As Director
The Dependables
2014
3.1
Sidney J. Furie
Directing
Born
February 25, 1933
Place of Birth
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.
The Filmography
As Director
The Veteran
2006
4.2
As Director
American Soldiers
2005
4.1
As Director
Direct Action
2004
5.1
As Director
Detention
2003
4.4
As Director
Partners in Action
2002
4.2
As Director
Global Heresy
2002
5.0
As Director
The Fraternity
2002
4.7
As Director
Under Heavy Fire
2001
4.0
As Director
Road Rage
2000
4.4
As Director
My 5 Wives
2000
4.6
As Director
Hide and Seek
2000
5.0
As Director
The Collectors
1999
3.9
As Director
In Her Defense
1999
4.7
As Director, As Writer
The Rage
1997
3.1
As Director
Top of the World
1997
5.0
As Director
Hollow Point
1996
5.1
As Director
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995
3.8
As Director
Ladybugs
1992
5.7
As Writer
Iron Eagle III
1992
4.1