Sidney Lumet
Directing
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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movieFind Me Guilty
2006
Director
movieStrip Search
2004
Director
tv100 Centre Street
2001
Director
movieGloria
1999
Director
movieCritical Care
1997
Director
movieGuilty as Sin
1993
Director
movieA Stranger Among Us
1992
Director
movieQ & A
1990
Director
movieFamily Business
1989
Director
movieRunning on Empty
1988
Director
movieThe Morning After
1986
Director
moviePower
1986
Director
movieGarbo Talks
1984
Director
movieDaniel
1983
Director
movieThe Verdict
1982
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movieDeathtrap
1982
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moviePrince of the City
1981
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movieThe Wiz
1978
Director
movieEquus
1977
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movieNetwork
1976
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movieDog Day Afternoon
1975
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movieLovin' Molly
1974
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movieSerpico
1973
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movieThe Offence
1973
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movieChild's Play
1972
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movieThe Anderson Tapes
1971
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movieThe Appointment
1969
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movieThe Sea Gull
1968
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movieBye Bye Braverman
1968
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movieThe Deadly Affair
1967
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movieThe Group
1966
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movieThe Hill
1965
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movieThe Pawnbroker
1965
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movieFail Safe
1964
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movieA View from the Bridge
1962
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movieThe Iceman Cometh
1960
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tvThe Iceman Cometh
1960
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movieJohn Brown's Raid
1960
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movieThe Dybbuk
1960
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movieThe Fugitive Kind
1960
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tvPlay of the Week
1959
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movieThat Kind of Woman
1959
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movieAll the King's Men
1958
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movieStage Struck
1958
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tvDuPont Show of the Month
1957
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movieMr. Broadway
1957
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movie12 Angry Men
1957
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tvPlayhouse 90
1956
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tvThe Alcoa Hour
1955
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tvFrontier
1955
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tvStar Stage
1955
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movieThe Challenge
1955
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tvYou Are There
1953
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tvOmnibus
1952
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tvHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
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Danger
1950
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Mama
1949
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tvStudio One
1948
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tvKraft Television Theatre
1947
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Acting40
movieBreakdown: 1975
2025
Self - Director of Dog day afternoon (archive footage)
movieThe Manchurian Candidate
2004
Political Pundit
movieThe Tramp and the Dictator
2002
Self (uncredited)
movieInside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
2000
Self - Director, 'Fail Safe'
movieFunny
1988
Self
movieWiz on Down the Road
1978
Self - Director
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
movieThe 400 Million
1939
Additional Voice (voice)
movieOne Third of a Nation
1939
Joey Rogers
Production12
movieIn Her Skin
2009
Consulting Producer
tv100 Centre Street
2001
Executive Producer
movieCritical Care
1997
Producer
movieDaniel
1983
Executive Producer
movieThe Sea Gull
1968
Producer
movieBye Bye Braverman
1968
Producer
movieThe Deadly Affair
1967
Producer
movieFail Safe
1964
Executive Producer
movieBeyond the Time Barrier
1960
Casting Director
movieMr. Broadway
1957
Producer
Writing5
movieFind Me Guilty
2006
Screenplay
tv100 Centre Street
2001
Writer
movieNight Falls on Manhattan
1997
Screenplay
movieQ & A
1990
Screenplay
moviePrince of the City
1981
Screenplay