Norman Jewison

30 films directed 7 Awards 2 Nominations

Biography

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.

Most directed genres

Recurring actors

Awards and nominations

2003 Governor General's Performing Arts Award
1999 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
1998 Canada's Walk of Fame
1988 Silver Bear for Best Director
1985 Academy Award for Best Picture Nominated
1968 Academy Award for Best Director Nominated
— Order of Ontario
— Companion of the Order of Canada
— star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

The career in numbers

US$ 182 mi Total budget from 14 film(s) with data
US$ 536 mi Total box office from 15 film(s) with data
US$ 13 mi Average budget from 14 film(s) with data
US$ 36 mi Average box office from 15 film(s) with data
6.6 Average rating from 22 film(s) with data
3.4× Return on investment from 12 film(s) with data

Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.

Films directed

Film	Year	Budget	Box office	Rating
The Statement	2003	—	—	5.7
Dinner with Friends	2001	—	—	5.8
The Hurricane	1999	US$ 50 mi	US$ 74 mi	7.4
Funny Is Money	1999	—	—	10.0
Bogus	1996	US$ 32 mi	—	5.8
Picture Windows: Soir Bleu	1995	—	—	7.0
Only You	1994	—	US$ 20 mi	6.7
Other People's Money	1991	—	—	6.1
In Country	1989	US$ 18 mi	US$ 4 mi	5.6
Moonstruck	1987	US$ 15 mi	US$ 122 mi	6.8
Agnes of God	1985	—	—	6.3
A Soldier's Story	1984	US$ 6 mi	US$ 22 mi	6.8
Best Friends	1982	US$ 15 mi	US$ 37 mi	5.3
...And Justice for All	1979	US$ 6 mi	US$ 33 mi	7.1
F.I.S.T.	1978	US$ 11 mi	US$ 20 mi	6.5
Rollerball	1975	US$ 6 mi	US$ 30 mi	6.3
Jesus Christ Superstar	1973	US$ 4 mi	US$ 25 mi	7.1
Fiddler on the Roof	1971	US$ 9 mi	US$ 83 mi	7.7
Gaily, Gaily	1969	—	—	4.3
The Thomas Crown Affair	1968	US$ 4 mi	US$ 14 mi	6.8
In the Heat of the Night	1967	US$ 2 mi	US$ 27 mi	7.7
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!	1966	US$ 4 mi	—	6.5
The Cincinnati Kid	1965	—	US$ 15 mi	7.0
The Art of Love	1965	—	—	5.5
Send Me No Flowers	1964	—	US$ 9 mi	6.8
The Thrill of It All	1963	—	—	7.1
40 Pounds of Trouble	1962	—	—	5.7
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe	1962	—	—	—
The Million Dollar Incident	1961	—	—	8.0
The Fabulous Fifties	1960	—	—	6.0

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