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Edward Zwick

1952 - Today

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Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He has worked primarily in the comedy drama and epic historical film genres and was awarded an Academy Award, as well as a BAFTA Award, for his work producing Shakespeare in Love (1998). He made his film debut with the comedy About Last Night (1986), followed by Glory (1989), Legends of the Fall (1994), Courage Under Fire (1996), The Siege (1998), The Last Samurai (2003), Blood Diamond (2006), and Defiance (2008). His later films include Love & Other Drugs (2010), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edward Zwick is the 391st most popular film director (up from 480th in 2019), the 2,922nd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,042nd in 2019) and the 110th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Edward Zwick ranks 391 out of 2,041. Before him are Henry King, John McTiernan, Ladislas Starevich, Valerio Zurlini, Jim Abrahams, and Ken Russell. After him are Georgiy Daneliya, Claire Denis, Richard Brooks, Kinji Fukasaku, Irvin Kershner, and Gaspar Noé.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Edward Zwick ranks 146. Before him are Nile Rodgers, Vandana Shiva, Verónica Castro, Jonathan Frakes, Alexander Ankvab, and George Allen. After him are Jean-Dominique Bauby, Charles M. Rice, Rafael Caro Quintero, Yoshitaka Amano, Dirceu, and Yuriko Koike.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Zwick ranks 2,922 out of 20,380. Before him are Virginia Henderson (1897), David Baltimore (1938), Ian Somerhalder (1978), Marcia Gay Harden (1959), Marshall Sahlins (1930), and Robert Cialdini (1945). After him are Malcolm Glazer (1928), Julius Erving (1950), Richard Holbrooke (1941), George Hamilton (1939), Jeffrey Jones (1946), and Kevin Mitnick (1963).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Edward Zwick ranks 110. Before him are Merian C. Cooper (1893), Martin Ritt (1914), Ray Harryhausen (1920), Henry King (1886), John McTiernan (1951), and Jim Abrahams (1944). After him are Richard Brooks (1912), Irvin Kershner (1923), Mervyn LeRoy (1900), John Landis (1950), Saul Bass (1920), and Sofia Coppola (1971).

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