Sidney Lumet
Born June 25, 1924, in Philadelphia, Sidney Lumet began his theatrical career at the age of 5, making his stage debut in a Yiddish theater production. Six years later, he appeared on Broadway in "Dead End."After serving in World War II, Lumet continued his work in theater before gravitating to the fledgling television industry. He directed numerous TV series before reworking the teleplay 12 Angry Men for the big screen in 1957 -- an effort that brought him the first of several Academy Award nominations.
Following that success, Lumet directed a string of critically acclaimed screen adaptations, including Tennessee Williams's The Fugitive Kind (1959) and Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night (1962). Lumet reached the top of his game in the 1970s with the career-defining classics Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon and Network. In 2005, he received an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement. Lumet died April 9, 2011.
All Sidney Lumet Movies
Rediscovering John Cazale (2009) | NR | |
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Find Me Guilty (2006) | R | |
Imaginary Witness (2004) | NR | |
Strip Search (2004) | NR | |
A Decade Under the Influence (2003) | R | |
Directors: Sidney Lumet (2002) | NR | |
Gloria (1999) | R | |
Critical Care (1997) | R | |
Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) | R | |
Guilty as Sin (1993) | R | |
A Stranger Among Us (1992) | PG-13 | |
Q & A (1990) | R | |
Family Business (1989) | R | |
Running on Empty (1988) | PG-13 | |
The Morning After (1986) | R | |
Power (1986) | R | |
Garbo Talks (1984) | PG-13 | |
Daniel (1983) | R | |
The Verdict (1982) | R | |
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Prince of the City (1981) | R | |
The Wiz (1978) | G | |
Equus (1977) | R | |
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Murder on the Orient Express (1974) | PG | |
Serpico (1973) | R | |
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The Anderson Tapes (1971) | PG | |
The Group (1966) | NR | |
The Pawnbroker (1965) | UR | |
The Hill (1965) | NR | |
Fail-Safe (1964) | NR | |
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12 Angry Men (1957) | NR | |
One Third of a Nation (1939) | NR | |
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