Sidney Lumet

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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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  • wc Gender: Male
  • calendar_month Birth Date: 1924-06-25
  • event Death Date 2011-04-09
  • school Known for: Directing
  • star Popularity: 12.8
  • info Birth Place Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Inside 'Serpico'

2002-12-03

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Serpico: From Real to Reel

2002-12-03

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Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

1998-10-02

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Funny

1988-04-01

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Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film

2006-03-27

8.1

Paul Newman: The Restless

2023-06-11

6.5

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004-01-01

7.4

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

2003-05-20

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New York at the Movies

2002-07-07

5.8

One Third of a Nation

1939-02-10

6.8

The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

2023-06-18

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Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

1999-01-11

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Dziga and His Brothers

2002-01-01

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Night of 100 Stars III

1990-05-21

5.9

The 400 Million

1939-03-07

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William Holden: The Golden Boy

1989-12-13

6.8

By Sidney Lumet

2015-07-13

6.8

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009-01-16

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The Sun... the Sand... the Hill

1965-07-01

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A Decade Under the Influence

2003-04-25

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The Tramp and the Dictator

2002-02-14

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The Making of 'Tootsie'

1982-01-01

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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

2008-03-04

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The Education of Gore Vidal

2003-06-30

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Wiz on Down the Road

1978-01-01

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The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

2006-02-28

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The Making of 'Network'

2006-02-28

6.5

Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'

2004-09-07

5.3

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

2008-04-15

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And the Oscar Goes To...

2014-02-01

5.6

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

2000-05-05

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Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

2000-10-31

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Fonda on Fonda

1992-01-13

6.5

The Manchurian Candidate

2004-07-30

8.5

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

2008-05-15

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Prince of the City: The Real Story

2007-01-01

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One Step Further: Becoming Lumet

2023-12-27

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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

2016-02-06

7.5

Inside the Actors Studio

1994-08-14

4.7

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

2010-11-01

7.1

American Masters

1986-06-23

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Spécial cinéma

1974-09-25

6.7

The Dick Cavett Show

1968-06-06

8.2

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

1998-06-23

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Fail Safe

1964-10-07

8.2

Fail Safe

1964-10-07

8.2

Murder on the Orient Express

1974-11-22

8.2

Network

1976-11-14

8.2

Family Business

1989-12-06

8.2

Guilty as Sin

1993-06-04

8.2

The Pawnbroker

1965-04-20

8.2

The Anderson Tapes

1971-06-17

8.2

The Hill

1965-06-17

8.2

Serpico

1973-12-18

8.2

The Morning After

1986-12-25

8.2

The Offence

1973-01-11

8.2

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

2007-09-26

8.2

The Wiz

1978-10-24

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The Verdict

1982-12-08

8.2

Prince of the City

1981-08-19

8.2

Prince of the City

1981-08-19

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Q & A

1990-04-27

8.2

Q & A

1990-04-27

8.2

Find Me Guilty

2006-03-16

8.2

Find Me Guilty

2006-03-16

8.2

A Stranger Among Us

1992-07-17

8.2

Strip Search

2004-04-27

8.2

Long Day's Journey Into Night

1962-10-09

8.2

The Deadly Affair

1967-01-26

8.2

The Deadly Affair

1967-01-26

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Equus

1977-10-16

8.2

Critical Care

1997-10-31

8.2

Gloria

1999-01-22

8.2

Power

1986-01-31

8.2

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997-03-21

8.2

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997-03-21

8.2

The Fugitive Kind

1960-04-14

8.2

The Challenge

1955-01-01

8.2

Deathtrap

1982-03-19

8.2

Running on Empty

1988-09-09

8.2

Bye Bye Braverman

1968-02-21

8.2

Child's Play

1972-12-12

8.2

Daniel

1983-08-26

8.2

The Group

1966-03-04

8.2

The Appointment

1969-05-22

8.2

Garbo Talks

1984-10-12

8.2

Stage Struck

1958-04-22

8.2

Mr. Broadway

1957-05-11

8.2

All the King's Men

1958-05-14

8.2

John Brown's Raid

1960-10-25

8.2

Rachel, When the Lord

2004-08-01

8.2

Mr. Broadway

1957-05-11

8.2

Beyond the Time Barrier

1960-09-08

8.2

In Her Skin

2009-03-13

8.2

A View from the Bridge

1962-01-19

8.2

Lovin' Molly

1974-04-14

8.2

The Sea Gull

1968-12-23

8.2

Just Tell Me What You Want

1980-01-18

8.2

That Kind of Woman

1959-09-11

8.2

Just Tell Me What You Want

1980-01-18

8.2

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

1958-04-15

8.2

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

1970-01-14

8.2

Critical Care

1997-10-31

8.2

Bye Bye Braverman

1968-02-21

8.2

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

1970-01-14

8.2

The Iceman Cometh

1960-11-14

8.2

Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates

1958-02-09

8.2

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970-03-24

8.2

The Sea Gull

1968-12-23

8.2

Tragedy in a Temporary Town

1956-02-19

8.2

Play of the Week: Rashomon

1960-12-12

8.2

The Dybbuk

1960-10-03

8.2

Daniel

1983-08-26

8.2

Dog Day Afternoon

1975-09-21

8.2

12 Angry Men

1957-04-10

8.2

Play of the Week

1959-10-12

8.2

The Best of Broadway

1954-09-15

8.2

Studio One

1948-11-07

8.2

The Alcoa Hour

1955-10-16

8.2

Goodyear Television Playhouse

1951-10-14

8.2

100 Centre Street

2001-01-15

8.2

The United States Steel Hour

1953-10-27

8.2

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951-12-24

8.2

Producers' Showcase

1954-10-18

8.2

DuPont Show of the Month

1957-09-29

8.2

The Elgin Hour

1954-10-05

8.2

You Are There

1953-02-01

8.2

Mama

1949-07-01

8.2

CBS Television Workshop

1952-01-13

8.2

Danger

1950-09-26

8.2

Frontier

1955-09-25

8.2

Crime Photographer

1951-04-19

8.2

The Seven Lively Arts

1957-11-03

8.2

Star Stage

1955-09-09

8.2

Omnibus

1952-11-09

8.2

Playhouse 90

1956-10-04

8.2

Kraft Television Theatre

1947-05-07

8.2

NBC Sunday Showcase

1959-09-20

8.2

100 Centre Street

2001-01-15

8.2

100 Centre Street

2001-01-15