Edward Zwick
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Edward Zwick (born October 8, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American film director and film producer. He received an A.B from Harvard in 1974. He attended the AFI Conservatory and graduated with an M.F.A. degree in 1975.
He has been described as a throwback for his thoughtful filmmaking:
- In today's increasingly banal Hollywood, Edward Zwick is 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 and on individual conscience as the ultimate arbiter of truth. Yahoo TV!
[edit] Notable films
Some of his notable films include:
- Glory (1989)
- Legends of the Fall (1994)
- Courage Under Fire (1996)
- The Siege (1998)
- The Last Samurai (2003)
- Blood Diamond (2006)
- The Lions of Al-Rassan (upcoming)
[edit] Film producer
Along with Marshall Herskovitz, he 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, 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 for it for Traffic.
