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Sidney Lumet

Directing

Sidney Lumet

Sidney Lumet is a director born on June 25, 1924 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He died on April 9, 2011, aged 86. He is known for 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon and Serpico. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Directing
Born
June 25, 1924
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
April 9, 2011
Also known as
西德尼·吕美特 · Сидни Люмет · سیدنی لومت

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.​

Filmography

  1. 2025Breakdown: 1975as Self - Director of Dog day afternoon (archive footage)
  2. 2015By Sidney Lumetas Self
  3. 2009I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazaleas Self
  4. 2008You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Storyas Self
  5. 2007Before the Devil Knows You're DeadDirector
  6. 2006Find Me GuiltyDirector · Screenplay
  7. 2004The Manchurian Candidateas Political Pundit
  8. 2004Strip SearchDirector
  9. 2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaustas Self
  10. 2003A Decade Under the Influenceas Self
  11. 2002The Tramp and the Dictatoras Self (uncredited)
  12. 2000Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'as Self - Director, 'Fail Safe'
  13. 1999GloriaDirector
  14. 1997Critical CareDirector · Producer
  15. 1997Night Falls on ManhattanDirector · Screenplay
  16. 1993Guilty as SinDirector
  17. 1992A Stranger Among UsDirector
  18. 1990Q & ADirector · Screenplay
  19. 1989Family BusinessDirector
  20. 1988Running on EmptyDirector
  21. 1986The Morning AfterDirector
  22. 1986American Mastersas Self · 1 episode
  23. 1986PowerDirector
  24. 1984Garbo TalksDirector
  25. 1983DanielDirector · Executive producer
  26. 1982The VerdictDirector
  27. 1982DeathtrapDirector
  28. 1981Prince of the CityDirector · Screenplay
  29. 1980Just Tell Me What You WantDirector · Producer
  30. 1978The WizDirector
  31. 1977EquusDirector
  32. 1976NetworkDirector
  33. 1975Dog Day AfternoonDirector
  34. 1974Murder on the Orient ExpressDirector
  35. 1974Lovin' MollyDirector
  36. 1973SerpicoDirector
  37. 1973The OffenceDirector
  38. 1972Child's PlayDirector
  39. 1971Film '72as Self · 4 episodes
  40. 1971The Anderson TapesDirector
  41. 1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisDirector
  42. 1970Last of the Mobile Hot ShotsDirector · Producer
  43. 1969The AppointmentDirector
  44. 1968The Sea GullDirector · Producer
  45. 1968Bye Bye BravermanDirector · Producer
  46. 1967The Deadly AffairDirector · Producer
  47. 1966The GroupDirector
  48. 1965The HillDirector
  49. 1965The PawnbrokerDirector
  50. 1964Fail SafeDirector · Executive producer
  51. 1962Long Day's Journey Into NightDirector
  52. 1962A View from the BridgeDirector
  53. 1960The Fugitive KindDirector
  54. 1959That Kind of WomanDirector
  55. 1958Stage StruckDirector
  56. 195712 Angry MenDirector
  57. 1956Playhouse 90Director
  58. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameDirector
  59. 1948Studio OneDirector
  60. 1939The 400 Millionas Additional Voice (voice)