Sidney J. 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 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.

Directed

1. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987) — Director
2. The Entity (1982) — Director
3. The Ipcress File (1965) — Director
4. Iron Eagle (1986) — Director
5. Ladybugs (1992) — Director
6. Iron Eagle II (1988) — Director
7. The Boys in Company C (1978) — Director
8. Lady Sings the Blues (1972) — Director
9. The Appaloosa (1966) — Director
10. V.I.P. (1998) — Director
11. Detention (2003) — Director
12. Direct Action (2004) — Director
13. Hide and Seek (2000) — Director
14. Iron Eagle on the Attack (1995) — Director
15. The Taking of Beverly Hills (1991) — Director
16. American Soldiers (2005) — Director
17. Hollow Point (1996) — Director
18. Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970) — Director
19. Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961) — Director
20. Global Heresy (2002) — Director
21. Hit! (1973) — Director
22. My 5 Wives (2000) — Director
23. The Leather Boys (1964) — Director
24. The Four Horsemen (2008) — Director
25. Top of the World (1997) — Director
26. The Veteran (2006) — Director
27. The Snake Woman (1961) — Director
28. Road Rage (2000) — Director
29. The Rage (1997) — Director
30. The Fraternity (2002) — Director
31. Pensacola: Wings of Gold (1997) — Director
32. Purple Hearts (1984) — Director
33. Wonderful to Be Young! (1961) — Director
34. In Her Defense (1999) — Director
35. Under Heavy Fire (2001) — Director
36. The Dependables (2014) — Director
37. The Collectors (1999) — Director
38. Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975) — Director
39. The Naked Runner (1967) — Director
40. The Lawyer (1970) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Film '72 (1971) — Self
2. The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh (2014) — Self
3. Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold (1994) — Self
4. Sidney J. Furie: Fire Up the Carousel! — Himself
5. Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount (2023) — Himself
6. Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano (2024) — Himself