Sidney J. Furie

Torontoborn 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 OToole 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 franchisegenerating Iron Eagle 1986 the Scorsesebeloved horror saga The Entity 1982 and the Vietnam combat chronicle The Boys in Company C 1978 which later partly inspired Kubricks 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

D.O.B: 1933-02-25
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Profession: director

Credits