Sidney Lumet
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 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.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: June 25, 1924
Deathday: April 09, 2011
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Known For
Inside 'Serpico'
2002-12-03
Inside 'Serpico'
Overview: In this documentary about the classic film "Serpico," Sidney Lumet and Martin Bregman discuss the logistics of production and post-production, as well as Pacino's approach to the role.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-03
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Serpico: From Real to Reel
2002-12-03
Serpico: From Real to Reel
Overview: In separate interviews about the classic film "Serpico," director Sidney Lumet and producer Martin Bregman discuss the genesis of the project, the evolution of the script and the early involvement of John Avildsen.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-12-03
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Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
1998-10-02
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Overview: Oscar-winning actor Sean Connery is profiled in this segment of "Intimate Portrait." Includes film clips, never-before-seen photos and interviews with
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-10-02
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Funny
1988-04-01
Funny
Overview: People are asked to tell their favorite jokes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-04-01
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Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
2006-03-27
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Overview: Eugene O'Neill tells the haunting story of the life and work of America's greatest and only Nobel Prize-winning playwright -- set within the context of the harrowing family dramas and personal upheavals that shaped him, and that he in turn struggled all his life to give form to in his art.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-27
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Paul Newman: The Restless
2023-06-11
Paul Newman: The Restless
Overview: Multi-talented, Paul Newman is one of the greatest American actors of all time. With his silhouette of a Greek statue and his unreal blue eyes, he embodied the quintessential Hollywood star. But he never seemed satisfied. The son of a Jewish sporting goods retailer who despises him and a Catholic mother who adores him, driven by self-doubt and an inherited need for approval from his childhood, he has worked throughout his fifty-year career to break the image of the pretty boy. He made his first experiences in the famous Actors Studio. The breakthrough as a screen star came in 1958 with "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof". From then on he preferred characters on the edge of the American dream. With archive images and film excerpts, the documentary paints a portrait of a socio-politically committed man with many facets and also pays tribute to the role of his wife Joanne Woodward.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-06-11
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Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004-01-01
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Overview: Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject: Hollywood’s complicated, often contradictory relationship with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. The questions it raises go right the very nature of how film functions in our culture, and while hardly exhaustive, Anker’s film makes for a good, thought provoking starting point.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-01-01
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The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
2003-05-20
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Overview: Spike Lee's filmmaking career is examined in this partial making-of for the film 25th Hour (2002). Interviews with cast members from this film and his past successes give us an idea what kind of dedicated person he truly is.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-05-20
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New York at the Movies
2002-07-07
New York at the Movies
Overview: Meryl Streep conducts us to a trip to New York City as presented in many films during the 20th Century, and how its cultural importance and impact are important to viewers. With a comprehensive gathering of clips from films between 1910's and 1990's, the documentary presents the mandatory classic films that presented the city and its multiple cultural variations, situations and the great stories filmed there. Actors and directors also discuss how they view the city in reality and also through the pictures.
Genres: History Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-07-07
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One Third of a Nation
1939-02-10
One Third of a Nation
Overview: The negligent owner of a tenement slum becomes romantically involved with one of the building's residents.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-02-10
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The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
2023-06-18
The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
Overview: Screen icon Charlotte Rampling has fascinated the world of cinema, fashion and photography with her mysterious and almost inaccessible beauty. A major figure in genre and auteur films, she is unclassifiable: between presence and absence, shyness and audacity, she's always hypnotic, magnetic and fascinating. From her film debut in the mid-1960s in England, to her unconventional career path, through the tragic loss suicide of her older sister that will irremediably mark her acting, this film is a dive into the existential quest of a complex actress, whose every facet is discovered through her roles. Through a conversation with the actress herself, along with personal archives and extracts from her films, this documentary raws a dazzling portrait of her life and career.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-06-18
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Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
1999-01-11
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
Overview: The life of legendary actor Anthony Perkins is recounted by friends and family, colleagues and co-stars, revealing the man underneath Norman Bates.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-11
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Dziga and His Brothers
2002-01-01
Dziga and His Brothers
Overview: The fascinating and tumultuous lives of Mikhail, Boris and Denis Kaufman (better known as Dziga Vertov) are the focus of this powerful documentary. Using rare archival footage from Russian state film archives and private collections, the brothers' lives and art are traced from Bialystok to Moscow, Paris, and Hollywood.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: ru
Release Date: 2002-01-01
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Night of 100 Stars III
1990-05-21
Night of 100 Stars III
Overview: A celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
Genres: Comedy Music TV Movie Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-21
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The 400 Million
1939-03-07
The 400 Million
Overview: The 400 million people of China are heirs to a great civilization, as their pagodas and stone lions can attest. But they are under attack from the Japanese. Civilian refugees walk, stumble, crawl to escape the destruction of their cities... While in the China of tradition, water buffalo still work the paddies and camels cross the desert, modern China is now a republic founded by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, with modern schools, heavy industry, large engineering projects... The government of Chiang Kai-shek resists the Japanese invasion from the coast. Madame Chiang receives a cheque from the U.S.A. for war relief. War production continues in distant villages safe from the grasp of the Japanese. With modern weapons the Chinese are pursuing their struggle behind enemy lines. And still their opponent persists in his reprisal bombings of civilian targets. "Will these people win?"
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-03-07
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William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989-12-13
William Holden: The Golden Boy
Overview: It was said of him that in more than 70 films, he never once gave a bad performance.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-13
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By Sidney Lumet
2015-07-13
By Sidney Lumet
Overview: An analysis of director Sidney Lumet's work (12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Before The Devil Knows You're Dead) in his own words, based on a five-day interview recorded shortly before his death.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-07-13
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
2009-01-16
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Overview: John Cazale was in only five films – The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather: Part II, Dog Day Afternoon and The Deer Hunter – each was nominated for Best Picture. Yet today most people don't even know his name. I KNEW IT WAS YOU is a fresh tour through movies that defined a generation.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-16
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The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
1965-07-01
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
Overview: Promotional film depicting the production and Cannes premiere of the Sidney Lumet film "The Hill."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-07-01
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A Decade Under the Influence
2003-04-25
A Decade Under the Influence
Overview: A documentary examining the decade of the 1970s as a turning point in American cinema. Some of today's best filmmakers interview the influential directors of that time.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-04-25
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The Tramp and the Dictator
2002-02-14
The Tramp and the Dictator
Overview: A look at the parallel lives of Charlie Chaplin and Adolf Hitler and how they crossed with the creation of the film “The Great Dictator,” released in 1940.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-02-14
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The Making of 'Tootsie'
1982-01-01
The Making of 'Tootsie'
Overview: Behind-the-scenes documentary on the set of Sydney Pollack's 1982 film "Tootsie."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
2008-03-04
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Overview: A making of featurette of 12 Angry Men made exclusively for the Collector's Edition DVD.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-03-04
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The Education of Gore Vidal
2003-06-30
The Education of Gore Vidal
Overview: A contrarian and wickedly funny man, this PBS American Masters special explores Gore Vidal's extraordinary life and work, joining him at his cliff-side villa in Ravello, Italy.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-06-30
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Wiz on Down the Road
1978-01-01
Wiz on Down the Road
Overview: A short promotional film on the making of “The Wiz” (1978). Includes a brief history of Oz portrayals in film and behind the scenes interviews.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
2006-02-28
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
Overview: A documentary chronicling the making of the 1975 film "Dog Day Afternoon."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-28
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The Making of 'Network'
2006-02-28
The Making of 'Network'
Overview: An engrossing feature-length documentary about the making of Sidney Lumet's classic film "Network."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-02-28
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Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
2008-04-15
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
Overview: An involved behind-the-scenes documentary that focuses on the High Definition cameras used for the movie as well as intimate interviews with the cast and crew. It is a short featurette, but never fails to be interesting.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-04-15
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Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
2004-09-07
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
Overview: This featurette takes a closer look at the production history of Murder on the Orient Express. Included in it are clips from archival interviews with dierctor Sidney Lumet, producer Richard Goodwin, and cast and crew members.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-07
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And the Oscar Goes To...
2014-02-01
And the Oscar Goes To...
Overview: The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-01
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Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
2000-05-05
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Overview: A documentary on the making of Stanley Kubrick's classic 1964 film.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-05
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Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
2000-10-31
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Overview: Documentary featuring interviews with director Sidney Lumet, "Fail-Safe" (2000) producer George Clooney, star Dan O’Herlihy and screenwriter Walter Bernstein.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-31
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Fonda on Fonda
1992-01-13
Fonda on Fonda
Overview: Jane Fonda hosts a tribute to her father.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-13
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The Manchurian Candidate
2004-07-30
The Manchurian Candidate
Overview: Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now a vice-presidential candidate, is the hero he remembers him being. As Marco's doubts deepen, Shaw's political power grows, and, when Marco finds a mysterious implant embedded in his back, the memory of what really happened begins to return.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-07-30
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You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008-05-15
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Overview: Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business. In time, the Warner Brothers moved into film production and would open their own studio in 1923.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-05-15
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Prince of the City: The Real Story
2007-01-01
Prince of the City: The Real Story
Overview: The true story behind the Prince of the City.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-01-01
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One Step Further: Becoming Lumet
2023-12-27
One Step Further: Becoming Lumet
Overview: An all-new documentary detailing the first half of this celebrated filmmaker’s career; from his early beginnings as director for television, to the release of Serpico.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-12-27
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Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016-02-06
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Overview: Director Spike Lee chronicles Michael Jackson's early rise to fame.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-06
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