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