Sidney Lumet
Directing
Born June 25, 1924 · 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 t…
Known For · 40 titles
Spécial cinéma
The Dick Cavett Show
American Masters
Film '72
The Manchurian Candidate
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
Dziga and His Brothers
Breakdown: 1975
A Decade Under the Influence
New York at the Movies
Inside the Actors Studio
Night of 100 Stars III
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
The Education of Gore Vidal
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
William Holden: The Golden Boy
The Tramp and the Dictator
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Inside 'Serpico'
The Making of 'Network'
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
Prince of the City: The Real Story
Serpico: From Real to Reel
One Third of a Nation
Wiz on Down the Road
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Funny
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
Fonda on Fonda
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
By Sidney Lumet
The 400 Million
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
One Step Further: Becoming Lumet
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows