Sidney Lumet
Sidney Lumet
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Sidney Lumet

Director 1924-06-25 Philadelphia, 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 th...

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The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

2004 · Political Pundit

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009 · Self

A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

2003 · Self

Breakdown: 1975

Breakdown: 1975

2025 · Self - Director of Dog day afternoon (archive footage)

The Tramp and the Dictator

The Tramp and the Dictator

2002 · Self (uncredited)

American Masters

American Masters

1986 · Self

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'

2000 · Self - Director, 'Fail Safe'

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004 · Self

By Sidney Lumet

By Sidney Lumet

2015 · Self

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story

2008 · Self

The 400 Million

The 400 Million

1939 · Additional Voice (voice)

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

2010 · Self

One Third of a Nation

One Third of a Nation

1939 · Joey Rogers

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

The Evolution of an American Filmmaker

2003 · Self

The Education of Gore Vidal

The Education of Gore Vidal

2003 · Self

Night of 100 Stars III

Night of 100 Stars III

1990 · Self

Wiz on Down the Road

Wiz on Down the Road

1978 · Self - Director

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made

2008 · Self

Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'

Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'

2004 · Self