Sidney J. Furie
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- February 25, 1933
- Birthplace
- 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.
Filmography
Sidney J. Furie: Fire Up the Carousel! TBA
as Himself
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano 2024
as Himself
Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount 2023
as Himself
Finding Hannah 2023
Writer, Director
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars 2018
Director, Writer
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh 2014
as Self
The Dependables 2014
Director
Conduct Unbecoming 2011
Director
The Four Horsemen 2008
Director
The Veteran 2006
Director
American Soldiers 2005
Director
The Defender 2004
Thanks
Direct Action 2004
Director, Story
Detention 2003
Director
Partners in Action 2002
Director
Global Heresy 2002
Director
The Fraternity 2002
Director
Under Heavy Fire 2001
Director, Story
Road Rage 2000
Director
My 5 Wives 2000
Director
Hide and Seek 2000
Director
The Collectors 1999
Director
In Her Defense 1999
Director
- Married to a Stranger
Married to a Stranger 1997
Director
The Rage 1997
Director, Writer
Top of the World 1997
Director
Hollow Point 1996
Director
Iron Eagle on the Attack 1995
Director
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold 1994
as Self
Ladybugs 1992
Director
Iron Eagle III 1992
Novel
The Taking of Beverly Hills 1991
Director, Story
Iron Eagle II 1988
Director, Screenplay, Characters
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 1987
Director
Iron Eagle 1986
Director, Screenplay
Purple Hearts 1984
Writer, Director
The Entity 1982
Director
The Boys in Company C 1978
Director, Writer
Gable and Lombard 1976
Director
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York 1975
Director
Night Games 1974
Writer
Hit! 1973
Director
Lady Sings the Blues 1972
Director
Little Fauss and Big Halsy 1970
Director
The Lawyer 1970
Writer, Director
The Naked Runner 1967
Director
The Appaloosa 1966
Director
The Ipcress File 1965
Director
Wonderful Life 1964
Director
The Leather Boys 1964
Director
The Boys 1962
Director
The Young Ones 1961
Director
Three on a Spree 1961
Director
The Snake Woman 1961
Director
Doctor Blood's Coffin 1961
Director
During One Night 1961
Director, Writer, Producer
A Cool Sound from Hell 1959
Producer, Writer, Director
- A Dangerous Age
A Dangerous Age 1957
Producer, Writer, Director
Credits from TMDB.