Sidney Lumet — Director (41)
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The Hill (1965) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData NeoDB Douban
The Hill
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Sean Connery / Harry Andrews …
other title: La collina del disonore / Højen …
North Africa, World War II. British soldiers on the brink of collapse push beyond endurance to struggle up a brutal incline. It's not a military objective. It's The Hill, a manmade instrument of torture, a tower of sand seared by a white-hot sun. And the troops' tormentors are not the enemy, but their own comrades-at-arms.
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King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB TMDB WikiData
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
director: Sidney Lumet / Joseph L. Mankiewicz actor: Martin Luther King Jr. / Coretta Scott King …
other title: Dann war mein Leben nicht umsonst – Martin Luther King / King : De Montgomery à Memphis
A presentation of key events in the life of civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Beginning with the 1955 bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, MLK is followed through major steps in his struggle to promote racial equality. Including footage of King's stirring speeches, it is a fitting tribute to his legacy, and features clips narrated by a wide range of celebrities, including Harry Belafonte, Paul Newman Charlton Heston, Ruby Dee, Burt Lancaster, Anthony Quinn, Walter Matthau, Ben Gazzara, Clarence Williams III, Joanne Woodward, and James Earl Jones.
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Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData
Long Day's Journey Into Night
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Katharine Hepburn / Ralph Richardson …
other title: Il lungo viaggio verso la notte / Longa Viagem para a Noite …
Over the course of one foggy day in August 1912, a retired Irish theater actor grapples with the morphine addiction of his unbalanced wife, debauchery of his older son, and sickness of the youngest son as past guilts, repressed anger, and deep-seated regrets slowly come boiling out, threatening to destroy the family.
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Prince of the City (1981) [Movie] TMDB KevGa-NeoDB WikiData IMDb
Prince of the City
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Treat Williams / Jerry Orbach …
other title: Il principe della città / Le Prince de New York …
New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as long as he will not have to turn in any close friends. In doing so, Ciello uncovers a conspiracy within the force to smuggle drugs to street informants.
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Fail Safe (1964) [Movie] Skybridge TMDB IMDb WikiData
Fail Safe
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Henry Fonda / Walter Matthau …
other title: A prova di errore / Fejl-sikker …
Because of a technical defect an American bomber team mistakenly orders the destruction of Moscow. The President of the United States has but little time to prevent an atomic catastrophe from occurring.
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The Fugitive Kind (1960) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Fugitive Kind
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Marlon Brando / Anna Magnani …
other title: Pelle di serpente / Der Mann in der Schlangenhaut …
Val Xavier, a drifter of obscure origins, arrives at a small town and gets a job in a store run by Lady Torrence. Her husband, Jabe M. Torrance, is dying of cancer. Val is pursued by Carol Cutere, the enigmatic local tramp-of-good-family.
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The Wiz (1978) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban Skybridge
The Wiz
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Diana Ross / Michael Jackson …
other title: O Mágico Inesquecível / The Wiz - Das Zauberhafte Land …
Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home.
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The Pawnbroker (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The Pawnbroker
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Rod Steiger / Geraldine Fitzgerald …
other title: L'uomo del banco dei pegni / Pantelåneren …
A Jewish pawnbroker, a victim of Nazi persecution, loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions.
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The Verdict (1982) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb TMDB Douban WikiData Skybridge
The Verdict
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Paul Newman / Charlotte Rampling …
other title: Il verdetto / Dommen …
Frank Galvin is a down-on-his-luck lawyer and reduced to drinking and ambulance chasing, when a former associate reminds him of his obligations in a medical malpractice suit by serving it to Galvin on a silver platter—all parties are willing to settle out of court. Blundering his way through the preliminaries, Galvin suddenly realizes that the case should actually go to court—to punish the guilty, to get a decent settlement for his clients... and to restore his standing as a lawyer.
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Network (1976) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB WikiData Skybridge Douban
Network
8.6 (11 ratings) director: Sidney Lumet actor: Faye Dunaway / William Holden …
other title: Quinto potere / Escândalo na TV …
When veteran anchorman Howard Beale is forced to retire his 25-year post because of his age, he announces to viewers that he will kill himself during his farewell broadcast. Network executives rethink their decision when his fanatical tirade results in a spike in ratings.
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The Anderson Tapes (1971) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Anderson Tapes
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Sean Connery / Dyan Cannon …
other title: Rapina record a New York / Anderson-klanen …
Thief Duke Anderson—just released from ten years in jail—takes up with his old girlfriend in her posh apartment block, and makes plans to rob the entire building. What he doesn't know is that his every move is being recorded on audio and video, although he is not the subject of any surveillance.
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Running on Empty (1988) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB IMDb WikiData Douban
Running on Empty
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Christine Lahti / River Phoenix …
other title: Vivere in fuga / Die Flucht ins Ungewisse …
The Popes are a family who haven't been able to use their real identity for years. In the late sixties, the parents set a weapons lab afire in an effort to hinder the government's Vietnam war campaign. Ever since then, the Popes have been on the run with the authorities never far behind. Their survival is threatened when their eldest son falls in love with a girl, and announces his wish to live his life on his own terms.
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Dog Day Afternoon (1975) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData Douban reviews.pilvit.net Skybridge
Dog Day Afternoon
8.1 (16 ratings) director: Sidney Lumet actor: Robert Costanzo / Al Pacino …
other title: Quel pomeriggio di un giorno da cani / En Skæv Eftermiddag …
Based on the true story of would-be Brooklyn bank robbers John Wojtowicz and Salvatore Naturile. Sonny and Sal attempt a bank heist which quickly turns sour and escalates into a hostage situation and stand-off with the police. As Sonny's motives for the robbery are slowly revealed and things become more complicated, the heist turns into a media circus.
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Find Me Guilty (2006) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb
Find Me Guilty
director: 西德尼·吕美特 actor: 范·迪塞尔 / 阿历克斯·罗克 …
other title: 判我有罪 / 老大无罪 …
Based on the true story of Jack DiNorscio, a mobster who defended himself in court for what would be the longest mafia trial in U.S. history.
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Equus (1977) [Movie] Douban TMDB NeoDB IMDb WikiData
Equus
director: Sidney Lumet actor: Richard Burton / Peter Firth …
other title: Equus - Blinde Pferde / Equus – Blinde Pferde
A psychiatrist, Martin Dysart, investigates the savage blinding of six horses with a metal spike in a stable in Hampshire, England. The atrocity was committed by an unassuming seventeen-year-old stable boy named Alan Strang, the only son of an opinionated but inwardly-timid father and a genteel, religious mother. As Dysart exposes the truths behind the boy's demons, he finds himself face-to-face with his own.