{"id":1219,"date":"2011-04-14T15:48:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-14T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2011\/04\/14\/remembering-sidney-lumet\/"},"modified":"2011-04-14T15:48:00","modified_gmt":"2011-04-14T19:48:00","slug":"remembering-sidney-lumet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.american.edu\/mediaservices\/2011\/04\/14\/remembering-sidney-lumet\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering Sidney Lumet"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Director Sidney Lumet, who died Saturday of lymphoma, was the bigscreen’s prime purveyor of films that addressed themes of justice and the corruption of power, almost always in a New York setting. In films including “12 Angry Men,” “Serpico,” “Prince of the City,” “The Verdict” and “Q&A,” he explored the always-fragile justice system and the danger that men motivated by greed, prejudice or a thirst for power can pervert it.<\/p>\n

Lumet died at his home in Manhattan. The prolific helmer of more than 40 films was 86.
Read more from Variety magazine here<\/a>.<\/span>
Or from the New York Times<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n

Check out on of these Lumet films from the Media Services collection. Please note some are VHS and an asterisk indicates that they are currently being taught this semester and are unavailable for Home Use.<\/p>\n

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Network<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 26*<\/span><\/p>\n

Dog Day Afternoon<\/a> \u2013 HU VHS 4765<\/span><\/p>\n

The Verdict<\/a> \u2013 HU VHS 6743*<\/span><\/p>\n

Deathtrap<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 713<\/span><\/p>\n

Fail-safe<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 4009<\/span><\/p>\n

Serpico<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 5485<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pawnbroker<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 5173<\/span><\/p>\n

Family Business<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 4957<\/span><\/p>\n

Long Day\u2019s Journey Into Night<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 5611<\/span><\/p>\n

12 Angry Men<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 2265<\/span><\/p>\n

Before the Devil Knows You\u2019re Dead<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 4201<\/span><\/p>\n

A Stranger Among Us<\/a> \u2013 VHS 6523<\/span><\/p>\n

Running on Empty<\/a> \u2013 HU DVD 4932<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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