Sidney J. Furie
Known for: Directing
Born: February 25, 1933
Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Toronto-born Sidney J. Furie has enjoyed a distinguished career that has spanned over six decades. Having worked in every genre, Furie has directed films starring Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Robert Redford, Diana Ross, Michael Caine, Peter O'Toole, Rodney Dangerfield, Barbara Hershey, Gene Hackman, Donald Sutherland, Laurence Olivier, and countless others. He is most known for the espionage classic The Ipcress File (1965), the landmark biopic Lady Sings the Blues (1972), the franchise-generating Iron Eagle (1986), the Scorsese-beloved horror saga The Entity (1982), and the Vietnam combat chronicle The Boys in Company C (1978), which later partly inspired Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket. His first two films, A Dangerous Age (1957) and A Cool Sound from Hell (1959), both independently financed, were two of the first English Canadian features ever made, produced before he emigrated to London in 1960. He became an important figure in the British New Wave, especially with The Boys (1962) and his realist drama The Leather Boys (1964), a critical darling that became a popular cult film.
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Filmography
58 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
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Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
2024
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Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
2023
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Finding Hannah
2023
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Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
2018
7.3
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
2014
3.1
The Dependables
2014
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Conduct Unbecoming
2011
5.9
The Four Horsemen
2008
4.3
The Veteran
2006
4.2
American Soldiers
2005
4.8
The Defender
2004
5.1
Direct Action
2004
4.4
Detention
2003
5.5
Partners in Action
2002
5.0
Global Heresy
2002
4.6
The Fraternity
2002
4.3
Under Heavy Fire
2001
4.6
Road Rage
2000
4.8
My 5 Wives
2000
5.2
Hide and Seek
2000
5.3
18 Wheels of Justice
2000
4.1
The Collectors
1999
5.0
In Her Defense
1999
5.3
V.I.P.
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Married to a Stranger
1997
6.4
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997
3.7
The Rage
1997
5.2
Top of the World
1997
5.3
Hollow Point
1996
3.9
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995
10.0
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
1994
5.6
Ladybugs
1992
4.1
Iron Eagle III
1992
5.2
The Taking of Beverly Hills
1991
4.5
Iron Eagle II
1988
4.6
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
5.6
Iron Eagle
1986
5.8
Purple Hearts
1984
6.8
The Entity
1982
6.5
The Boys in Company C
1978
5.0
Gable and Lombard
1976
5.7
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975
7.2
Petrocelli
1974
6.5
Night Games
1974
5.8
Hit!
1973
6.9
Lady Sings the Blues
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Film '72
1971
6.0
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
1970
5.9
The Lawyer
1970
6.1
The Naked Runner
1967
6.4
The Appaloosa
1966
6.8
The Ipcress File
1965
4.9
Wonderful Life
1964
6.6
The Leather Boys
1964
7.5
The Boys
1962
6.1
The Young Ones
1961
6.4
Three on a Spree
1961
4.7
The Snake Woman
1961
5.3
Doctor Blood's Coffin
1961
5.4
During One Night
1961
7.0
A Cool Sound from Hell
19596.0
A Dangerous Age
1957
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Sidney J. Furie: Fire Up the Carousel!
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Hudson's Bay
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