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Sidney Arthur Lumet ( / luːˈmɛt / loo-MET; [1] June 25, 1924 – April 9, 2011) was an American film director. Lumet started his career in theatre before moving to film, where he gained a reputation for making realistic and gritty New York dramas which focused on the working class, tackled social injustice s, and often questioned authority.
Sidney Lumet was a master of cinema, best known for his technical knowledge and his skill at getting first-rate performances from his actors -- and for shooting most of his films in his beloved New York. He made over 40 movies, often complex and emotional, but seldom overly sentimental.
Sidney Lumet was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Lumet's most known films include: the courtroom drama 12 Angry Men (1957); the holocaust drama The Pawnbroker (1964); the Cold War thriller Fail Safe (1964); the crime dramas Serpico (1973) and Dog Day Afternoon (1975); the satirical news drama Network (1976); the ...
His first project was the timeless 12 Angry Men, which was in collaboration with Henry Fonda and a huge critical success. From his success on 12 Angry Men in 1957, Sidney Lumet has created many gritty, excellent, well crafted films for over 50 years. Here are 20 of his very best.
Apr 9, 2011 · Sidney Lumet: Director with a social conscience. In a directing career lasting more than half a century, Sidney Lumet enjoyed a reputation for examining justice and integrity in films...
Jun 22, 2024 · June 22, 2024 7:00 am ET. Share. Resize. Listen. (3 min) Director Sidney Lumet circa 1973. Photo: Santi Visalli/Getty Images. If an essential quality of great art is timelessness, Hollywood movies ...
Lumet was born a century ago on June 25 to Yiddish theater actor. And Lumet quickly followed in their footsteps; he quite literally was a Broadway baby making his Great White Way debut in 1935's ...
