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 Quotes
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.
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| Birth: | 8th October, 1952 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter |
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Edward M. Zwick was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an American film director, screenwriter, and Academy Award winning film producer. His films include Glory, Legends of the Fall, The Siege, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond, and Defiance. He received a B.A. from Harvard in 1974, and attended the AFI Conservatory, graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1975. He was one of the recipients of the Academy Award for Best Picture for Shakespeare in Love; he was also nominated in the same category for Traffic.
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