Cast: Sidney Lumet

Direction Richard Shepard

Cast John Cazale · Al Pacino · Meryl Streep · Francis Ford Coppola

Plot A portrait of the acting craft of John Cazale and a tour through the movies that defined a generation. Between 1972 and 1978, John Cazale appeared in "The Godfather," "The...

Direction Ted Demme · Richard LaGravenese

Cast Martin Scorsese · Francis Ford Coppola · Robert Altman · Peter Bogdanovich

Plot The 1970s was an extraordinary time of rebellion, of questioning every accepted idea: political activism, hedonism, protests, the sexual revolution, the women's movement, the civil rights movement, the music revolution,...

Direction Kevin Brownlow · Michael Kloft

Cast Kenneth Branagh · Charles Chaplin · Sydney Chaplin · Walter Bernstein

Plot A fascinating documentary that explores the making of Charles Chaplin's first "talkie" The Great Dictator (1940) and draws many things that between Chaplin and Hitler had in common. The film...

Direction Nick Davis

Cast Meryl Streep · Peter Bogdanovich · Martin Scorsese · Spike Lee

Plot Meryl Streep takes us on a journey through the history of filmmaking in New York and the magical cinematic moments that have come from films such as When Harry Met...

Direction Nancy Buirski

Cast Sidney Lumet

Plot In a never-before-seen interview filmed a few years before his death, Sidney Lumet guides us through his life and work.

Direction Chuck Workman

Cast Mike Leigh · Jonas Mekas · David Lynch · Michael Moore

Plot Using the words and ideas of great filmmakers, from archival interviews with Alfred Hitchcock and Robert Bresson to new interviews with Mike Leigh, David Lynch, and Jonas Mekas, Oscar-winning filmmaker...

Direction Jean Lauritano

Cast Paul Newman · Anne Steffens · Tanya Blumstein · Gabi Franke

Plot Haunted by a sense of imposture, Paul Newman never stopped trying to prove that he was more than just handsome. Film archives and interviews offer a portrait of a humble...

Direction Dudley Murphy

Cast Sylvia Sidney · Leif Erickson · Myron McCormick · Hiram Sherman

Plot A fire in a run-down tenement building injures young Joey Rogers. Wealthy passerby Peter Cortlant rushes the boy and his attractive older sister Mary to the hospital and pays the...

Direction Robert J. Emery

Cast Rod Steiger · Meryl Streep · Jon Voight · Anthony Hopkins

Plot A documentary series focusing on some of cinema's greatest film directors.

Direction David Naylor

Cast James Earl Jones · Gilbert Taylor · Ken Adam · Anthony Harvey

Plot A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of one of the classics of modern cinema. Including interviews with many members of the cast and crew of this story about the scramble...

Direction Jon Wilkman

Cast Daniel Selznick · Gregory Orr · Samuel Goldwyn · A.Scott Berg

Plot The history of Hollywood film from the medium's invention to the birth of the New Hollywood in 1970.

Direction Bran Ferren

Cast Dick Cavett · Eli Wallach · Frank Zappa · Sidney Lumet

Plot Funny is a fast-paced romp about jokes and joke telling, a veritable anthology of contemporary American humor. Without script or actors, it features nearly 100 people delivering the goods on...

Direction Laurent Bouzereau

Cast Robert Leuci · Robert Daley · Jay Presson Allen · Sidney Lumet

Plot Documentary about the making of "Prince of the City" (1981) directed by Sidney Lumet.

Direction Ellen Weissbrod

Cast Clarence Avant · George Benson · Big Daddy Kane · Richard Brooks

Plot A unique look at the legendary musician, arranger, composer and producer offers a collage of memories, sounds and intimate interviews with musical greats in a rousing showcase.

Direction Robert J. Emery

Cast Jacqueline Bisset · Dyan Cannon · Ossie Davis · Andy García

Direction Gene Feldman

Cast Blake Edwards · Glenn Ford · Scott Holden · Sidney Lumet

Plot A documentary about the life and career of actor William Holden. Included are clips from many of his films as well as interviews with friends, family and colleagues, as well...

Direction David Heeley

Cast Jane Fonda · Peter Fonda · Shirlee Fonda · Sidney Lumet