Lumet: Film Maker

1975
10m

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A promotional short film that captures the great director Sidney Lumet while shooting his classic film "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975). In this short, we get to see the director's efforts in coor... Read allA promotional short film that captures the great director Sidney Lumet while shooting his classic film "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975). In this short, we get to see the director's efforts in coordinating cast and crew in elaborated and complicated sequences while recreating a real lif... Read allA promotional short film that captures the great director Sidney Lumet while shooting his classic film "Dog Day Afternoon" (1975). In this short, we get to see the director's efforts in coordinating cast and crew in elaborated and complicated sequences while recreating a real life story to the screen.

Directors
- Elliot Geisinger
- Ronald Saland
Writer
- Jay Anson
Stars

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6.5/10

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Directors
- Elliot Geisinger
- Ronald Saland
Writer
- Jay Anson
Stars

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John Cazale

Self

Charles Durning

Self

Carmine Foresta

Self

Lance Henriksen

Self

Victor J. Kemper

Self

Sidney Lumet

Self

Muky

Self
(as Muky Munkacsi)

Al Pacino

Self

Robert Rogow

Self
(as Bob Rogow)

George Santana

Self

Directors
- Elliot Geisinger
- Ronald Saland
Writer
- Jay Anson
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Trivia
This brief documentary is featured on the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD for Dog Day Afternoon (1975), released in 2006 as well as the HD-DVD & Blu-Ray discs released in 2007.

Quotes
[first lines]
Narrator: Sidney Lumet directs films. His energy on the set gets everybody's motor going.

Connections
Features Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

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Nice Promo

Lumet: Film Maker (1975)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

This promotional short was shot on the set of DOG DAY AFTERNOON and shows director Sidney Lumet doing his job. The fun thing about this short is that it gives us several shots of Lumet directing the movie and apparently losing his cool at one point when some extras aren't paying attention when he tells them to put their guns away. There are some interviews with a couple people working on the crew and they all tell what it's like working on a Lumet film including one guy who was also working with the director on 12 ANGRY MEN. It's always fun watching these promotional pieces because they're usually trying to explain why people should go see the movie in question. That really doesn't happen here as there's not too much talk about what the movie is. Instead we just focus on Lumet, his way of doing things so fans of his are going to get a kick out of this.