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Sidney Lumet
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.
Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
June 25, 1924
Day of Death
April 9, 2011
Age at Death
86 years old
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity Score
1.7
Filmography
Breakdown: 1975
Self - Director of Dog day afternoon (archive footage)
2025Movie
One Step Further: Becoming Lumet
Self
2023Movie
By Sidney Lumet
Self
2015Movie
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Self
2010TV
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self
2009Movie
In Her Skin
Consulting Producer
2009Movie
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Self
2008Movie
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
Self
2008Movie
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Self
2008Movie
Prince of the City: The Real Story
Self
2007Movie
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Director
2007Movie
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Self
2006Movie
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
Self
2006Movie
The Making of 'Network'
Self
2006Movie
Find Me Guilty
Director
2006Movie
Find Me Guilty
Screenplay
2006Movie
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Self
2004Movie
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
Self
2004Movie
The Manchurian Candidate
Political Pundit
2004Movie
Strip Search
Director
2004Movie
Rachel, When the Lord
Director
2004Movie
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
2003Movie
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
2003Movie
The Education of Gore Vidal
Self
2003Movie
Inside 'Serpico'
Self
2002Movie
Serpico: From Real to Reel
Self
2002Movie
New York at the Movies
Self
2002Movie
Dziga and His Brothers
Self
2002Movie
The Tramp and the Dictator
Self (uncredited)
2002Movie
100 Centre Street
Director
2001TV
100 Centre Street
Executive Producer
2001TV
100 Centre Street
Writer
2001TV
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Self - Director, 'Fail Safe'
2000Movie
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Self
2000Movie
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
Self
1999Movie
Gloria
Director
1999Movie
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Self
1998Movie
Critical Care
Director
1997Movie
Night Falls on Manhattan
Director
1997Movie
Night Falls on Manhattan
Screenplay
1997Movie
Critical Care
Producer
1997Movie
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994TV
Guilty as Sin
Director
1993Movie
Fonda on Fonda
Self
1992Movie
A Stranger Among Us
Director
1992Movie
Night of 100 Stars III
Self
1990Movie
Q & A
Director
1990Movie
Q & A
Screenplay
1990Movie
William Holden: The Golden Boy
Self
1989Movie
Family Business
Director
1989Movie
Funny
Self
1988Movie
Running on Empty
Director
1988Movie
American Masters
Self
1986TV
The Morning After
Director
1986Movie
Power
Director
1986Movie
Garbo Talks
Director
1984Movie
Daniel
Director
1983Movie
Daniel
Executive Producer
1983Movie
The Verdict
Director
1982Movie
Deathtrap
Director
1982Movie
Prince of the City
Director
1981Movie
Prince of the City
Screenplay
1981Movie
Just Tell Me What You Want
Director
1980Movie
Just Tell Me What You Want
Producer
1980Movie
Wiz on Down the Road
Self - Director
1978Movie
The Wiz
Director
1978Movie
Equus
Director
1977Movie
Network
Director
1976Movie
Dog Day Afternoon
Director
1975Movie
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974TV
Murder on the Orient Express
Director
1974Movie
Lovin' Molly
Director
1974Movie
Serpico
Director
1973Movie
The Offence
Director
1973Movie
Child's Play
Director
1972Movie
Film '72
Self
1971TV
The Anderson Tapes
Director
1971Movie
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Director
1970Movie
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
Producer
1970Movie
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Director
1970Movie
The Appointment
Director
1969Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
1968TV
Bye Bye Braverman
Director
1968Movie
The Sea Gull
Director
1968Movie
Bye Bye Braverman
Producer
1968Movie
The Sea Gull
Producer
1968Movie
The Deadly Affair
Director
1967Movie
The Deadly Affair
Producer
1967Movie
The Group
Director
1966Movie
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
Self
1965Movie
The Pawnbroker
Director
1965Movie
The Hill
Director
1965Movie
Fail Safe
Director
1964Movie
Fail Safe
Executive Producer
1964Movie
Long Day's Journey Into Night
Director
1962Movie
A View from the Bridge
Director
1962Movie
The Fugitive Kind
Director
1960Movie
John Brown's Raid
Director
1960Movie
Beyond the Time Barrier
Casting Director
1960Movie
The Iceman Cometh
Director
1960Movie
Play of the Week: Rashomon
Director
1960Movie
The Dybbuk
Director
1960Movie
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
Director
1960Movie
The Iceman Cometh
Director
1960TV
That Kind of Woman
Director
1959Movie
Sunday Showcase
Director
1959Movie
Play of the Week
Director
1959TV
NBC Sunday Showcase
Director
1959TV
Stage Struck
Director
1958Movie
All the King's Men
Director
1958Movie
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
Director
1958Movie
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Director
1958Movie
Mr. Broadway
Director
1957Movie
Mr. Broadway
Producer
1957Movie
12 Angry Men
Director
1957Movie
DuPont Show of the Month
Director
1957TV
The Seven Lively Arts
Director
1957TV
Tragedy in a Temporary Town
Director
1956Movie
Playhouse 90
Director
1956TV
The Challenge
Director
1955Movie
The Alcoa Hour
Director
1955TV
Frontier
Director
1955TV
Star Stage
Director
1955TV
The Best of Broadway
Director
1954TV
Producers' Showcase
Director
1954TV
The Elgin Hour
Director
1954TV
The United States Steel Hour
Director
1953TV
You Are There
Director
1953TV
CBS Television Workshop
Director
1952TV
Omnibus
Director
1952TV
Goodyear Television Playhouse
Director
1951TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Director
1951TV
Casey, Crime Photographer
Director
1951TV
Danger
Director
1950TV
Mama
Director
1949TV
Studio One
Director
1948TV
Kraft Television Theatre
Director
1947TV
One Third of a Nation
Joey Rogers
1939Movie
The 400 Million
Additional Voice (voice)
1939Movie