Sidney J. Furie
Directing
Toronto-born Sidney J. Furie has enjoyed a distinguished career that has spanned over six decades. Having worked in every genre, Furie has directed films starring Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Robert Redford, Diana Ross, Michael Caine, Peter O'Toole, Rodney Dangerfield, Barbara Hershey, Gene Hackman, Donald Sutherland, Laurence Olivier, and countless others. He is most known for the espionage classic The Ipcress File (1965), the landmark biopic Lady Sings the Blues (1972), the franchise-generating Iron Eagle (1986), the Scorsese-beloved horror saga The Entity (1982), and the Vietnam combat chronicle The Boys in Company C (1978), which later partly inspired Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. His first two films, A Dangerous Age (1957) and A Cool Sound from Hell (1959), both independently financed, were two of the first English Canadian features ever made, produced before he emigrated to London in 1960. He became an important figure in the British New Wave, especially with The Boys (1962) and his realist drama The Leather Boys (1964), a critical darling that became a popular cult film.
Known for
Directing53
movieFinding Hannah
2023
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movieThe Dependables
2014
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movieConduct Unbecoming
2011
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movieThe Four Horsemen
2008
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movieThe Veteran
2006
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movieAmerican Soldiers
2005
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movieDirect Action
2004
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movieDetention
2003
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moviePartners in Action
2002
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movieGlobal Heresy
2002
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movieThe Fraternity
2002
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movieUnder Heavy Fire
2001
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movieRoad Rage
2000
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movieMy 5 Wives
2000
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movieHide and Seek
2000
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tv18 Wheels of Justice
2000
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movieThe Collectors
1999
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movieIn Her Defense
1999
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tvV.I.P.
1998
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tvPensacola: Wings of Gold
1997
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movieThe Rage
1997
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movieTop of the World
1997
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movieHollow Point
1996
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movieLadybugs
1992
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movieIron Eagle II
1988
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movieIron Eagle
1986
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moviePurple Hearts
1984
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movieThe Entity
1982
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movieThe Boys in Company C
1978
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movieGable and Lombard
1976
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movieHit!
1973
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movieLady Sings the Blues
1972
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movieThe Lawyer
1970
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movieThe Naked Runner
1967
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movieThe Appaloosa
1966
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movieThe Ipcress File
1965
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movieWonderful Life
1964
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movieThe Leather Boys
1964
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movieThe Boys
1962
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movieWonderful to Be Young!
1961
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movieThree on a Spree
1961
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movieThe Snake Woman
1961
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movieDoctor Blood's Coffin
1961
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movieDuring One Night
1961
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movieA Cool Sound from Hell
1959
Director
Writing16
movieFinding Hannah
2023
Writer
movieThe Rage
1997
Writer
movieIron Eagle II
1988
Characters, Screenplay
movieIron Eagle
1986
Screenplay
moviePurple Hearts
1984
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movieNight Games
1974
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movieThe Lawyer
1970
Writer
Acting6
Production4
movieDuring One Night
1961
Producer
movieA Cool Sound from Hell
1959
Producer
Hudson's Bay
Producer
Creator2
tvPetrocelli
1974
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Hudson's Bay
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Crew1
movieThe Defender
2004
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