Sidney Lumet

Directing · Born 1924-06-25 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Biography

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…

Filmography

• Inside 'Serpico' as Self
• Serpico: From Real to Reel as Self
• Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust as Self
• The Evolution of an American Filmmaker as Self
• New York at the Movies as Self
• One Third of a Nation as Joey Rogers
• Dziga and His Brothers as Self
• Night of 100 Stars III as Self
• The 400 Million as Additional Voice (voice)
• By Sidney Lumet as Self