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Norman Jewison

Norman Jewison

Born: 1926-07-21 • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Norman Frederick Jewison, CC, O.Ont (July 21, 1926 - January 20, 2024) was 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 addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences.

Filmography
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand poster
Once Upon a Time Michel Legrand
2024 • Self
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022 • Self - Interviewee
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen poster
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
2022 • self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster poster
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 • Self
Sid & Judy poster
Sid & Judy
2019 • Self (voice)
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Style and Substance: Norman Jewison and Hal Ashby
2019
Hal poster
Hal
2019 • Self
The River of My Dreams poster
The River of My Dreams
2017
Superstars: The Documentary poster
Superstars: The Documentary
2015
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Making of The Russians are Coming
2015
I Am Steve McQueen poster
I Am Steve McQueen
2014 • Self
Pablo poster
Pablo
2012 • Self
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Stanley Kramer: A Man's Search for Truth
2008 • Self
A Love Story of Today poster
A Love Story of Today
2008 • Self
A Special Kind of Love poster
A Special Kind of Love
2008 • Self
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound poster
Quincy Jones: Breaking New Sound
2008 • Self
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's poster
Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's
2008 • Self
Private Screenings: Norman Jewison poster
Private Screenings: Norman Jewison
2007 • Director
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family poster
Moonstruck: At the Heart of an Italian Family
2006 • Self
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool poster
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool
2005 • Self
Tell Them Who You Are poster
Tell Them Who You Are
2004 • Self
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Edge Codes.com: The Art of Motion Picture Editing
2004 • Self
Judy Garland: By Myself poster
Judy Garland: By Myself
2004 • Self - Executive Producer (voice)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories poster
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 • Self
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002 • Self (uncredited)
The Man on Lincoln's Nose poster
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
2000 • Self
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light poster
Sidney Poitier: One Bright Light
2000
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Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball'
2000
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn poster
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
1998 • Self (uncredited)
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs poster
Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs
1998 • Self
The Stupids poster
The Stupids
1996 • TV Director
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge poster
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990 • Self
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From Rome to Rollerball: The Full Circle
1975
Jesus Christ Superstar poster
Jesus Christ Superstar
1973 • Man (voice) (uncredited)
Norman Jewison, Film Maker poster
Norman Jewison, Film Maker
1971 • Self
The Landlord poster
The Landlord
1970 • Wedding Guest in Opening Shot (uncredited)
Canadian Pacific poster
Canadian Pacific
1949 • Joe Podge (uncredited)