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Sidney Lumet

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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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Born:
Jun 25, 1924 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
25
First Appeared:
In the movie One Third of a Nation 1939-02-10
Latest Project:
Series The Last Movie Stars 2022-07-21
Known For
Poster of Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Poster of Inside the Actors Studio
Poster of The 400 Million
Poster of One Third of a Nation
Filmography
Series The Last Movie Stars Self 2022-07-21
Movie By Sidney Lumet Self 2015-07-13
Movie And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014-02-01
Series Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood Self 2010-11-01
Movie I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale Self 2009-01-16
Movie Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' Self 2008-03-04
Movie You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story Self 2008-05-15
Movie Prince of the City: The Real Story 2007-01-01
Movie The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon' Self 2006-02-28
Movie Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film Self 2006-03-27
Movie The Manchurian Candidate Political Pundit 2004-07-30
Movie Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust Self 2004-01-01
Movie Making "Murder on the Orient-Express" Self 2004-09-07
Movie A Decade Under the Influence Self 2003-04-25
Movie The Tramp and the Dictator Self (uncredited) 2002-02-14
Movie New York at the Movies 2002-07-07
Movie Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' Self - Director, 'Fail Safe' 2000-05-05
Movie Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery Self 1998-10-02
Series Inside the Actors Studio Unknown 1994-08-14
Movie Fonda on Fonda Self 1992-01-13
Movie Night of 100 Stars III Self 1990-05-21
Movie The Making of 'Tootsie' Self 1982-01-01
Movie Wiz on Down the Road Self - Director 1978-01-01
Movie One Third of a Nation Joey Rogers 1939-02-10
Movie The 400 Million Additional Voice (voice) 1939-03-07