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Sidney Lumet

Sidney Lumet

Director 49 / Actor 9 / Writer 4 · 1939 – 2009 · 🎬 62 · 🇺🇸 United States

Sidney Arthur Lumet was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to directing television in 1950, and then directing films from 1957, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York dramas that focused on the working class, tackled social injustices, and often questioned authority. He received various accolades including an Academy Honorary Award and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for nine British Academy Film Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award.

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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

actor

2009

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'

actor

2008

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

director

2007

Find Me Guilty

Find Me Guilty

director

2006

Find Me Guilty

Find Me Guilty

writer

2006

The Making of 'Network'

The Making of 'Network'

actor

2006

Strip Search

Strip Search

director

2004

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

actor

2004

A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

actor

2003

Gloria

Gloria

director

1999

Critical Care

Critical Care

director

1997

Night Falls on Manhattan

Night Falls on Manhattan

director

1997

Night Falls on Manhattan

Night Falls on Manhattan

writer

1997

Guilty as Sin

Guilty as Sin

director

1993

A Stranger Among Us

A Stranger Among Us

director

1992

Fonda on Fonda

Fonda on Fonda

actor

1992

Q & A

Q & A

writer

1990

Q & A

Q & A

director

1990

Family Business

Family Business

director

1989

Running on Empty

Running on Empty

director

1988

The Morning After

The Morning After

director

1986

Power

Power

director

1986

Garbo Talks

Garbo Talks

director

1984

Daniel

Daniel

director

1983

The Verdict

The Verdict

director

1982

Deathtrap

Deathtrap

director

1982

The Making of 'Tootsie'

The Making of 'Tootsie'

actor

1982

Prince of the City

Prince of the City

writer

1981

Prince of the City

Prince of the City

director

1981

Just Tell Me What You Want

Just Tell Me What You Want

director

1980

The Wiz

The Wiz

director

1978

Wiz on Down the Road

Wiz on Down the Road

actor

1978

Equus

Equus

director

1977

Network

Network

director

1976

Dog Day Afternoon

Dog Day Afternoon

director

1975

Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

director

1974

Serpico

Serpico

director

1973

The Offence

The Offence

director

1973

Child's Play

Child's Play

director

1972

The Anderson Tapes

The Anderson Tapes

director

1971

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

director

1970

The Deadly Affair

The Deadly Affair

director

1967

The Group

The Group

director

1966

The Hill

The Hill

director

1965

The Pawnbroker

The Pawnbroker

director

1965

Fail Safe

Fail Safe

director

1964

Long Day's Journey Into Night

Long Day's Journey Into Night

director

1962

A View from the Bridge

A View from the Bridge

director

1962

Play of the Week: Rashomon

Play of the Week: Rashomon

director

1960

The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh

director

1960

John Brown's Raid

John Brown's Raid

director

1960

The Fugitive Kind

The Fugitive Kind

director

1960

Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place

Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place

director

1960

That Kind of Woman

That Kind of Woman

director

1959

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All the King's Men

director

1958

Stage Struck

Stage Struck

director

1958

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

Three Plays by Tennessee Williams

director

1958

Mr. Broadway

Mr. Broadway

director

1957

12 Angry Men

12 Angry Men

director

1957

Tragedy in a Temporary Town

Tragedy in a Temporary Town

director

1956

The Challenge

The Challenge

director

1955

One Third of a Nation

One Third of a Nation

actor

1939

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