Sidney J. Furie
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.
53 directing credits · 5 acting credits
Directing · 53
V.I.P.
1998
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997
18 Wheels of Justice
2000
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
The Entity
1982
Iron Eagle
1986
The Ipcress File
1965
The Boys in Company C
1978
Hollow Point
1996
The Appaloosa
1966
Detention
2003
Purple Hearts
1984
Ladybugs
1992
Iron Eagle II
1988
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
1970
The Fraternity
2002
Global Heresy
2002
The Veteran
2006
The Lawyer
1970
Direct Action
2004
Hide and Seek
2000
Hit!
1973
The Leather Boys
1964
Gable and Lombard
1976
The Taking of Beverly Hills
1991
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
Top of the World
1997
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995
Under Heavy Fire
2001
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975
Wonderful Life
1964
The Boys
1962
The Rage
1997
My 5 Wives
2000
Finding Hannah
2023
Wonderful to Be Young!
1961
The Dependables
2014
The Naked Runner
1967
Road Rage
2000
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
2018
The Snake Woman
1961
In Her Defense
1999
The Four Horsemen
2008
Married to a Stranger
1997
The Collectors
1999
During One Night
1961
Partners in Action
2002
American Soldiers
2005
Doctor Blood's Coffin
1961
Three on a Spree
1961
Conduct Unbecoming
2011
A Cool Sound from Hell
1959
A Dangerous Age
1957
