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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
Breakdown: 1975
Character:Self - Director of Dog day afternoon (archive footage)
Release Date:18/12/2025
One Step Further: Becoming Lumet
Character:Self
Release Date:27/12/2023
By Sidney Lumet
Character:Self
Release Date:13/07/2015
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Character:Self
Release Date:16/01/2009
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Character:Self
Release Date:15/05/2008
Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
Character:Self
Release Date:15/04/2008
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Making '12 Angry Men'
Character:Self
Release Date:04/03/2008
Prince of the City: The Real Story
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2007
Eugene O’Neill: A Documentary Film
Character:Self
Release Date:27/03/2006
The Making of 'Dog Day Afternoon'
Character:Self
Release Date:28/02/2006
The Making of 'Network'
Character:Self
Release Date:28/02/2006
Making 'Murder on the Orient-Express'
Character:Self
Release Date:07/09/2004
The Manchurian Candidate
Character:Political Pundit
Release Date:30/07/2004
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2004
The Education of Gore Vidal
Character:Self
Release Date:30/06/2003
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/2003
A Decade Under the Influence
Character:Self
Release Date:25/04/2003
Inside 'Serpico'
Character:Self
Release Date:03/12/2002
Serpico: From Real to Reel
Character:Self
Release Date:03/12/2002
New York at the Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:07/07/2002
The Tramp and the Dictator
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:14/02/2002
Dziga and His Brothers
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/2002
Revisiting 'Fail-Safe'
Character:Self
Release Date:31/10/2000
Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'
Character:Self - Director, 'Fail Safe'
Release Date:05/05/2000
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
Character:Self
Release Date:11/01/1999
Intimate Portrait: Sean Connery
Character:Self
Release Date:02/10/1998
Fonda on Fonda
Character:Self
Release Date:13/01/1992
Night of 100 Stars III
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/1990
William Holden: The Golden Boy
Character:Self
Release Date:13/12/1989
Funny
Character:Self
Release Date:01/04/1988
The Making of 'Tootsie'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1982
Wiz on Down the Road
Character:Self - Director
Release Date:01/01/1978
The Sun... the Sand... the Hill
Character:Self
Release Date:01/07/1965
The 400 Million
Character:Additional Voice (voice)
Release Date:07/03/1939
One Third of a Nation
Character:Joey Rogers
Release Date:10/02/1939
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