Directing
Sidney J. Furie
Born Feb 25, 1933 · Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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.
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Directed
Finding Hannah
2023
Drama · Romance
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
2018
Action · Comedy
The Dependables
2014
Drama · Adventure · Comedy
Conduct Unbecoming
2011
Drama
The Four Horsemen
2008
Drama · Action · War
The Veteran
2006
TV Movie · Drama · War
American Soldiers
2005
Drama · Action · History
Direct Action
2004
Action · Adventure · Crime
Detention
2003
Action · Thriller
Partners in Action
2002
Thriller · Action · Crime
Global Heresy
2002
Comedy · Drama
The Fraternity
2002
Thriller
Under Heavy Fire
2001
War · Drama
Road Rage
2000
Drama · Action · Thriller
My 5 Wives
2000
Comedy
Hide and Seek
2000
Crime · Drama · Thriller
18 Wheels of Justice
2000
Drama · Action & Adventure · Crime
The Collectors
1999
TV Movie · Crime · Action
In Her Defense
1999
Thriller
V.I.P.
1998
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Crime
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Rage
1997
Action · Thriller
Top of the World
1997
Action · Thriller
Hollow Point
1996
Action · Comedy · Thriller
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995
Action · Adventure
Ladybugs
1992
Comedy · Family · Romance
The Taking of Beverly Hills
1991
Action
Iron Eagle II
1988
Action · Adventure · Drama
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
Iron Eagle
1986
Action
Purple Hearts
1984
Drama · War · Romance
The Entity
1982
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
The Boys in Company C
1978
War
Gable and Lombard
1976
Drama · Romance
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975
Comedy
Hit!
1973
Drama · Action · Crime
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
Drama · Music
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
1970
Drama · Comedy
The Lawyer
1970
Crime · Mystery · Drama
The Naked Runner
1967
Drama · Thriller
The Appaloosa
1966
Western
The Ipcress File
1965
Thriller
Wonderful Life
1964
Music · Romance · Comedy
The Leather Boys
1964
Drama · Romance
The Boys
1962
Crime · Drama
The Young Ones
1961
Comedy · Music
Three on a Spree
1961
Comedy
The Snake Woman
1961
Horror
Doctor Blood's Coffin
1961
Horror · Science Fiction
During One Night
1961
Drama · Romance · War
A Cool Sound from Hell
1959
Drama
Written
Iron Eagle III
1992
Action · Thriller
Night Games
1974
Drama
Acting
Sidney J. Furie: Fire Up the Carousel!
Documentary
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
2024
Documentary
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
2023
Documentary
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
2014
Documentary
