Sidney Lumet

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1924-06-25

Deathday 2011-04-09 (86 years old)

Place of Birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As 西德尼·吕美特, Сидни Люмет

Sidney Lumet

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.​

Known For

Director

2006
Find Me Guilty

as Director

2004
Strip Search

as Director

2004
2001
100 Centre Street

as Director

1999
Gloria

as Director

1997
Critical Care

as Director

1997
1993
Guilty as Sin

as Director

1992
1990
Q & A

as Director

1989
Family Business

as Director

1988
Running on Empty

as Director

1986
The Morning After

as Director

1986
Power

as Director

1984
Garbo Talks

as Director

1983
Daniel

as Director

1982
The Verdict

as Director

1982
Deathtrap

as Director

1981
Prince of the City

as Director

1978
The Wiz

as Director

1977
Equus

as Director

1976
Network

as Director

1975
Dog Day Afternoon

as Director

1974
Lovin' Molly

as Director

1973
Serpico

as Director

1973
The Offence

as Director

1972
Child's Play

as Director

1971
The Anderson Tapes

as Director

1969
The Appointment

as Director

1968
Bye Bye Braverman

as Director

1968
The Sea Gull

as Director

1967
The Deadly Affair

as Director

1966
The Group

as Director

1965
The Pawnbroker

as Director

1965
The Hill

as Director

1964
Fail Safe

as Director

1962
1960
The Fugitive Kind

as Director

1960
John Brown's Raid

as Director

1960
The Iceman Cometh

as Director

1960
The Dybbuk

as Director

1959
That Kind of Woman

as Director

1959
Play of the Week

as Director

1959
1958
Stage Struck

as Director

1958
All the King's Men

as Director

1957
Mr. Broadway

as Director

1957
12 Angry Men

as Director

1957
1957
1956
Playhouse 90

as Director

1955
The Challenge

as Director

1955
The Alcoa Hour

as Director

1955
Frontier

as Director

1955
Star Stage

as Director

1954
1954
1954
The Elgin Hour

as Director

1953
You Are There

as Director

1952
1952
Omnibus

as Director

1951
1951
Crime Photographer

as Director

1950
Danger

as Director

1949
Mama

as Director

1948
Studio One

as Director

1947

Actor

2023
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Paul Newman: The Restless

as Self - Interviewee (archive footage)

2015
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...

as Self (archive footage)

2004
The Manchurian Candidate

as Political Pundit

2002
2002
The Tramp and the Dictator

as Self (uncredited)

1992
1988
Funny

as Self

1986
1978
Wiz on Down the Road

as Self - Director

1974
1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1939
The 400 Million

as Additional Voice (voice)

1939
One Third of a Nation

as Joey Rogers

Producer

2009
In Her Skin

as Consulting Producer

2001
100 Centre Street

as Executive Producer

1997
Critical Care

as Producer

1983
Daniel

as Executive Producer

1968
Bye Bye Braverman

as Producer

1968
The Sea Gull

as Producer

1967
The Deadly Affair

as Producer

1964
Fail Safe

as Executive Producer

1960
Beyond the Time Barrier

as Casting Director

1957
Mr. Broadway

as Producer

Writer

2006
Find Me Guilty

as Screenplay

2001
1997
1990
Q & A

as Screenplay

1981
Prince of the City

as Screenplay