Norman Jewison
Birthday: 1926-07-21
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Biography: Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont (July 21, 1926 - January 20, 2024) was a Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. Highlights of his directing career include In the Heat of the Night (1967), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Moonstruck (1987), The Hurricane (1999) and The Statement (2003). Jewison addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences.
Movies
Pablo
Pablo blends documentary and animation elements to tell the saga of "famous unknown" Pablo Ferro, a ...
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Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael (The New ...
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Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
Ekchart Schmidt examines the machinery behind the dream factory; the Hollywood myth is unmasked. How...
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, fr...
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Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
Friends, family, co-stars and admirers of actor Steve McQueen talk about his life and his movie care...
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Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
Documentary about Stanley Kramer, included on the 40th anniversary edition of Guess Who's Coming to ...
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Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Abandoned by his father, he was a reform school kid with nothing going for him and a giant chip on h...
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The Man on Lincoln's Nose
Set design has been one of the most overlooked jobs in film, receiving little critical attention unt...
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I Am Steve McQueen
A walk through the incredible personal and artistic history of legendary actor, race car driver and ...
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The River of My Dreams
Director Brigitte Berman profiles Canadian icon Gordon Pinsent, who left Newfoundland in the late 19...
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Hal
Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Ha...
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The Stupids
An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail...
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Judy Garland: By Myself
As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever ...
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Tell Them Who You Are
The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the came...
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Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
Documentary about the writing and recording of Quincy Jones' score for Norman Jewison's 1967 film I...
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Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
Documentary featuring interviews with director Norman Jewison and others providing an in-depth look ...
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Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
Editing is more than just assembling shots in a certain order, it's an art form, and this documentar...
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Sid & Judy
Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entert...
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Norman Jewison, Film Maker
Toronto-born Norman Jewison first gained prominence producing for Canadian television, then went on ...
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Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
Documentary highlighting the development of the screenplay into a film with the desired cast. It als...
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The Landlord
At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders "runs away" from home. This running away consists of buying ...
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From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
Behind the scenes footage on the set filming Rollerball...
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Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
Documentary about the making of the 1975 science-fiction dystopia classic....
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A Love Story of Today
A discussion of the very important and highly controversial film, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER, feat...
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A Special Kind of Love
A follow-up of A LOVE STORY OF TODAY, where actors and crew discuss GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER....
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Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; ...
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An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad big budget action fil...
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Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
Director Norman Jewison discusses his life and career with Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne...
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Superstars: The Documentary
In 1971, director Norman Jewison took a group of young actors, singers, and dancers to war-torn Isra...
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores t...
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Canadian Pacific
A surveyor for the Canadian Pacific Railroad must fight fur trappers who oppose the building of the ...
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Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand, jazz musician and composer extraordinaire, has left his mark on the history of cinem...
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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
A look at one hundred years of romance in American cinema....
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
illustrates how directors pushed boundaries and altered the art of filmmaking during the turbulent, ...
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Jesus Christ Superstar
As played out by a theatre troupe, the last days of Jesus Christ are depicted from the perspective o...
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