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Norman Jewison

Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont (born 21 July 1926) is a Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the Canadian Film Centre. Jewison was born in Toronto, the son of Dorothy Irene (née Weaver) and Percy Joseph Jewison, who managed a general store and post office. He attended Kew...
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The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming

The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming is a 1966 American comedy film. Based on the Nathaniel Benchley juvenile novel, The Off-Islanders, it was adapted for the screen by William Rose. The movie tells the Cold War story of the comedic...

Initial release date:

  • May 25, 1966

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Runtime:

  • 2 h 6 min

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A Soldier's Story

A Soldier's Story is a 1984 drama film directed by Norman Jewison, based upon Charles Fuller's Pulitzer Prize winning Off Broadway production, A Soldier's Play. It is a story about racism and segregation in a black army regiment with white officers...

Initial release date:

  • Sep 13, 1984

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 41 min

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Moonstruck

Moonstruck is a 1987 romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison. The movie was released on December 18, 1987, and earned largely positive reviews from critics. The film went on to gross $80,640,528 at the US box-office alone, making it the 5th...

Initial release date:

  • 1987

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PG (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 42 min

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...And Justice for All

...And Justice For All is a 1979 screwball comedy lampooning the legal profession, directed by Norman Jewison. The movie stars Al Pacino, Jack Warden, Lee Strasberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Lahti, Craig T. Nelson and Thomas G. Waites. It was also...

Initial release date:

  • Jun 29, 1979

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 59 min

The Hurricane

The Hurricane is a 1999 American biographical film directed by Norman Jewison, and starring Denzel Washington. The script was adapted by Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon from the books Lazarus and the Hurricane by Sam Chaiton and Terry Swinton and...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 29, 1999

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Runtime:

  • 2 h 25 min

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The Statement

The Statement is a 2003 drama film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Michael Caine. It is based on a 1996 novel by Brian Moore, with a screenplay written by Ronald Harwood. The plot was inspired by the true story of Paul Touvier, a Vichy...

Initial release date:

  • 2003

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Runtime:

  • 2 h

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F.I.S.T

F.I.S.T. is a 1978 movie directed by Norman Jewison and starring Sylvester Stallone. In this film, Stallone plays a Cleveland warehouse worker named Johnny Kovak who becomes involved in the labor union leadership of the fictional "Federation of...

Initial release date:

  • 1978

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Runtime:

  • 2 h 25 min

Estimated budget:

  • 11,000,000 (US$)

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Rollerball

Rollerball is a 1975 dystopian fiction film directed by Norman Jewison from a screenplay by William Harrison, who adapted his own short story "Roller Ball Murder", which first appeared in 1973 in Esquire magazine. In the film, the world of 2018 is a...

Initial release date:

  • Jun 25, 1975

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Runtime:

  • 2 h 9 min

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In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night is a 1967 film based on the John Ball novel published in 1965, which tells the story of an African-American police detective from Philadelphia who becomes involved in a murder investigation in a racist small town in...

Initial release date:

  • 1967

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 49 min

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The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid is a 1965 film. It tells the story of Eric "The Kid" Stoner, a young Depression-era poker player, as he seeks to establish his reputation as the best. This quest leads him to challenge Lancey "The Man" Howard, an older player...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 15, 1965

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 42 min

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Other People's Money

Other People's Money is a 1991 drama/romantic comedy film starring Danny DeVito, Penelope Ann Miller and Gregory Peck. It is based on the play of the same name by Jerry Sterner. The director was Norman Jewison and the screenplay was credited to...

Initial release date:

  • Oct 18, 1991

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 43 min

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair is a 1968 movie by Norman Jewison starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway. It was nominated for two Academy Awards and won the Award for Best Song with "Windmills of Your Mind". A remake was released in 1999. Thomas Crown, a...

Initial release date:

  • Jun 19, 1968

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 42 min

Estimated budget:

  • 4,300,000 (US$)

In Country

In Country is a 1989 American drama film produced and directed by Norman Jewison, starring Bruce Willis and Emily Lloyd, a British actress who underwent training to speak with a Kentucky accent in the film. The screenplay by Frank Pierson and...

Initial release date:

  • Sep 29, 1989

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Runtime:

  • 2 h

Best Friends

Best Friends is a children's novel by Jacqueline Wilson, first published in 2004. The Book about two best friends, Gemma Jackson and Alice Barlow, who were born on the same day, like twins, and love to spend time together. Gemma and Alice have known...

Initial release date:

  • 1982

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The Art of Love

The Art of Love is a 1965 comedy film starring James Garner, Dick Van Dyke, Elke Sommer, and Angie Dickinson. The film involves an American artist in Paris (Van Dyke) who fakes his own death in order to increase the worth of his paintings (new...

Initial release date:

  • 1965

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 39 min

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The Thrill of It All

The Thrill of It All (1963) is a romantic comedy film directed by Norman Jewison starring Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis, and ZaSu Pitts. The screenplay was written by Larry Gelbart and Carl Reiner. Reiner also plays a cameo as a character...

Initial release date:

  • Jul 17, 1963

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 48 min

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The January Man

The January Man is a 1989 comedy/thriller film. It was directed by Pat O'Connor from a screenplay by John Patrick Shanley. The film stars Kevin Kline as Nick Starkey, a smart ex-New York City police detective who is lured back into service by his...

Initial release date:

  • Jan 13, 1989

Runtime:

  • 1 h 37 min

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Jesus Christ Superstar

Jesus Christ Superstar is a 1973, Oscar-nominated film adaptation of the rock opera of the same name, based on the last weeks before the crucifixion of Jesus. The film was directed by Norman Jewison. Ted Neeley and Carl Anderson were nominated for...

Initial release date:

  • Aug 15, 1973

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 48 min

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Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof is the 1971 American film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. It was directed by Norman Jewison. The film won three Academy Awards, including one for arranger-conductor John Williams. It was nominated for several...

Initial release date:

  • Nov 3, 1971

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Runtime:

  • 3 h 1 min

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Only You

Only You is a 1994 film starring Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr.,Bonnie Hunt, Joaquim de Almeida and Fisher Stevens which was directed by Norman Jewison. Faith Corvatch (Tomei) believes that she is destined to be with a man named Damon Bradley after...

Initial release date:

  • 1994

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 55 min

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Bogus

Bogus is a 1996 fantasy film directed by Norman Jewison, written by Alvin Sargent, and starring Whoopi Goldberg, Gerard Depardieu and Haley Joel Osment. It features magic tricks with magician Whit Haydn as consultant. Though an acceptable family...

Initial release date:

  • Sep 1996

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 50 min

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Send Me No Flowers

Send Me No Flowers: a 1964 American comedy film, directed by Norman Jewison and starring Rock Hudson, Doris Day, and Tony Randall. The screenplay by Julius J. Epstein is based on the play by Norman Barasch and Carroll Moore, which had a brief run on...

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 40 min

Agnes of God

Agnes of God is a 1985 American film starring Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft and Meg Tilly. It was adapted by John Pielmeier from his own play of the same name, and directed by Norman Jewison. The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actress in...

Initial release date:

  • Aug 21, 1985

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Rating:

PG-13 (USA)

Runtime:

  • 1 h 38 min

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Gaily, Gaily

Gaily, Gaily is a 1969 comedy film directed by Norman Jewison and starring Beau Bridges. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards:

Initial release date:

  • 1969

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 47 min

Best Friends

Best Friends is a 1982 feature film starring Burt Reynolds and Goldie Hawn. It is loosely based on the true story of the relationship between its writers, Barry Levinson and Valerie Curtin. The film is a drama as well as a romantic comedy. Richard...

Initial release date:

  • Dec 17, 1982

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Runtime:

  • 1 h 56 min
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