- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- February 25, 1933
- Place of Birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sidney J. Furie
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…
Filmography
movieCruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
2024 · Himself
movieClear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
2023 · Himself
movieFinding Hannah
2023 · Director, Writer
movieDrive Me to Vegas and Mars
2018 · Director, Writer
movieThe True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
2014 · Self
movieThe Dependables
2014 · Director
movieConduct Unbecoming
2011 · Director
movieThe Four Horsemen
2008 · Director
movieThe Veteran
2006 · Director
movieAmerican Soldiers
2005 · Director
movieThe Defender
2004 · Thanks
movieDirect Action
2004 · Director, Story
movieDetention
2003 · Director
moviePartners in Action
2002 · Director
movieGlobal Heresy
2002 · Director
movieThe Fraternity
2002 · Director
movieUnder Heavy Fire
2001 · Director, Story
movieRoad Rage
2000 · Director
movieMy 5 Wives
2000 · Director
movieHide and Seek
2000 · Director
tv18 Wheels of Justice
2000 · Director
movieThe Collectors
1999 · Director
movieIn Her Defense
1999 · Director
tvV.I.P.
1998 · Director
Married to a Stranger
movieMarried to a Stranger
1997 · Director
tvPensacola: Wings of Gold
1997 · Director
movieThe Rage
1997 · Director, Writer
movieTop of the World
1997 · Director
movieHollow Point
1996 · Director
movieIron Eagle on the Attack
1995 · Director
movieMichael Caine: Breaking the Mold
1994 · Self
movieLadybugs
1992 · Director
movieIron Eagle III
1992 · Novel
movieThe Taking of Beverly Hills
1991 · Story, Director
movieIron Eagle II
1988 · Characters, Director, Screenplay
movieSuperman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987 · Director
movieIron Eagle
1986 · Screenplay, Director
moviePurple Hearts
1984 · Writer, Director
movieThe Entity
1982 · Director
movieThe Boys in Company C
1978 · Director, Writer
movieGable and Lombard
1976 · Director
movieSheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975 · Director
tvPetrocelli
1974 · Creator
movieNight Games
1974 · Writer
movieHit!
1973 · Director
movieLady Sings the Blues
1972 · Director
Film '72
tvFilm '72
1971 · Self
movieLittle Fauss and Big Halsy
1970 · Director
movieThe Lawyer
1970 · Director, Writer
movieThe Naked Runner
1967 · Director
movieThe Appaloosa
1966 · Director
movieThe Ipcress File
1965 · Director
movieWonderful Life
1964 · Director
movieThe Leather Boys
1964 · Director
movieThe Boys
1962 · Director
movieWonderful to Be Young!
1961 · Director
movieThree on a Spree
1961 · Director
movieThe Snake Woman
1961 · Director
movieDoctor Blood's Coffin
1961 · Director
movieDuring One Night
1961 · Writer, Director, Producer
movieA Cool Sound from Hell
1959 · Writer, Producer, Director
A Dangerous Age
movieA Dangerous Age
1957 · Writer, Producer, Director
movieSidney J. Furie: Fire Up the Carousel!
— · Himself
Hudson's Bay
tvHudson's Bay
— · Producer, Creator