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Birth Name: Edward M. Zwick

Age: 71, born 8 October 1952

Country of origin: United States

Height: 5' 7"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Liberty Godshall


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Description: Edward Zwick was born Edward M. Zwick into a Jewish family on October 8, 1952 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ruth Ellen (née Reich) and Allen Zwick. Zwick received an A.B from Harvard in 1974. He attended the AFI Conservatory and graduated with an M.F.A. degree in 1975. Zwick is a American filmmaker and film producer noted for his films about social and racial issues. 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. ... (more)
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5. Glory (1990)
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"2020 Rank: #35 2019 Rank: #35 2018 Rank: #34 2017 Rank: #35 2016 Rank: #33 2015 Rank: #35 2014 Rank: #33 2013 Rank: #31 2012 Rank: #30 2011 Rank: #30 2010 Rank: #30 2009 Rank: #46 About Last Night… (1986) Glory (1989) 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) Pawn Sacrifice (2015) Upcoming: "


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Most-accomplished Active Directors (2020 Edition) (50 person items)

"2019 Rank: #35 2018 Rank: #34 2017 Rank: #35 2016 Rank: #33 2015 Rank: #35 2014 Rank: #33 2013 Rank: #31 2012 Rank: #30 2011 Rank: #30 2010 Rank: #30 2009 Rank: #46 About Last Night… (1986) Glory (1989) 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) Pawn Sacrifice (2015) Upcoming: Away (TV: 2020) "


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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2019 Edition) (50 person items)

"2018 Rank: #34 2017 Rank: #35 2016 Rank: #33 2015 Rank: #35 2014 Rank: #33 2013 Rank: #31 2012 Rank: #30 2011 Rank: #30 2010 Rank: #30 2009 Rank: #46 About Last Night… (1986) Glory (1989) 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) Pawn Sacrifice (2015) Upcoming: Trial by Fire (2019) Away (TV: 2020) "


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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2018 Edition) (50 person items)

"2017 Rank: #35 2016 Rank: #33 2015 Rank: #35 2014 Rank: #33 2013 Rank: #31 2012 Rank: #30 2011 Rank: #30 2010 Rank: #30 2009 Rank: #46 a. About Last Night… (1986) b. Glory (1989) c. Legends of the Fall (1994) d. Courage Under Fire (1996) e. The Siege (1998) f. The Last Samurai (2003) g. Blood Diamond (2006) h. Defiance (2008) i. Love and Other Drugs (2010) j. Pawn Sacrifice (2015) k. Trial by Fire (2018) l. The Suck (TV: 2019) "


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Directors' Favorite Actors/Actresses (94 person items)

"Denzel Washington - Glory (1989) - Courage Under Fire (1996) - The Siege (1998) "


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Oscars 2016 (2006) (28 movies items)

"Lenny Abrahamson (Room)"


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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2017 Edition) (50 person items)

"2016 Rank: #33 2015 Rank: #35 2014 Rank: #33 2013 Rank: #31 2012 Rank: #30 2011 Rank: #30 2010 Rank: #30 2009 Rank: #46 a. About Last Night… (1986) b. Glory (1989) c. Legends of the Fall (1994) d. Courage Under Fire (1996) e. The Siege (1998) f. The Last Samurai (2003) g. Blood Diamond (2006) h. Defiance (2008) i. Love and Other Drugs (2010) j. Pawn Sacrifice (2015) k. The Suck (TV:2018) "


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Most Accomplished Active Directors (2016 Edition) (50 person items)

"2015 Rank: #35 2014 Rank: #33 2013 Rank: #31 2012 Rank: #30 2011 Rank: #30 2010 Rank: #30 2009 Rank: #46 a. About Last Night… (1986) b. Glory (1989) c. Legends of the Fall (1994) d. Courage Under Fire (1996) e. The Siege (1998) f. The Last Samurai (2003) g. Blood Diamond (2006) h. Defiance (2008) i. Love and Other Drugs (2010) j. Pawn Sacrifice (2015) k. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2017) "


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100 Greatest Filmmakers of All Time (100 person items)

"American Major Works: Legends of the Fall (1994) Blood Diamond (2006) The Last Samurai (2003) • Director, Writer, Producer. •"