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Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont (born 21 July 1926) is 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 has addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences.
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Norman Jewison Biography / Wiki
| Name | Norman Jewison |
| Also Know | |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Directing |
| Place of Birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Date of Birth | 1926-07-21 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 96 |
| Deathday |
Norman Jewison Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60’s | Interviewee | 2008-01-15 | Documentary featuring interviews with director Norman Jewison and others providing an in-depth look at the production of the 1967 film IN THE HEAT OF … |
| Norman Jewison, Film Maker | Self | 1971-01-01 | Toronto-born Norman Jewison first gained prominence producing for Canadian television, then went on to greater success making Hollywood theatrical fea… |
| Style and Substance: Norman Jewison and Hal Ashby | 2019-05-14 | Documentary about The Landlord…. | |
| Return to the Arena: The Making of ‘Rollerball’ | 2000-01-01 | Documentary about the making of the 1975 science-fiction dystopia classic…. | |
| Making of The Russians are Coming | 2015-02-10 | Interview with Norman Jewison…. | |
| The River of My Dreams | 2017-01-27 | Director Brigitte Berman profiles Canadian icon Gordon Pinsent, who left Newfoundland in the late 1940s to launch a storied, seven-decade career as on… | |
| Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family | Self | 2006-01-31 | Documentary highlighting the development of the screenplay into a film with the desired cast. It also describes the closeness among Italian families, … |
| From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle | 1975-01-01 | Behind the scenes footage on the set filming Rollerball… | |
| Private Screenings: Norman Jewison | Director | 2007-09-13 | Director Norman Jewison discusses his life and career with Turner Classic Movies host Robert Osborne…. |
| Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen | self | 2022-04-29 | The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called “the most powerful movie musical ev… |
| Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound | Interviewee | 2008-01-15 | Documentary about the writing and recording of Quincy Jones’ score for Norman Jewison’s 1967 film IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT…. |
| Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing | Self | 2004-05-01 | Editing is more than just assembling shots in a certain order, it’s an art form, and this documentary celebrates the craft and how it has grown and ev… |
| A Love Story of Today | Self | 2008-02-12 | A discussion of the very important and highly controversial film, GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER, featuring interview from people like Katharine Houghto… |
| A Special Kind of Love | Self | 2008-02-12 | A follow-up of A LOVE STORY OF TODAY, where actors and crew discuss GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER…. |
| Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light | 2000-02-02 | Actor/director Sidney Poitier discusses his life and career. He tells of his upbringing in Jamaica; the difficulties he encountered in New York City a… | |
| Superstars: The Documentary | 2015-12-11 | In 1971, director Norman Jewison took a group of young actors, singers, and dancers to war-torn Israel to shoot the film adaptation of the hit rock op… | |
| The Stupids | TV Director | 1996-08-08 | An incredibly dull-witted family unknowingly stumble upon an illegal weapons deal while on the trail of their “stolen” garbage…. |
| Tell Them Who You Are | Self | 2004-09-06 | The son of acclaimed cinematographer Haskell Wexler confronts his complex father by turning the camera on him. What results is a portrait of a difficu… |
| Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster | Himself | 2021-09-17 | Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend, presentin… |
| I Am Steve McQueen | Himself | 2014-06-24 | “I Am Steve McQueen” tells the incredible life story of this legendary actor, racer, and cultural icon. Extensive interviews, movie clips, archival fo… |
| Sid & Judy | Himself (voice) | 2019-06-26 | Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, n… |
| Pablo | Self | 2012-10-17 | Pablo blends documentary and animation elements to tell the saga of “famous unknown” Pablo Ferro, a man with a personal journey that spans from Havana… |
| Hal | Self | 2019-03-28 | Hal Ashby’s obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as c… |
| Judy Garland: By Myself | Himself (voice) | 2004-02-25 | As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland’s story is one of the saddest success stories you’ll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life pre… |
| The Landlord | Wedding Guest in Opening Shot (uncredited) | 1970-05-20 | At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders “runs away” from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope sec… |
| An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn | Self (uncredited) | 1998-02-20 | Filmmaker Alan Smithee finds himself the unwilling puppet of a potentially bad, big budget action film which he proceeds to steal the reels and leave … |
Norman Jewison Directing Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| The Cincinnati Kid | Director | 1965-10-15 | An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game…. |
| The Thomas Crown Affair | Director | 1968-06-26 | Young businessman, Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However… |
| Moonstruck | Director | 1987-12-16 | No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his yo… |
| The Hurricane | Director | 1999-09-17 | The story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence…. |
| In the Heat of the Night | Director | 1967-08-02 | An African American detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racist southern town…. |
| Bogus | Director | 1996-09-06 | Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy’s imaginary friend: a flamboyant, Frenc… |
| Send Me No Flowers | Director | 1964-10-14 | At one of his many visits to his doctor, hypochondriac George Kimball mistakes a dying man’s diagnosis for his own and believes he only has about two … |
| The Thrill of It All | Director | 1963-07-17 | A housewife’s sudden rise to fame as a soap spokesperson leads to chaos in her home life…. |
| Rollerball | Director | 1975-06-25 | In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy tho… |
| Other People’s Money | Director | 1991-10-18 | When a corporate raider threatens a hostile takeover of a ‘mom and pop’ company, the patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife’s attractiv… |
| Dinner with Friends | Director | 2001-08-11 | A husband and wife reevaluate their marriage after their closest friends, another couple decide to split up after twelve years…. |
| The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! | Director | 1966-05-25 | When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov,… |
| Agnes of God | Director | 1985-09-13 | When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novice, psychiatrist Martha Livingston is called in to d… |
| Only You | Director | 1994-09-17 | A childhood incident has convinced Faith Corvatch that her true love is a guy named “Damon Bradley,” but she has yet to meet him. Preparing to settle … |
| In Country | Director | 1989-09-15 | Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also… |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Director | 1973-08-15 | Recounts the last days of Jesus Christ from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus’ following increases, Judas begins to worry that… |
| A Soldier’s Story | Director | 1984-09-14 | In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—al… |
| F.I.S.T. | Director | 1978-04-26 | Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher … |
| The Statement | Director | 2003-12-12 | The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effective… |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Director | 1971-11-03 | This lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol)… |
| Best Friends | Director | 1982-12-17 | When a professional couple, who have lived and worked together for many years, finally decide to marry, their sudden betrothal causes many unexpected … |
| …And Justice for All | Director | 1979-10-19 | An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat o… |
| The Art of Love | Director | 1965-06-30 | Struggling artist fakes his own death so his works will increase in value…. |
| Gaily, Gaily | Director | 1969-12-16 | After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who… |
| 40 Pounds of Trouble | Director | 1962-12-31 | Hilarity ensues when a casino manager spends a day at Disneyland with a cute but troublesome little girl…. |
| The Fabulous Fifties | Director | 1960-01-22 | The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of a… |
| The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe | Director | 1962-02-11 | A musical special celebrating the fruitful collaboration of Broadway lyricist/librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe. Stars from the … |
| The Judy Garland Show | Director | 1962-02-25 | This CBS special, filmed in 1962 and colorized in this version, brings together three legends in a once-in-a-lifetime concert. Frank Sinatra and Dean … |
| Funny Is Money | Director | 1999-10-01 | Showtime’s “In the 20th Century” is a millennium-related strand of feature-length documentaries in which famous directors take on major subjects of th… |
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Norman Jewison Production Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| The Thomas Crown Affair | Producer | 1968-06-26 | Young businessman, Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However… |
| Moonstruck | Producer | 1987-12-16 | No sooner does Italian-American widow Loretta accept a marriage proposal from her doltish boyfriend, Johnny, than she finds herself falling for his yo… |
| The Hurricane | Producer | 1999-09-17 | The story of Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence…. |
| Bogus | Producer | 1996-09-06 | Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy’s imaginary friend: a flamboyant, Frenc… |
| Rollerball | Producer | 1975-06-25 | In a corporate-controlled future, an ultra-violent sport known as Rollerball represents the world, and one of its powerful athletes is out to defy tho… |
| Other People’s Money | Producer | 1991-10-18 | When a corporate raider threatens a hostile takeover of a ‘mom and pop’ company, the patriarch of the company enlists the help of his wife’s attractiv… |
| The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! | Producer | 1966-05-25 | When a Soviet submarine gets stuck on a sandbar off the coast of a New England island, its commander orders his second-in-command, Lieutenant Rozanov,… |
| Billy Two Hats | Producer | 1974-03-07 | An aging outlaw helps a young half-breed learn the ropes…. |
| Only You | Producer | 1994-09-17 | A childhood incident has convinced Faith Corvatch that her true love is a guy named “Damon Bradley,” but she has yet to meet him. Preparing to settle … |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Producer | 1973-08-15 | Recounts the last days of Jesus Christ from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus’ following increases, Judas begins to worry that… |
| The Statement | Producer | 2003-12-12 | The film is set in France in the 1990s, the French were defeated by the Germans early in World War II, an armistice was signed in 1940 which effective… |
| …And Justice for All | Producer | 1979-10-19 | An ethical Baltimore defense lawyer disgusted with rampant legal corruption is forced to defend a judge he despises in a rape trial under the threat o… |
| The Landlord | Producer | 1970-05-20 | At the age of twenty-nine, Elgar Enders “runs away” from home. This running away consists of buying a building in a black ghetto in the Park Slope sec… |
| Gaily, Gaily | Producer | 1969-12-16 | After runaway Ben Young is robbed and left on his own, he is taken in by Lil, the head of a Chicago brothel. Acting as a surrogate mother for Ben, who… |
| Fiddler on the Roof | Producer | 1971-11-03 | This lavishly produced and critically acclaimed screen adaptation of the international stage sensation tells the life-affirming story of Tevye (Topol)… |
| Agnes of God | Producer | 1985-09-13 | When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novice, psychiatrist Martha Livingston is called in to d… |
| A Soldier’s Story | Producer | 1984-09-14 | In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—al… |
| F.I.S.T. | Producer | 1978-04-26 | Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher … |
| Iceman | Producer | 1984-04-13 | A team of Arctic researchers find a 40,000 year-old man frozen in ice and bring him back to life. Anthropologist Dr. Stanley Shephard wants to befrie… |
| Geronimo | Executive Producer | 1993-12-05 | The story of the greatest Native American warrior who, together with the rest of his Apache tribesmen, defied American and Mexican Armies in 1867. Fin… |
| Walter and Henry | Executive Producer | 2001-06-10 | Walter and his 12-year-old son Henry are a pair of New York City street musicians living at poverty level in an empty Brooklyn lot. When Walter has a … |
| In Country | Producer | 1989-09-15 | Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also… |
| Best Friends | Producer | 1982-12-17 | When a professional couple, who have lived and worked together for many years, finally decide to marry, their sudden betrothal causes many unexpected … |
| The Dogs of War | Executive Producer | 1980-12-17 | Mercenary James Shannon, on a reconnaissance job to the African nation of Zangaro, is tortured and deported. He returns to lead a coup…. |
| Dance Me Outside | Executive Producer | 1995-03-10 | Explores the sensitive, and tense, relationship between life on an First Nations reservation and life in the outside world. When Native Canadian Silas… |
| The Judy Garland Show | Producer | 1962-02-25 | This CBS special, filmed in 1962 and colorized in this version, brings together three legends in a once-in-a-lifetime concert. Frank Sinatra and Dean … |
| The January Man | Producer | 1989-01-13 | Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. A we… |
Writing
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Jesus Christ Superstar | Screenplay | 1973-08-15 | Recounts the last days of Jesus Christ from the perspective of Judas Iscariot, his betrayer. As Jesus’ following increases, Judas begins to worry that… |
| F.I.S.T. | Screenplay | 1978-04-26 | Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher … |
Other Info
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Highway 61 | Thanks | 1991-09-05 | A naive Canadian barber who knows US popular culture inside and out meets a flamboyant roadie who needs someone to drive her and her “brother’s” corps… |
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