Directing
Sidney J. Furie
- Born
- Feb 25, 1933 · Age 93
- Place of birth
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Gender
- Male
- Movie credits
- 5
- TV credits
- 1
- Directing credits
- 53
Also known as (2)
- Sholom Joseph Furie
- Sidney Joseph Furie
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…
