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Sidney J. Furie

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 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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Finding Hannah

Finding Hannah

2023

Writer, Director

Drive Me to Vegas and Mars

Drive Me to Vegas and Mars

2018

Director, Writer

The Dependables

The Dependables

2014

Director

Conduct Unbecoming

Conduct Unbecoming

2011

Director

The Four Horsemen

The Four Horsemen

2008

Director

The Veteran

The Veteran

2006

Director

American Soldiers

American Soldiers

2005

Director

Direct Action

Direct Action

2004

Director, Story

Detention

Detention

2003

Director

Partners in Action

Partners in Action

2002

Director

Global Heresy

Global Heresy

2002

Director

The Fraternity

The Fraternity

2002

Director

Under Heavy Fire

Under Heavy Fire

2001

Director

Road Rage

Road Rage

2000

Director

My 5 Wives

My 5 Wives

2000

Director

Hide and Seek

Hide and Seek

2000

Director

18 Wheels of Justice

18 Wheels of Justice

2000

Director

The Collectors

The Collectors

1999

Director

In Her Defense

In Her Defense

1999

Director

V.I.P.

V.I.P.

1998

Director

Married to a Stranger

Married to a Stranger

1997

Director

Pensacola: Wings of Gold

Pensacola: Wings of Gold

1997

Director

The Rage

The Rage

1997

Director, Writer

Top of the World

Top of the World

1997

Director

Hollow Point

Hollow Point

1996

Director

Iron Eagle on the Attack

Iron Eagle on the Attack

1995

Director

Ladybugs

Ladybugs

1992

Director

Iron Eagle III

Iron Eagle III

1992

Novel

The Taking of Beverly Hills

The Taking of Beverly Hills

1991

Director, Story

Iron Eagle II

Iron Eagle II

1988

Director, Screenplay, Characters

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

1987

Director

Iron Eagle

Iron Eagle

1986

Director, Screenplay

Purple Hearts

Purple Hearts

1984

Writer, Director

The Entity

The Entity

1982

Director

The Jazz Singer

The Jazz Singer

1980

Director

Night of the Juggler

Night of the Juggler

1980

Co-Director, Director

The Boys in Company C

The Boys in Company C

1978

Director, Writer

Gable and Lombard

Gable and Lombard

1976

Director

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York

1975

Director

Petrocelli

Petrocelli

1974

Creator

Night Games

Night Games

1974

Writer

Hit!

Hit!

1973

Director

Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues

1972

Director

Little Fauss and Big Halsy

Little Fauss and Big Halsy

1970

Director

The Lawyer

The Lawyer

1970

Writer, Director

The Naked Runner

The Naked Runner

1967

Director

The Appaloosa

The Appaloosa

1966

Director

The Ipcress File

The Ipcress File

1965

Director

Wonderful Life

Wonderful Life

1964

Director

The Leather Boys

The Leather Boys

1964

Director

The Boys

The Boys

1962

Director

The Young Ones

The Young Ones

1961

Director

Three on a Spree

Three on a Spree

1961

Director

The Snake Woman

The Snake Woman

1961

Director

During One Night

During One Night

1961

Director, Writer, Producer

Doctor Blood's Coffin

Doctor Blood's Coffin

1961

Director

A Cool Sound from Hell

A Cool Sound from Hell

1959

Producer, Writer, Director

A Dangerous Age

A Dangerous Age

1957

Producer, Writer, Director

Hudson's Bay

Hudson's Bay

Producer, Creator

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