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.
Inside 'Serpico'
(Self)
Serpico: From Real to Reel
(Self)
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
(Self)
Funny
(Self)
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
(Self)
Paul Newman: The Restless
(Self - Interviewee (archive footage))
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
(Self)
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
(Self)
New York at the Movies
(Self)
One Third of a Nation
(Joey Rogers)
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
(Self (archive footage))
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
(Self)
Dziga and His Brothers
(Self)
Night of 100 Stars III
(Self)
The 400 Million
(Additional Voice (voice))
William Holden: The Golden Boy
(Self)
By Sidney Lumet
(Self)
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
(Self)
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
(Self)
A Decade Under the Influence
(Self)
The Tramp and the Dictator
(Self (uncredited))
The Making of 'Tootsie'
(Self)
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
(Self)
The Education of Gore Vidal
(Self)
Wiz on Down the Road
(Self - Director)
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
(Self)
The Making of 'Network'
(Self)
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
(Self)
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
(Self)
And the Oscar Goes To...
(Self (archive footage))
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
(Self - Director, 'Fail Safe')
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
(Self)
Fonda on Fonda
(Self)
The Manchurian Candidate
(Political Pundit)
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
(Self)
Prince of the City: The Real Story
(Self)
One Step Further: Becoming Lumet
(Self)
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
(Self (archive footage))
Inside the Actors Studio
(Self)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
(Self)
American Masters
(Self)
Spécial cinéma
(Self)
The Dick Cavett Show
(Self - Guest)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
(Self)
Fail Safe
(Director)
Fail Safe
(Executive Producer)
Murder on the Orient Express
(Director)
Network
(Director)
Family Business
(Director)
Guilty as Sin
(Director)
The Pawnbroker
(Director)
The Anderson Tapes
(Director)
The Hill
(Director)
Serpico
(Director)
The Morning After
(Director)
The Offence
(Director)
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
(Director)
The Wiz
(Director)
The Verdict
(Director)
Prince of the City
(Director)
Prince of the City
(Screenplay)
Q & A
(Director)
Q & A
(Screenplay)
Find Me Guilty
(Director)
Find Me Guilty
(Screenplay)
A Stranger Among Us
(Director)
Strip Search
(Director)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
(Director)
The Deadly Affair
(Director)
The Deadly Affair
(Producer)
Equus
(Director)
Critical Care
(Director)
Gloria
(Director)
Power
(Director)
Night Falls on Manhattan
(Director)
Night Falls on Manhattan
(Screenplay)
The Fugitive Kind
(Director)
The Challenge
(Director)
Deathtrap
(Director)
Running on Empty
(Director)
Bye Bye Braverman
(Director)
Child's Play
(Director)
Daniel
(Director)
The Group
(Director)
The Appointment
(Director)
Garbo Talks
(Director)
Stage Struck
(Director)
Mr. Broadway
(Director)
All the King's Men
(Director)
John Brown's Raid
(Director)
Rachel, When the Lord
(Director)
Mr. Broadway
(Producer)
Beyond the Time Barrier
(Casting Director)
In Her Skin
(Consulting Producer)
A View from the Bridge
(Director)
Lovin' Molly
(Director)
The Sea Gull
(Director)
Just Tell Me What You Want
(Director)
That Kind of Woman
(Director)
Just Tell Me What You Want
(Producer)
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
(Director)
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
(Director)
Critical Care
(Producer)
Bye Bye Braverman
(Producer)
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
(Producer)
The Iceman Cometh
(Director)
Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates
(Director)
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
(Director)
The Sea Gull
(Producer)
Tragedy in a Temporary Town
(Director)
Play of the Week: Rashomon
(Director)
The Dybbuk
(Director)
Daniel
(Executive Producer)
Dog Day Afternoon
(Director)
12 Angry Men
(Director)
Play of the Week
(Director)
The Best of Broadway
(Director)
Studio One
(Director)
The Alcoa Hour
(Director)
Goodyear Television Playhouse
(Director)
100 Centre Street
(Director)
The United States Steel Hour
(Director)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Director)
Producers' Showcase
(Director)
DuPont Show of the Month
(Director)
The Elgin Hour
(Director)
You Are There
(Director)
Mama
(Director)
CBS Television Workshop
(Director)
Danger
(Director)
Frontier
(Director)
Crime Photographer
(Director)
The Seven Lively Arts
(Director)
Star Stage
(Director)
Omnibus
(Director)
Playhouse 90
(Director)
Kraft Television Theatre
(Director)
NBC Sunday Showcase
(Director)
100 Centre Street
(Executive Producer)
100 Centre Street
(Writer)