Sidney J. Furie

Sidney J. Furie

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Sidney J. Furie

  • Birthday:

    1933-02-25

  • Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Gender:

    Male

  • Know For:

    Directing

  • Popularity: 0.2462
  • Also Known As

Sidney J. Furie

Biography

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.

Top Movie Cast

The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
The True Adventures of Raoul Walshtrue- Self

2014-09-30

7.3
Sidney J. Furie: Fire Up the Carousel!
Sidney J. Furie: Fire Up the Carousel!true- Himself

Release Date

0.0
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramounttrue- Himself

2023-07-25

0.0
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Michael Caine: Breaking the Moldtrue- Self

1994-02-01

0.0
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzanotrue- Himself

2024-08-30

0.0

Top Movie Crew

The Veteran
The Veterantrue

Directing

2006-01-01

4.2
Iron Eagle III
Iron Eagle IIItrue

Writing

1992-01-09

4.2
Iron Eagle
Iron Eagletrue

Writing

1986-01-17

5.6
Iron Eagle
Iron Eagletrue

Directing

1986-01-17

5.6
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman IV: The Quest for Peacetrue

Directing

1987-07-24

4.6
Lady Sings the Blues
Lady Sings the Bluestrue

Directing

1972-10-12

6.9
Hide and Seek
Hide and Seektrue

Directing

2000-05-23

5.0
The Entity
The Entitytrue

Directing

1982-09-30

6.7
Iron Eagle II
Iron Eagle IItrue

Writing

1988-11-11

4.5
Iron Eagle II
Iron Eagle IItrue

Directing

1988-11-11

4.5
Iron Eagle II
Iron Eagle IItrue

Writing

1988-11-11

4.5
The Taking of Beverly Hills
The Taking of Beverly Hillstrue

Writing

1991-10-10

5.2
The Taking of Beverly Hills
The Taking of Beverly Hillstrue

Directing

1991-10-10

5.2
The Appaloosa
The Appaloosatrue

Directing

1966-09-15

6.2
The Boys in Company C
The Boys in Company Ctrue

Directing

1978-02-02

6.5
The Boys in Company C
The Boys in Company Ctrue

Writing

1978-02-02

6.5
Iron Eagle on the Attack
Iron Eagle on the Attacktrue

Directing

1995-12-01

3.6
American Soldiers
American Soldierstrue

Directing

2005-05-11

4.1
The Four Horsemen
The Four Horsementrue

Directing

2008-03-18

3.9
Purple Hearts
Purple Heartstrue

Writing

1984-03-30

5.6
Purple Hearts
Purple Heartstrue

Directing

1984-03-30

5.6
The Ipcress File
The Ipcress Filetrue

Directing

1965-03-18

6.8
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
Little Fauss and Big Halsytrue

Directing

1970-10-21

6.1
My 5 Wives
My 5 Wivestrue

Directing

2000-09-08

4.8
Top of the World
Top of the Worldtrue

Directing

1997-05-01

5.3
Global Heresy
Global Heresytrue

Directing

2002-09-03

5.2
Under Heavy Fire
Under Heavy Firetrue

Directing

2001-01-01

4.0
Ladybugs
Ladybugstrue

Directing

1992-03-27

5.6
Doctor Blood's Coffin
Doctor Blood's Coffintrue

Directing

1961-01-01

5.2
Road Rage
Road Ragetrue

Directing

2000-11-07

4.4
Gable and Lombard
Gable and Lombardtrue

Directing

1976-02-11

5.2
Hit!
Hit!true

Directing

1973-09-18

5.8
Detention
Detentiontrue

Directing

2003-07-05

4.5
The Leather Boys
The Leather Boystrue

Directing

1964-03-08

6.6
The Rage
The Ragetrue

Directing

1997-08-15

3.3
The Rage
The Ragetrue

Writing

1997-08-15

3.3
The Naked Runner
The Naked Runnertrue

Directing

1967-07-19

6.0
The Young Ones
The Young Onestrue

Directing

1961-12-19

6.0
The Snake Woman
The Snake Womantrue

Directing

1961-04-26

4.2
The Lawyer
The Lawyertrue

Directing

1970-03-10

5.6
The Lawyer
The Lawyertrue

Writing

1970-03-10

5.6
Wonderful Life
Wonderful Lifetrue

Directing

1964-06-03

4.8
The Collectors
The Collectorstrue

Directing

1999-08-27

2.8
In Her Defense
In Her Defensetrue

Directing

1999-04-23

4.7
The Fraternity
The Fraternitytrue

Directing

2002-07-16

4.7
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New Yorktrue

Directing

1975-12-01

5.4
The Boys
The Boystrue

Directing

1962-08-31

7.8
Conduct Unbecoming
Conduct Unbecomingtrue

Directing

2011-12-20

0.0
Direct Action
Direct Actiontrue

Directing

2004-05-25

5.2
A Cool Sound from Hell
A Cool Sound from Helltrue

Writing

1959-01-01

6.0
A Cool Sound from Hell
A Cool Sound from Helltrue

Production

1959-01-01

6.0
A Cool Sound from Hell
A Cool Sound from Helltrue

Directing

1959-01-01

6.0
The Dependables
The Dependablestrue

Directing

2014-06-03

3.1
Three on a Spree
Three on a Spreetrue

Directing

1961-06-28

5.3
Hollow Point
Hollow Pointtrue

Directing

1996-10-21

5.2
Night of the Juggler
Night of the Jugglertrue

Directing

1980-06-06

5.9
During One Night
During One Nighttrue

Writing

1961-02-01

5.6
During One Night
During One Nighttrue

Directing

1961-02-01

5.6
During One Night
During One Nighttrue

Production

1961-02-01

5.6
Partners in Action
Partners in Actiontrue

Directing

2002-10-31

5.3
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
Drive Me to Vegas and Marstrue

Directing

2018-12-31

0.0
Direct Action
Direct Actiontrue

Writing

2004-05-25

5.2
Night Games
Night Gamestrue

Writing

1974-03-16

6.0
Finding Hannah
Finding Hannahtrue

Directing

2023-01-13

0.0
Finding Hannah
Finding Hannahtrue

Writing

2023-01-13

0.0
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
Drive Me to Vegas and Marstrue

Writing

2018-12-31

0.0
The Jazz Singer
The Jazz Singertrue

Directing

1980-12-17

5.9
Night of the Juggler
Night of the Jugglertrue

Directing

1980-06-06

5.9

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