Sidney J. Furie
b. 1933 (age 93)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Director
Writer
Sidney J. Furie is a Canadian film director. Furie is perhaps best known for directing American Soldiers, The IPCRESS File, The Entity, Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, Lady Sings the Blues, The Boys, Gable and Lombard, Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York and the Iron Eagle films. Also credited 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), he also directed Cliff Richard and The Shadows in the 1964 musical Wonderful Life.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 7.0
Cruel, Usual, Necessary: The Passion of Silvio Narizzano
2024 Self
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Flesh & Furie: The Space Between Us
2023 Self
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Clear Lines of Sight: Sidney J. Furie at Paramount
2023 Self
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Finding Hannah
2023 Director
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★ 7.0
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
2018 Director
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★ 3.7
Pride of Lions
2014 Director
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★ 7.6
The True Adventures of Raoul Walsh
2014 Self
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★ 6.0
Conduct Unbecoming
2011 Director
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★ 3.9
The Veteran
2006 Director
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★ 3.5
American Soldiers
2005 Director
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★ 5.1
Direct Action
2004 Director
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★ 4.1
Detention
2003 Director
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★ 6.0
Rock My World
2002 Director
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★ 5.0
The Circle
2002 Director
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★ 4.5
Partners in Action
2002 Director
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★ 5.2
Under Heavy Fire
2001 Director
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★ 6.9
Just Cause
2001 Director
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★ 4.8
My 5 Wives
2000 Director
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★ 3.4
Road Rage
2000 Director
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★ 5.9
18 Wheels of Justice
2000 Director
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★ 5.3
In Her Defense
1999 Director
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★ 3.6
The Collectors
1999 Director
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★ 4.3
V.I.P.
1998 Director
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★ 4.7
Top of the World
1997 Director
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★ 6.1
Pensacola: Wings of Gold
1997 Director
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★ 4.6
The Rage
1997 Director
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★ 5.4
Married to a Stranger
1997 Director
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★ 5.7
Hollow Point
1996 Director
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★ 3.4
Iron Eagle on the Attack
1995 Director
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★ 7.3
Lonesome Dove: The Series
1994 Director
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★ 7.9
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
1994 Self
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★ 5.5
Ladybugs
1992 Director
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★ 3.8
Aces: Iron Eagle III
1992 Writer
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★ 5.2
The Taking of Beverly Hills
1991 Director
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★ 3.9
Iron Eagle II
1988 Director
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★ 3.8
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987 Director
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★ 5.6
Iron Eagle
1986 Director
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★ 5.7
Purple Hearts
1984 Director
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★ 6.7
The Entity
1982 Director
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★ 6.0
The Jazz Singer
1980 Director
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★ 6.8
Night of the Juggler
1980 Director
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★ 6.9
The Boys in Company C
1978 Director
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★ 5.2
Gable and Lombard
1976 Director
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★ 6.5
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975 Director
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★ 7.2
Petrocelli
1974 Writer
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★ 7.2
Night Games
1974 Writer
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★ 6.1
Hit!
1973 Director
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★ 7.0
Lady Sings the Blues
1972 Director
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Lady Sings the Blues (Featurette)
1972 Self
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Thunderguys
1971 Director
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★ 5.9
Little Fauss and Big Halsy
1970 Director
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★ 6.7
The Lawyer
1970 Director
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★ 5.9
The Naked Runner
1967 Director
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★ 6.3
The Appaloosa
1966 Director
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★ 7.2
The Ipcress File
1965 Director
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★ 7.1
The Leather Boys
1964 Director
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★ 5.3
Swingers' Paradise
1964 Director
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★ 7.2
The Boys
1962 Director
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★ 4.9
Doctor Blood's Coffin
1961 Director
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★ 5.8
Wonderful to Be Young!
1961 Director
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★ 4.9
The Snake Woman
1961 Director
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★ 5.7
Three on a Spree
1961 Director
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★ 6.2
Night of Passion
1960 Director
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★ 6.5
Hudson's Bay
1959 Director
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★ 7.7
A Cool Sound from Hell
1959 Director
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★ 5.9
A Dangerous Age
1957 Director
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★ 5.0
Playbill
1953 Writer
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Sidney J. Furie: Fire Up the Carousel!
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