Sidney J. Furie (born February 28, 1933) is a Canadian film director. Furie is perhaps best known for directing The IPCRESS File, The Entity, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Lady Sings the Blues, The Boys, Gable and Lombard, and the Iron Eagle films.
Also credited[1] with co-creating NBC's off-beat legal drama Petrocelli, which ran from 1974 to 1976. It was a spin-off from his 1970 film The Lawyer.
Awards and nominations
- 1965 Nominated for Palme d'Or at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival for Best Film of 1965 for The IPCRESS File.[2]
- 1966 won Bafta for Best British Film in Colour of 1965 for The IPCRESS File.
- 2006 Lady Sings the Blues, starring Diana Ross as jazz legend Billie Holiday and directed by Furie in 1972 inducted into the Black Movie Awards Classic Cinema Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- ^ Sidney J. Furie - Northern Stars
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Ipcress File". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/2887/year/1965.html. Retrieved 2009-03-04.
- ^ Tyler Perry to Host Film Life's 2006 Black Movie Awards - A Celebration of Black Cinema: Past, Present & Future, Premiering Wednesday, Oct. 18, on TNT
External links
- Sidney J. Furie at the Internet Movie Database
- Complete filmography at New York Times
- Petrocelli quiz
| Preceded by Jeannot Szwarc |
Superman film director 1987 |
Succeeded by Bryan Singer |
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