Sidney Lumet
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- June 25, 1924
- Died
- April 9, 2011 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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.
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Filmography
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Movie · Director
Find Me Guilty
Movie · Director
Strip Search
Movie · Director
Rachel, When the Lord
Movie · Director
100 Centre Street
TV · Director · 10 eps
Gloria
Movie · Director
Critical Care
Movie · Director
Night Falls on Manhattan
Movie · Director
Guilty as Sin
Movie · Director
A Stranger Among Us
Movie · Director
Q & A
Movie · Director
Family Business
Movie · Director
Running on Empty
Movie · Director
The Morning After
Movie · Director
Power
Movie · Director
Garbo Talks
Movie · Director
Daniel
Movie · Director
The Verdict
Movie · Director
Deathtrap
Movie · Director
Prince of the City
Movie · Director
Just Tell Me What You Want
Movie · Director
The Wiz
Movie · Director
Equus
Movie · Director
Network
Movie · Director
Dog Day Afternoon
Movie · Director
Murder on the Orient Express
Movie · Director
Lovin' Molly
Movie · Director
Serpico
Movie · Director
The Offence
Movie · Director
Child's Play
Movie · Director
The Anderson Tapes
Movie · Director
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Movie · Director
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Movie · Director
The Appointment
Movie · Director
Bye Bye Braverman
Movie · Director
The Sea Gull
Movie · Director
The Deadly Affair
Movie · Director
The Group
Movie · Director
The Pawnbroker
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The Hill
Movie · Director
Fail Safe
Movie · Director
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Movie · Director
A View from the Bridge
Movie · Director
The Fugitive Kind
Movie · Director
John Brown's Raid
Movie · Director
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Movie · Director
The Dybbuk
Movie · Director
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
Movie · Director
The Iceman Cometh
TV · Director · 2 eps
That Kind of Woman
Movie · Director
Sunday Showcase
Movie · Director
Play of the Week
TV · Director · 4 eps
NBC Sunday Showcase
TV · Director · 2 eps
Stage Struck
Movie · Director
All the King's Men
Movie · Director
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Movie · Director
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Movie · Director
The Count of Monte Cristo
Movie · Director
Mr. Broadway
Movie · Director
12 Angry Men
Movie · Director
DuPont Show of the Month
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Seven Lively Arts
TV · Director · 1 ep
Tragedy in a Temporary Town
Movie · Director
Playhouse 90
TV · Director · 2 eps
The Challenge
Movie · Director
The Alcoa Hour
TV · Director · 6 eps
Frontier
TV · Director · 1 ep
Star Stage
TV · Director · 3 eps
The Best of Broadway
TV · Director · 3 eps
Producers' Showcase
TV · Director · 1 ep
The Elgin Hour
TV · Director · 2 eps
The United States Steel Hour
TV · Director · 3 eps
You Are There
TV · Director · 25 eps
CBS Television Workshop
TV · Director · 1 ep
Omnibus
TV · Director · 2 eps
Goodyear Television Playhouse
TV · Director · 3 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · Director · 1 ep
Casey, Crime Photographer
TV · Director · 2 eps
Danger
TV · Director · 16 eps
Mama
TV · Director · 2 eps
Studio One
TV · Director · 2 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
TV · Director · 5 eps