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Sidney Lumet is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter and Producer American born on 25 june 1924 at Philadelphia (USA)

Sidney Lumet

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Birth name Sidney Arthur Lumet
Nationality USA
Birth 25 june 1924 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 9 april 2011 (at 86 years) at Manhattan (USA)
Awards Golden Globe Award, Kinema Junpo award, Nastro d'Argento

Sidney Arthur Lumet (/luːˈmɛt/ loo-MET; June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American director, producer and screenwriter with over 50 films to his credit. 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, but he did receive an Academy Honorary Award and 14 of his films were nominated for various Oscars, such as Network, which was nominated for ten, winning four.
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Biography

Lumet was married four times; the first three marriages ended in divorce. He was married to actress Rita Gam from 1949–55; to socialite Gloria Vanderbilt from 1956–63; to Gail Jones (daughter of Lena Horne) from 1963–78, and to Mary Gimbel from 1980 until his death. He had two daughters by Jones: Amy, who was married to P. J. O'Rourke from 1990–1993, and actress/screenwriter Jenny, who had a leading role in his film Q & A. She also wrote the screenplay for the 2008 film Rachel Getting Married.

Best films

The Verdict (1982)
(Director)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
(Director)
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
(Director)
Network (1976)
(Director)

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Filmography of Sidney Lumet (55 films)

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Actor

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall, 1h33
Directed by Spike Lee
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Musical
Themes Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Rosie Perez, David Byrne, Lee Daniels, Spike Lee
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating73% 3.6886653.6886653.6886653.6886653.688665
Ce documentaire relate l'ascension du roi de la pop, Michael Jackson, à travers la création de son album solo historique, Off the Wall.
The Manchurian Candidate, 2h10
Directed by Jonathan Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Themes Spy films, Films about families, Politique, Films about sexuality, Political films
Actors Denzel Washington, Meryl Streep, Liev Schreiber, Jon Voight, Kimberly Elise, Vera Farmiga
Roles Political Pundit
Rating65% 3.2990853.2990853.2990853.2990853.299085
Major Bennett "Ben" Marco (Denzel Washington) is a war veteran who begins to doubt what is commonly known about his famous U.S. Army unit. During the Gulf War, Sergeant First Class Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber) supposedly rescued all but two members in his unit, of which Marco was the commanding officer. Shaw became a war hero and was awarded the Medal of Honor, launching his political career.
The 400 Million, 53minutes
Directed by Joris Ivens
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events
Actors Fredric March, Alfred Ryder, Morris Carnovsky, Sidney Lumet
Roles Additional Voice (voice)
Rating67% 3.371133.371133.371133.371133.37113
En 1937, l'agression japonaise contre la Chine provoque une trêve dans la Guerre civile chinoise. Les forces du Parti communiste chinois rejoignent celles du Kuomintang pour lutter contre l'ennemi commun. En 1938, Joris Ivens et John Ferno rejoints par Robert Capa partent en Chine filmer la bataille de Taierzhuang, l'une des rares batailles gagnée par les Chinois durant la première partie de la guerre sino-japonaise.

Director

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, 2h3
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about families, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Marisa Tomei, Albert Finney, Aleksa Palladino, Michael Shannon
Rating72% 3.648623.648623.648623.648623.64862
Note: The story is explained here in its chronological order, rather than as it is presented in the film.
Find Me Guilty, 2h5
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage, Richard Portnow, Alex Rocco, Ron Silver, Annabella Sciorra
Rating69% 3.4972053.4972053.4972053.4972053.497205
It's the late 1980s and low-level mobster Jackie DiNorscio (Vin Diesel) has just been shot by his junkie cousin Tony Compagna (Raúl Esparza), but refuses to press charges against him to police. Jackie soon gets arrested and is sentenced to thirty years on an unrelated drug bust.
Strip Search, 2h
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action
Themes Political films
Actors Glenn Close, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ken Leung, Dean Winters, Oliver Platt, Patti LuPone
Rating61% 3.099383.099383.099383.099383.09938
The film is built around two main parallel stories, each containing almost identical dialogues. One story line involves Linda Sykes (Gyllenhaal), an American woman detained in the People's Republic of China, being interrogated by a military officer (Leung). In the other storyline, Sharif Bin Said (Lastra), an Arab man detained in New York City, is interrogated by two FBI agents (Winters and Close). Both characters are graduate students detained with no hard evidence and interrogated about unspecified activities which may or may not be related to terrorist plots.
Gloria
Gloria (1999)
, 1h49
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Actors Sharon Stone, Jeremy Northam, Cathy Moriarty, George C. Scott, Bonnie Bedelia, Mike Starr
Rating51% 2.556992.556992.556992.556992.55699
Gloria (Sharon Stone), has just gotten out of prison, where she has served three years to save her boyfriend, Kevin (Jeremy Northam). During her stay in prison, she thinks about how Kevin never once visited her. She goes to Kevin and tells him that the relationship is over and that all she wants is the money he promised her for taking the rap for him. He refuses to give it to her.
Critical Care, 1h47
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors James Spader, Kyra Sedgwick, Helen Mirren, Anne Bancroft, Albert Brooks, Wallace Shawn
Rating59% 2.9540052.9540052.9540052.9540052.954005
Dans un hôpital en crise, un médecine est impliqué dans la dispute entre deux demi-sœurs, l'une voulant débrancher leur père plongé dans le coma, l'autre non.
Night Falls on Manhattan, 1h54
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes La corruption policière
Actors Andy García, Ian Holm, James Gandolfini, Lena Olin, Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Leibman
Rating65% 3.2975253.2975253.2975253.2975253.297525
Detectives Liam Casey (Ian Holm) and Joey Allegretto (James Gandolfini) are conducting a surveillance operation to apprehend Jordan Washington (Shiek Mahmud-Bey), a notorious drug dealer. On a tip from an informant, they venture into a building where Washington is presumed to be hiding. Washington preemptively fires a submachine gun through his front door, seriously wounding Casey. Police backup units arrive and swarm the building, but Washington executes a cunning escape in an NYPD squad car after murdering two police officers, while police officers mistakenly kill another one.