Edward Zwick

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Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker and film producer noted for his sprawling war films. He has been described as a "throwback to an earlier era, an extremely cerebral director whose movies consistently feature fully rounded characters, difficult moral issues, and plots that thrive on the ambiguity of authority."^[2]

[edit] Life and career

Zwick was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ruth Ellen (née Reich) and Allen Zwick.^[1] He received an A.B from Harvard in 1974. He attended the AFI Conservatory and graduated with an M.F.A. degree in 1975.

His movies include Glory (1989), Legends of the Fall (1994), The Siege (1998), The Last Samurai (2003) and Blood Diamond (2006), and Defiance (2008). Along with Marshall Herskovitz, Zwick runs a film production company called The Bedford Falls Company. This company has produced such notable films such as Traffic and Shakespeare in Love and the TV shows Thirtysomething, Relativity, Once and Again, and My So-Called Life.

He was one of the recipients of the Academy Award for Best Picture for Shakespeare in Love; he was also nominated in the same category for Traffic.

[edit] Films

[edit] Directed

• Special Bulletin (1983)
• About Last Night... (1986)
• Glory (1989)
• Leaving Normal (1992)
• Legends of the Fall (1994)
• Courage Under Fire (1996)
• The Siege (1998)
• The Last Samurai (2003)
• Blood Diamond (2006)
• Defiance (2008)
• Love and Other Drugs (2010)

[edit] Reviews

• Denby, David (12 January 2009). "The Current Cinema: Survivors". The New Yorker 84 (44): 72–73. http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/01/12/090112crci_cinema_denby. Retrieved 27 March 2009.  Review of Defiance.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Edward Zwick at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Ed on The Dusty Wright Show at CultureCatch.com

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