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Overview

Mini Biography:
Though not as consistent as Martin Scorsese or Stanley Kubrick, Sidney... more
Trivia:
Roger Ebert says of Lumet's book Making Movies that it "has more common... more
Awards:
Nominated for 5 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 36 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(18 articles)
Remembering Paul Newman: His Top Five Performances (From Get The Big Picture. 29 September 2008, 7:11 PM, PDT)
Jenny From The Block (From New York Post. 28 September 2008, 1:50 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Sydney Lumet | Alan Smithee

Filmography

Sidney Lumet has 1 in-development credit available on IMDbPro.com. To view these credits click here.
Director:
  1. Getting Out (2009) (in production) (attached)

  2. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007)
  3. Find Me Guilty (2006)
    ... aka Find Me Guilty: The Jackie Dee Story (USA: long title)
    ... aka Find me guilty - Der Mafiaprozess (Germany)
  4. Rachel, quand du seigneur (2004)
  5. Strip Search (2004) (TV)
  6. "100 Centre Street" (9 episodes, 2001-2002)
        - It's About Love (2002) TV episode
        - Give Up or Fight (2002) TV episode
        - Daughters (2001) TV episode
        - Kids: Part 2 (2001) TV episode
        - Kids: Part 1 (2001) TV episode
          (4 more)

  7. Gloria (1999)
  8. Critical Care (1997)
  9. Night Falls on Manhattan (1996)
  10. Guilty as Sin (1993)
  11. A Stranger Among Us (1992)
    ... aka Close to Eden (Australia) (UK: cable TV title)
  12. Q & A (1990) (also as Alan Smithee: television prints)

  13. Family Business (1989)
  14. Running on Empty (1988)
  15. The Morning After (1986)
  16. Power (1986)
  17. Garbo Talks (1984)
    ... aka Garbo Talks! (UK)
  18. Daniel (1983)
  19. The Verdict (1982)
  20. Deathtrap (1982)
    ... aka Ira Levin's Deathtrap (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  21. Prince of the City (1981)
  22. Just Tell Me What You Want (1980)

  23. The Wiz (1978)
  24. Equus (1977)
  25. Network (1976)
  26. Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
  27. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
    ... aka Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express (UK: complete title)
  28. Lovin' Molly (1974)
  29. Serpico (1973)
  30. Child's Play (1972)
  31. The Offence (1972)
    ... aka Something Like the Truth
  32. The Anderson Tapes (1971)
  33. King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970)
  34. Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970)
    ... aka Blood Kin
    ... aka The Seven Descents of Myrtle

  35. The Appointment (1969)
  36. The Sea Gull (1968)
    ... aka Chekov's The Sea Gull (UK: complete title)
  37. Bye Bye Braverman (1968)
  38. The Deadly Affair (1966)
  39. The Group (1966)
  40. The Hill (1965)
  41. Fail-Safe (1964)
  42. The Pawnbroker (1964)
  43. Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
  44. Vu du pont (1962)
    ... aka A View from the Bridge
    ... aka Sguardo dal ponte, Uno (Italy)
  45. "Play of the Week" (4 episodes, 1960)
        - Rashomon (1960) TV episode
        - The Iceman Cometh: Part 2 (1960) TV episode
        - The Iceman Cometh: Part 1 (1960) TV episode
        - The Dybbuk (1960) TV episode
  46. Rashomon (1960) (TV)
  47. The Iceman Cometh (1960) (TV)
  48. "Sunday Showcase" (2 episodes, 1960)
    ... aka Breck Sunday Showcase (USA: promotional title)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 2 (1960) TV episode
        - The Sacco-Vanzetti Story: Part 1 (1960) TV episode
  49. "Playhouse 90" (2 episodes, 1960)
        - The Hiding Place (1960) TV episode
        - John Brown's Raid (1960) TV episode

  50. The Fugitive Kind (1959)
  51. That Kind of Woman (1959)
  52. "The DuPont Show of the Month" (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
        - The Count of Monte Cristo (1958) TV episode
        - Beyond This Place (1957) TV episode
  53. "Kraft Television Theatre" (3 episodes, 1958)
    ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
        - All the King's Men: Part 1 (1958) TV episode
        - Fifty Grand (1958) TV episode
        - Dog in a Bus Tunnel (1958) TV episode
  54. All the King's Men (1958) (TV)
  55. Stage Struck (1958)
  56. "Producers' Showcase" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Mr. Broadway (1957) TV episode
  57. Mr. Broadway (1957) (TV)
  58. 12 Angry Men (1957)
  59. "Goodyear Television Playhouse" (1 episode, 1956)
    ... aka Goodyear Playhouse (USA: new title)
        - The Sentry (1956) TV episode
  60. "The Alcoa Hour" (3 episodes, 1956)
        - Finkle's Comet (1956) TV episode
        - Man on Fire (1956) TV episode
        - Long After Summer (1956) TV episode
  61. "The United States Steel Hour" (2 episodes, 1955)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - Incident in an Alley (1955) TV episode
        - The Meanest Man in the World (1955) TV episode
  62. "Frontier" (1 episode, 1955)
        - In Nebraska (1955) TV episode
  63. "The Best of Broadway" (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
        - Stage Door (1955) TV episode
        - The Show-Off (1955) TV episode
        - The Philadelphia Story (1954) TV episode
  64. "The Elgin Hour" (1 episode, 1955)
        - Crime in the Streets (1955) TV episode
  65. "You Are There" (6 episodes, 1953-1955)
        - The Liberation of Paris (August 25, 1944) (1955) TV episode
        - The Gettysburg Address (1953) TV episode
        - The Recognition of Michelangelo (1953) TV episode
        - The Death of Socrates (399 B.C.) (1953) TV episode
        - The Conquest of Mexico (1519) (1953) TV episode
          (1 more)
  66. "Danger" (7 episodes, 1951-1953)
        - Subpoena (1953) TV episode
        - No Room (1953) TV episode
        - Car Pool (1953) TV episode
        - The System (1952) TV episode
        - The Lady on the Rock (1951) TV episode
          (2 more)
  67. "CBS Television Workshop" (1 episode, 1952)
        - Don Quixote (1952) TV episode
  68. "Crime Photographer" (1951) TV series (unknown episodes)

  69. "Studio One" (1948) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Studio One Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Studio One in Hollywood (USA: new title)
    ... aka Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
    ... aka Westinghouse Studio One (USA)
    ... aka Westinghouse Summer Theatre (USA: summer title)
Producer:
  1. "100 Centre Street" (executive producer) (32 episodes, 2001-2002)
        - It's About Love (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Fathers (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Hurricane Paul (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Justice Delayed (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Zero Tolerance (2002) TV episode (executive producer)
          (27 more)

  2. Critical Care (1997) (producer)

  3. Daniel (1983) (executive producer)
  4. Just Tell Me What You Want (1980) (producer)

  5. Last of the Mobile Hot Shots (1970) (producer)
    ... aka Blood Kin
    ... aka The Seven Descents of Myrtle

  6. The Sea Gull (1968) (producer)
    ... aka Chekov's The Sea Gull (UK: complete title)
  7. Bye Bye Braverman (1968) (producer)
  8. The Deadly Affair (1966) (producer)
  9. Fail-Safe (1964) (co-executive producer)

  10. Mr. Broadway (1957) (TV) (producer)
Writer:
  1. Getting Out (2009) (in production) (writer)

  2. Find Me Guilty (2006) (written by)
    ... aka Find Me Guilty: The Jackie Dee Story (USA: long title)
    ... aka Find me guilty - Der Mafiaprozess (Germany)
  3. "100 Centre Street" (8 episodes, 2001)
        - Queenie's Running (2001) TV episode (writer)
        - Queenie's Tough (2001) TV episode (writer)
        - Kids: Part 2 (2001) TV episode (writer)
        - Kids: Part 1 (2001) TV episode (writer)
        - Queenie and Joe (2001) TV episode (writer)
          (3 more)

  4. Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) (screenplay)
  5. Q & A (1990) (screenplay)

  6. Prince of the City (1981) (screenplay)
Actor:
  1. The Manchurian Candidate (2004) .... Political Pundit

  2. Wiz on Down the Road (1978) .... Director

  3. "Danger" (1 episode, 1952)
        - The Face of Fear (1952) TV episode

  4. ...One Third of a Nation... (1939) .... Joey Rogers
Thanks:
  1. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' (2008) (V) (special thanks)
  2. 'Dog Day Afternoon': After the Filming (2006) (V) (very special thanks)
  3. Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (2004) (TV) (thanks)
  4. The Station Agent (2003) (special thanks)
  5. Inside 'Serpico' (2002) (V) (special thanks)
  6. 'Serpico': Favorite Moments (2002) (V) (special thanks)
  7. 'Serpico': From Real to Reel (2002) (V) (special thanks)
Self:
  1. AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008) (TV) .... Himself
  2. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men' (2008) (V) .... Himself - Director
  3. Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made (2008) (V) .... Himself
  4. The 17th Annual Gotham Awards (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  5. AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Al Pacino (2007) (TV) .... Himself
  6. Paul Newman: The Craft of Acting (2007) (V) .... Himself
  7. Milestones in Cinema History: The Verdict (2007) (V) .... Himself
  8. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  9. "The American Experience" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Eugene O'Neill: A Documentary Film (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  10. 'Network': The Cast, the Characters (2006) (V) .... Himself
  11. 'Dog Day Afternoon': Casting the Controversy (2006) (V) .... Himself
  12. 'Network': The Style (2006) (V) .... Himself
  13. 'Network': The Experience (2006) (V) .... Himself
  14. 'Network': The World and Words of Paddy Chayefsky (2006) (V) .... Himself
  15. 'Network': Mad as Hell - The Creation of a Movie Moment (2006) (V) .... Himself
  16. 'Dog Day Afternoon': After the Filming (2006) (V) .... Himself
  17. 'Dog Day Afternoon': Recreating the Facts (2006) (V) .... Himself
  18. "Private Screenings" .... Himself (1 episode, 2005)
        - Sidney Lumet (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  19. The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV) .... Himself - Honorary Award recipient
  20. Based on a True Story (2005) .... Himself
  21. Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) .... Himself
  22. Finding Eleazar (2004) .... Himself
  23. Making 'Murder on the Orient Express' (2004) (V) .... Himself
  24. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV) .... Himself
    ... aka AFI's 100 Years, 100 Heroes & Villains: America's Greatest Screen Characters (USA: complete title)
  25. Spike Lee's '25th Hour': The Evolution of an American Filmmaker (2003) (V) .... Himself
  26. A Decade Under the Influence (2003) .... Himself
  27. Inside 'Serpico' (2002) (V) .... Himself
  28. 'Serpico': From Real to Reel (2002) (V) .... Himself
  29. 'Serpico': Favorite Moments (2002) (V) .... Himself
  30. New York at the Movies (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  31. The Tramp and the Dictator (2002) (V) (uncredited) .... Himself
  32. AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  33. Inside the Making of 'Dr. Strangelove' (2000) (V) .... Himself
    ... aka Inside 'Dr. Strangelove' (USA: short title)
  34. Revisiting 'Fail-Safe' (2000) (V) .... Himself

  35. NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  36. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  37. Sean Connery, an Intimate Portrait (1997) .... Himself
  38. Sean Connery Close Up (1997) (V) .... Himself
  39. "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Sidney Lumet (1994) TV episode .... Himself
  40. Listen Up: The Lives of Quincy Jones (1990) .... Himself
    ... aka Listen Up

  41. Funny (1989) .... Himself
  42. Sidney Lumet: I Love New York (1987) (TV) .... Himself

  43. Lumet: Film Maker (1975) .... Himself

  44. "The Dick Cavett Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1968)
        - Episode dated 6 December 1968 (1968) TV episode .... Himself

  45. The 400 Million (1939) (voice) (as Sydney Lumet) .... Additional Voice
Archive Footage:
  1. "Cinema mil"
        - Episode #1.6 (2005) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Cronkite Remembers" (1997) (uncredited) .... Himself


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Other Works:
Wrote the foreword to the book "Huston, We Have a Problem", by Oswald Morris (Scarecrow Press, 2006) more
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