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Sidney Arthur Lumet (/ l uː ˈ m ɛ t / loo-MET; 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 injustices, and often questioned authority.
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Apr 9, 2011 · Sidney Lumet: In Memory. Roger Ebert April 09, 2011. Tweet. Sidney Lumet was one of the finest craftsmen and warmest humanitarians among all film directors. He was not only a great artist but a much-loved man. When the news of his death at 86 arrived on Saturday, it came as a shock, because he had continued so long to be so productive.
Jan 9, 2024 · Adapted from a 1954 Reginald Rose play originally staged for CBS ’s Studio One series, 12 Angry Men, appropriately for Lumet, had both theatrical and televisual roots. A former New York stage actor and off-Broadway director who became a TV director-for-hire in the early 1950s, Lumet carried the influence of those early roles through all his features, though arguably never more clearly than ...
Apr 9, 2011 · Sidney Lumet earned his first Best Director nomination for his debut feature, 1957's 12 Angry Men. He received his fourth 25 years later for 1982's The Verdict — a nice pair of bookends, even if ...
Jun 26, 2019 · total archiveable films: 17. top 100 films: 0. top 500 films: 3 ( Network, Dog Day Afternoon, The Hill) one of Lumet’s strengths was capturing performances– one of Pacino’s greatest moments on screen here in Dog Day Afternoon. top 100 films of the decade: 5 ( Network, Dog Day Afternoon, The Hill , The Pawnbroker, Serpico)
Nov 22, 2011 · 1 2 Angry Men (1957), the first feature film directed by the legendary Sidney Lumet, is a Hollywood classic that, ironically, helped to define an era of filmmaking grounded in the gritty realism and frenetic energy of urban New York. A simple story of a jury’s deliberations in a murder case, where tensions boil over during a hot summer day in ...
