Sidney J. Furie
DirectingToronto-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.
Known For
Filmography — Acting
Filmography — Crew
The Entity
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
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Iron Eagle
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The Ipcress File
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Iron Eagle II
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The Appaloosa
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Ladybugs
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Iron Eagle on the Attack
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The Naked Runner
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The Boys in Company C
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Purple Hearts
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American Soldiers
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Hit!
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The Veteran
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Hollow Point
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The Taking of Beverly Hills
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The Four Horsemen
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Detention
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The Rage
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The Lawyer
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Little Fauss and Big Halsy
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The Fraternity
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Lady Sings the Blues
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Direct Action
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The Leather Boys
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Married to a Stranger
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The Boys
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Night Games
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Top of the World
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Hide and Seek
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Wonderful to Be Young!
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The Dependables
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Wonderful Life
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Doctor Blood's Coffin
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Partners in Action
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Under Heavy Fire
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Global Heresy
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My 5 Wives
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Gable and Lombard
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The Snake Woman
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Finding Hannah
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Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
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Road Rage
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The Collectors
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In Her Defense
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Conduct Unbecoming
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Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
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Three on a Spree
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During One Night
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A Dangerous Age
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A Cool Sound from Hell
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