Edward Zwick
- Birthplace: Winnetka, Illinois
- Birthday: October 8, 1952
In today's increasingly banal Hollywood, Edward Zwick is a throwback to an earlier era, an extremely cerebral director whose movies consistently feature fully rounded characters, difficult moral issues, and plots that thrive on the ambiguity of authority and on individual conscience as the ultimate arbiter of truth. His award-winning student film, "Timothy and the Angel" (1975 made while a directing fellow at the American Film Institute), brought him to the attention of the producers of "Family" (ABC) who hired him as a …more