Sidney Lumet
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
DirectingBirthday
June 25, 1924Deathday
April 9, 2011Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
93Place of birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USAAlso known as
西德尼·吕美特, Сидни ЛюметCast credits
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
SelfOne Third of a Nation
Joey RogersThe 400 Million
Additional Voice (voice)By Sidney Lumet
SelfI Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
SelfA Decade Under the Influence
SelfThe Tramp and the Dictator
Self (uncredited)Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
SelfThe Education of Gore Vidal
SelfWiz on Down the Road
Self - DirectorThe Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
SelfThe Making of 'Network'
SelfAnd the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
SelfInside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Self - Director, 'Fail Safe'Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
SelfThe Manchurian Candidate
Political PunditCrew credits
Fail Safe
Executive Producer, DirectorFamily Business
DirectorMurder on the Orient Express
DirectorNetwork
DirectorGuilty as Sin
DirectorThe Pawnbroker
DirectorThe Anderson Tapes
DirectorQ & A
Screenplay, DirectorThe Verdict
DirectorBefore the Devil Knows You're Dead
DirectorThe Hill
DirectorThe Morning After
DirectorThe Wiz
DirectorPrince of the City
Director, ScreenplaySerpico
DirectorThe Offence
DirectorFind Me Guilty
Screenplay, DirectorA Stranger Among Us
DirectorStrip Search
DirectorThe Deadly Affair
Producer, DirectorLong Day's Journey Into Night
Director