Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Directed 51
2020s
- 2023
Finding Hannah
Director
2010s
- 2018
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
Director
- 2014
- 2011
Conduct Unbecoming
Director
2000s
- 2008
The Four Horsemen
Director
- 2006
- 2005
American Soldiers
Director
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002
Partners in Action
Director
Global Heresy
Director
The Fraternity
Director
- 2001
Under Heavy Fire
Director
- 2000
Road Rage
Director
My 5 Wives
Director
1990s
- 1999
In Her Defense
Director
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
Hollow Point
Director
- 1995
- 1992
- 1991
The Taking of Beverly Hills
Director
1980s
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
- 1984
- 1982
1970s
- 1978
- 1976
Gable and Lombard
Director
- 1975
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
Director
- 1973
Hit!
Director
- 1972
Lady Sings the Blues
Director
- 1970
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
Director
The Lawyer
Director
1960s
- 1967
The Naked Runner
Director
- 1966
The Appaloosa
Director
- 1965
- 1964
Wonderful Life
Director
- 1962
The Boys
Director
- 1961
The Young Ones
Director
Three on a Spree
Director
The Snake Woman
Director
Doctor Blood's Coffin
Director
During One Night
Director
1950s
- 1959
A Cool Sound from Hell
Director
Wrote 15
2020s
- 2023
Finding Hannah
Writer
2010s
- 2018
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
Writer
2000s
- 2004
- 2001
Under Heavy Fire
Story
1990s
- 1997
- 1992
- 1991
The Taking of Beverly Hills
Story
1980s
- 1988
- 1986
- 1984
1970s
- 1978
- 1974
Night Games
Writer
- 1970
The Lawyer
Writer
1960s
- 1961
During One Night
Writer
1950s
- 1959
A Cool Sound from Hell
Writer
Produced 2
1960s
- 1961
During One Night
Producer
1950s
- 1959
A Cool Sound from Hell
Producer
Created 1
1970s
- 1974
Appearances5
2020s
- 2024
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
Himself
- 2023
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
Himself
2010s
- 2014
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
Self
1990s
- 1994
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
Self
No release date
Sidney J. Furie: Fire Up the Carousel!
Himself
Thanked in the credits1
2000s
- 2004
