Profile of Sidney J. Furie
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Sidney J. Furie

Born
1933-02-25
Birthplace
Toronto,
Ontario
Canada
Born
1933-02-25
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Biography

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 ......

Profile of Sidney J. Furie

Sidney J. Furie

Born
1933-02-25
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Born
1933-02-25
Birthplace
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Biography

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.

63 titles with 82 credits

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V.I.P. poster

1998

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Petrocelli poster

1974

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Pensacola: Wings of Gold poster

1997

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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace poster

1987

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The Entity poster

1982

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18 Wheels of Justice poster

2000

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The Ipcress File poster

1965

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Iron Eagle poster

1986

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Ladybugs poster

1992

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Iron Eagle II poster

1988

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The Boys in Company C poster

1978

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Lady Sings the Blues poster

1972

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The Appaloosa poster

1966

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Iron Eagle III poster

1992

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Detention poster

2003

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Direct Action poster

2004

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Hide and Seek poster

2000

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Iron Eagle on the Attack poster

1995

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The Taking of Beverly Hills poster

1991

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The Defender poster

2004

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Hollow Point poster

1996

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American Soldiers poster

2005

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Little Fauss and Big Halsy poster

1970

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Doctor Blood's Coffin poster

1961

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Global Heresy poster

2002

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Hit! poster

1973

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My 5 Wives poster

2000

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The Leather Boys poster

1964

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Top of the World poster

1997

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The Veteran poster

2006

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The Snake Woman poster

1961

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The Rage poster

1997

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The Fraternity poster

2002

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Road Rage poster

2000

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Purple Hearts poster

1984

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Wonderful to Be Young! poster

1961

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The Four Horsemen poster

2008

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In Her Defense poster

1999

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Under Heavy Fire poster

2001

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The Dependables poster

2014

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The Collectors poster

1999

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Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York poster

1975

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The Naked Runner poster

1967

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The Lawyer poster

1970

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Wonderful Life poster

1964

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Gable and Lombard poster

1976

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During One Night poster

1961

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The Boys poster

1962

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Partners in Action poster

2002

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Three on a Spree poster

1961

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The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh poster

2014

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Married to a Stranger poster

1997

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Hudson's Bay poster

TBD

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Night Games poster

1974

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A Dangerous Age poster

1957

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A Cool Sound from Hell poster

1959

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Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold poster

1994

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Finding Hannah poster

2023

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Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano poster

2024

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Conduct Unbecoming poster

2011

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Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount poster

2023

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Drive Me to Vegas and Mars poster

2018

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Sidney J. Furie: Fire Up the Carousel! poster

TBD

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