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).
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Movies (94)
Breakdown: 1975
2025 · (archive footage)
One Step Further: Becoming Lumet
2023 · Self
By Sidney Lumet
2015 · Self
In Her Skin
2009 · Consulting Producer
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009 · Self
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008 · Self
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008 · Self
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
2008 · Self
Antes que el diablo sepa que has muerto
2007 · Director
Prince of the City: The Real Story
2007 · Self
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
2006 · Self
Culpable en la mafia
2006 · Director, Screenplay
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
2006 · Self
The Making of 'Network'
2006 · Self
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
2004 · Self
Rachel, When the Lord
2004 · Director
El embajador del miedo
2004 · Political Pundit
Strip Search: Seguridad Máxima
2004 · Director
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004 · Self
The Education of Gore Vidal
2003 · Self
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003 · Self
A Decade Under the Influence
2003 · Self
Inside 'Serpico'
2002 · Self
Serpico: From Real to Reel
2002 · Self
New York at the Movies
2002 · Self
The Tramp and the Dictator
2002 · Self (uncredited)
Dziga and His Brothers
2002 · Self
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000 · Self
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
2000 · Self - Director, 'Fail Safe'
Gloria
1999 · Director
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
1999 · Self
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
1998 · Self
Critical Care
1997 · Director, Producer
Night Falls on Manhattan
1997 · Director, Screenplay
Guilty as Sin
1993 · Director
A Stranger Among Us
1992 · Director
Fonda on Fonda
1992 · Self
Night of 100 Stars III
1990 · Self
Q & A
1990 · Director, Screenplay
William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989 · Self
Family Business
1989 · Director
Running on Empty
1988 · Director
Funny
1988 · Self
The Morning After
1986 · Director
Power
1986 · Director
Garbo Talks
1984 · Director
Daniel
1983 · Director, Executive Producer
The Verdict
1982 · Director
Deathtrap
1982 · Director
Prince of the City
1981 · Director, Screenplay
Just Tell Me What You Want
1980 · Director, Producer
The Wiz
1978 · Director
Wiz on Down the Road
1978 · Self - Director
Equus
1977 · Director
Network
1976 · Director
Dog Day Afternoon
1975 · Director
Murder on the Orient Express
1974 · Director
Lovin' Molly
1974 · Director
Serpico
1973 · Director
The Offence
1973 · Director
Child's Play
1972 · Director
The Anderson Tapes
1971 · Director
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970 · Director
Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
1970 · Director, Producer
The Appointment
1969 · Director
The Sea Gull
1968 · Director, Producer
Bye Bye Braverman
1968 · Director, Producer
The Deadly Affair
1967 · Director, Producer
The Group
1966 · Director
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
1965 · Self
The Hill
1965 · Director
The Pawnbroker
1965 · Director
Fail Safe
1964 · Director, Executive Producer
Long Day's Journey Into Night
1962 · Director
A View from the Bridge
1962 · Director
Play of the Week: Rashomon
1960 · Director
John Brown's Raid
1960 · Director
The Dybbuk
1960 · Director
Beyond the Time Barrier
1960 · Casting Director
The Fugitive Kind
1960 · Director
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
1960 · Director
Sunday Showcase
1959 · Director
That Kind of Woman
1959 · Director
The Count of Monte Cristo
1958 · Director
All the King's Men
1958 · Director
Stage Struck
1958 · Director
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams
1958 · Director
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
1958 · Director
Mr. Broadway
1957 · Director, Producer
12 Hombres en Pugna
1957 · Director
Tragedy in a Temporary Town
1956 · Director
The Challenge
1955 · Director
The 400 Million
1939 · Additional Voice (voice)
One Third of a Nation
1939 · Joey Rogers
TV shows (30)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010 · Self
100 Centre Street
2001 · Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Inside the Actors Studio
1994 · Self
American Masters
1986 · Self
Spécial cinéma
1974 · Self
Film '72
1971 · Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
The Iceman Cometh
1960 · Director
Play of the Week
1959 · Director
NBC Sunday Showcase
1959 · Director
The Seven Lively Arts
1957 · Director
DuPont Show of the Month
1957 · Director
Playhouse 90
1956 · Director
The Alcoa Hour
1955 · Director
Frontier
1955 · Director
Star Stage
1955 · Director
Producers' Showcase
1954 · Director
The Elgin Hour
1954 · Director
The Best of Broadway
1954 · Director
The United States Steel Hour
1953 · Director
You Are There
1953 · Director
Omnibus
1952 · Director
CBS Television Workshop
1952 · Director
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Director
Goodyear Television Playhouse
1951 · Director
Casey, Crime Photographer
1951 · Director
Danger
1950 · Director
Mama
1949 · Director
Studio One
1948 · Director
Kraft Television Theatre
1947 · Director