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FILM DIRECTOR

Sidney Lumet

1924 - 2011

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Sidney Arthur Lumet ( 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. He was nominated five times for Academy Awards: four for Best Director for 12 Angry Men (1957), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), Network (1976), and The Verdict (1982) and one for Best Adapted Screenplay for Prince of the City (1981). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sidney Lumet has received more than 4,239,176 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Sidney Lumet is the 102nd most popular film director (down from 99th in 2019), the 674th most popular biography from United States (down from 653rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular American Film Director.

Sidney Lumet is most famous for his work as a director. He directed films such as 12 Angry Men, Dog Day Afternoon, Serpico, and Network.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Sidney Lumet ranks 102 out of 1,581. Before him are William Hanna, Howard Hawks, Walter Hill, Peter Brook, Terrence Malick, and Jim Jarmusch. After him are Ang Lee, Jean-Pierre Melville, Robert Altman, Manoel de Oliveira, Victor Fleming, and Jules Dassin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Sidney Lumet ranks 26. Before him are Ramiz Alia, Maurice Jarre, Sergei Parajanov, Henry Mancini, Mário Soares, and Willard Boyle. After him are Georges Charpak, Jovanka Broz, Ezer Weizman, Lee Marvin, Robert Solow, and Jin Yong. Among people deceased in 2011, Sidney Lumet ranks 25. Before him are Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, Flórián Albert, Gary Moore, Rudolf Mössbauer, Dennis Ritchie, and Willard Boyle. After him are John Barry, Necmettin Erbakan, Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Christa Wolf, Lynn Margulis, and Manfred Gerlach.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sidney Lumet ranks 674 out of 18,182. Before him are Stanley Milgram (1933), Michio Kaku (1947), Bob Beamon (1946), Josephine Cochrane (1839), Murray Gell-Mann (1929), and Steven Weinberg (1933). After him are Brandon Lee (1965), Tim Robbins (1958), Nancy Sinatra (1940), Ellen Burstyn (1932), Benny Goodman (1909), and Kenneth Arrow (1921).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Sidney Lumet ranks 25. Before him are George A. Romero (1940), William Hanna (1910), Howard Hawks (1896), Walter Hill (1942), Terrence Malick (1943), and Jim Jarmusch (1953). After him are Robert Altman (1925), Victor Fleming (1889), Jules Dassin (1911), Wes Craven (1939), George Cukor (1899), and David Fincher (1962).

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Filmography

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