Sidney Lumet

Known for DirectingBorn 1924-06-25Died 2011-04-09Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Rachel, When the Lord

Spécial cinéma

New York at the Movies

The Education of Gore Vidal

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates

Hallmark Hall of Fame

100 Centre Street

12 Angry Men

Inside 'Serpico'

Serpico: From Real to Reel

Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery

A Decade Under the Influence

Funny

The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'

Play of the Week: Rashomon

Dog Day Afternoon

Play of the Week

All the King's Men

Inside the Actors Studio

Network

Fail Safe

The Verdict

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

Wiz on Down the Road

Running on Empty

Kraft Television Theatre

Serpico

Playhouse 90

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead

Danger

The Hill

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

The Tramp and the Dictator

Breakdown: 1975

Frontier

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

The Iceman Cometh

Mama

DuPont Show of the Month

By Sidney Lumet

Fonda on Fonda

Murder on the Orient Express

American Masters

Prince of the City

The Pawnbroker