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Norman Jewison - news / articles
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Jewison lands lifetime achievement award -
8 December 2009
-In The Heat Of The Night director Norman Jewison is to be honoured with a Lifetime Achievement Award by The Directors Guild of America (DGA).-
-The Canadian moviemaker's 1967 drama starring Sidney Poitier scored five Academy Awards, and he went on to land another three
Norman Jewison - what members say
review by purechoass from England
The calm before the Huricane 26 September 2010
review by from London
Poor Al Pacino looks embarrassed to be in this. 23 November 2004
review by from Manchester, Uk
I liked it. A lot. 26 March 2004
Norman Jewison - filmography
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The Statement
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Michael Caine, Tilda Swinton, Jeremy Northam
Director: Norman Jewison
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While a secret society of Catholic priests hide him in various French abbeys, a network of bitter Jewish assassins track him, and a determined judge attempts to use the law to pin a prison sentence on him. This highly wanted man is Pierre Brossard (Michael Caine) who committed war crimes--not only ..read more »
 
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from 1,838 member
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The Hurricane
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Vicellous Reon Shannon, Harris Yulin, Clancy Brown
Director: Norman Jewison
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The inspirational true story of boxer Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter, who was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1966. Told in a series of flashbacks, Washington immerses himself in the role of Carter with a charged, intense passion. The story jumps around in time, from Carter's troubled childhood, to ..read more »
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from 8,058 members
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Bogus
(1996)
Starring: Whoopi Goldberg, Denis Mercier, Nancy Travis
Director: Norman Jewison
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After the death of his mother, 7-year-old Albert is sent to live with his godmother Harriet. The overworked Harriet is VERY reluctant to take the boy in, and has trouble bonding with him. However, Albert does relate to his large, French imaginary friend named Bogus, who helps Albert cope with the ..read more »
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from 69 members
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Only You
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Marisa Tomei, Robert Downey Jr., Bonnie Hunt
Director: Norman Jewison
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In this romantic comedy an engaged woman goes to Italy to find out if the man her Ouija board said she was meant for actually exists. While there she meets and falls in love with a man who claims to be the one, and she must decide whether or not to trust fate.
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from 5,537 members
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Moonstruck
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia
Director: Norman Jewison
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When there's a full moon over Brooklyn, anything can happen, and everything happens in the neighborhood where widowed bookkeeper Loretta Castorini (Cher) lives. First, Loretta agrees to marry a man she does not love, Johnny Cammareri (Danny Aiello), simply because he knows how to propose properly. ..read more »
64%
from 4,049 members
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Agnes Of God
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Jane Fonda, Meg Tilly
Director: Norman Jewison
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An extraordinary murder mystery about a nun who is suspected of murdering a child she gave birth to while living in a convent. A court appointed psychiatrist has a hard time determining the truth behind the nun's actions.
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from 370 members
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A Soldier's Story
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Howard Rollins, Art Evans, Adolph Caesar
Director: Norman Jewison
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A drama set during World War II, in which a black military attorney investigates the death of a black sergeant. The lawyer eventually discovers that the sergeant was both ashamed of his own culture and virulently hated by his men.
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from 373 members
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And Justice For All
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Al Pacino, Jack Warden, John Forsythe
Director: Norman Jewison
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Norman Jewison's blackly satirical look at the American justice system has gained in stature as one of the more incisive social commentaries of its time. Al Pacino plays Arthur Kirkland, an incorruptible attorney who attempts to initiate reforms in the Maryland justice system. Kirkland is haunted ..read more »
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from 1,488 member
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F.I.S.T.
on DVD
(1978)
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle
Director: Norman Jewison
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Stallone plays a Jimmy Hoffa-type in this well-conceived drama about powerful bunions. As Johnny Kovak, an honest factory worker, Stallone takes on mobsters, union corruption and a crooked US senator after being forced to stand up for his rights. After cutting a deal with the blob, he finds he may ..read more »
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from 375 members
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Rollerball
on DVD
(1975)
Starring: James Caan, John Houseman, Maud Adams
Director: Norman Jewison
Certificate:
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In the year 2018 violence has been outlawed and corporations have replaced government as the ruling party following the demise of politics. With the absence of war or conflict, a forcibly passive population's bloodlust is satisfied by a brutal new sport known as Rollerball. A high-octane melding of ..read more »
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from 2,270 members
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Jesus Christ Superstar
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Ted Neeley, Carl Anderson, Yvonne Elliman
Director: Norman Jewison
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Jesus Christ Superstar is a phenomenon: a brilliant example of modern moviemaking that translates a legendary rock opera to the screen. Told entirely in song, images and music, the story focuses on the last week of Christ's life, his betrayal and crucifixion, seen from the point of view of Judas. ..read more »
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from 1,405 member
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Fiddler on the Roof
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey
Director: Norman Jewison
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Based on Sholem Aleichem's stories of Tevye who, together with his daughters lives in a humble village. Tevye attempts to preserve the Jewish heritage against all odds.
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from 3,227 members
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Fiddler On The Roof - Blu-ray
(1971)
Starring: Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey
Director: Norman Jewison
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Ukrainian milkman Tevye clings desperately to the old Jewish traditions while all around him the world changes, day by day. His three daughters marry men he considers more and more unacceptable, and the ruling Russian government's anti-Semitism threatens to drive him from his home. Based on the ..read more »
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from 3 members
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Gaily, Gaily
(1969)
Starring: Beau Bridges, Melina Mercouri, Brian Keith
Director: Norman Jewison
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A naive young news reporter arrives in Chicago at the turn of the century, gets a job covering the seamier side of the city for a major newspaper with the help of a "madam", and then gets into a lot of trouble.
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The Thomas Crown Affair
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke
Director: Norman Jewison
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Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) is a self-made Boston millionaire who masterminds a bank heist in hopes of leaving it all behind. Tired of being part of the Establishment, he has hopes of pulling off the caper and flying to Rio. Erwin Weaver (Jack Weston) leads the cast of crooks who never actually ..read more »
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from 3,644 members
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In the Heat of the Night
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates
Director: Norman Jewison
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The winner of the 1967 Oscar for Best Picture (as well as four other Oscars), In the Heat of the Night is set in a small Mississippi town where an unusual murder has been committed. Rod Steiger plays sheriff Bill Gillespie, a good lawman despite his racial prejudices. When Virgil Tibbs (Sidney ..read more »
74%
from 5,858 members
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The Thrill Of It All
(1963)
Starring: Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis
Director: Norman Jewison
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At a dinner party, Beverly Boyer, wife of an obstetrician and mother of two, tells the manufacturer of Happy soap about her experiences with his product. Charmed by her spontaneous appearance he offers her a chance to tell her story in his commercials. After some hesitations, Beverley accepts and ..read more »
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from 802 members
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Norman Jewison facts
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...The Hurricane Director: Norman Jewison Release Date: 5th January 2001 Certificate: 15 Key actors: Denzel Washington, Vicellous, Reon Shannon, Dan Hedeya. Running Time: 140min...
