	Director
Power1986 · Director	Director
Garbo Talks1984 · Director	Director
Daniel1983 · Director	Director
The Verdict1982 · Director	Director
Deathtrap1982 · Director	Director