Edward Zwick

American filmmaker and producer

Edward Zwick is an acclaimed American filmmaker who has directed a diverse range of critically acclaimed films, including historical dramas, comedies, and epics. He has received numerous accolades, including two Academy Award nominations and two Golden Globe nominations, and has won the Academy Award for Best Picture as a producer.

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About the Edward Zwick

Edward M. Zwickis an American filmmaker. He has worked primarily in the comedy drama and epic historical film genres and has received nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

He made his film debut with the comedy About Last Nightas a producer.

He is also the co-creator of the ABC family drama series thirtysomething from 1987 to 1991 and Once and Again from 1999 to 2002.

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Edward Zwick is an American filmmaker who has worked primarily in the comedy drama and epic historical film genres.

Edward Zwick has received nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, and he won the Academy Award for Best Picture for Shakespeare in Love (1998) as a producer.

Some of Edward Zwick’s notable films include About Last Night (1986), Glory (1989), Legends of the Fall (1994), Courage Under Fire (1996), The Last Samurai (2003), Blood Diamond (2006), and Defiance (2008).

Edward Zwick is the co-creator of the ABC family drama series thirtysomething from 1987 to 1991 and Once and Again from 1999 to 2002.

Edward Zwick was born on October 8, 1952.

Edward Zwick has worked primarily in the comedy drama and epic historical film genres.

The most recent film directed by Edward Zwick is Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, released in 2016.

12 Quotes by Edward Zwick

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    I don’t think movies can ever be too intense, but people have to understand why you’re showing them the things you are showing them.

    Edward Zwick

    American filmmaker and producer

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    To me this movie is about what is valuable. To one person it might be a stone; to someone else, a story in a magazine; to another, it is a child. The juxtaposition of one man obsessed with finding a valuable diamond with another man risking his life to find his son is the beating heart of this film.

    Edward Zwick

    American filmmaker and producer

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    I look at modern life and I see people not taking responsibility for their lives. The temptation to blame, to find external causes to one’s own issues is something that is particularly modern. I know that personally I find that sense of responsibility interesting.

    Edward Zwick

    American filmmaker and producer

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    Sometimes when we weep in the movies we weep for ourselves or for a life unlived. Or we even go to the movies because we want to resist the emotion that’s there in front of us. I think there is always a catharsis that I look for and that makes the movie experience worthwhile.

    Edward Zwick

    American filmmaker and producer

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    I think it’s too easy often to find a villain out of the headlines and to then repeat that villainy again and again and again. You know, traditionally, America has always looked to scapegoat someone as the boogie man.

    Edward Zwick

    American filmmaker and producer

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    It seems that almost every time a valuable natural resource is discovered in the world-whether it be diamonds, rubber, gold, oil, whatever-often what results is a tragedy for the country in which they are found. Making matters worse, the resulting riches from these resources rarely benefit the people of the country from which they come.

    Edward Zwick

    American filmmaker and producer

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    There is something universal in the theme of a man trying to save his family in the midst of the most terrible circumstances. It is not limited to Sierra Leone. This story could apply to any number of places where ordinary people have been caught up in political events beyond their control.

    Edward Zwick

    American filmmaker and producer

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    I think one of the privileges of being a filmmaker is the opportunity to remain a kind of perpetual student.

    Edward Zwick

    American filmmaker and producer

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    Samurai culture did exist really, for hundreds of years and the notion of people trying to create some sort of a moral code, the idea that there existed certain behaviors that could be celebrated and that could be operative in a life.

    Edward Zwick

    American filmmaker and producer

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    I have nothing against diamonds, or rubies or emeralds or sapphires. I do object when their acquisition is complicit in the debasement of children or the destruction of a country.

    Edward Zwick

    American filmmaker and producer

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    There is no reason why challenging themes and engaging stories have to be mutually exclusive – in fact, each can fuel the other. As a filmmaker, I want to entertain people first and foremost. If out of that comes a greater awareness and understanding of a time or a circumstance, then the hope is that change can happen.

    Edward Zwick

    American filmmaker and producer

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    There is a segment of the American population that has been excluded from the national myth, and that should be redressed.

    Edward Zwick

    American filmmaker and producer