Norman Frederick Jewison,
CC,
O.Ont (born July 21, 1926) is a Canadian film director, producer, actor and founder of the
Canadian Film Centre. Highlights of his directing career include
The Cincinnati Kid (1965),
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966),
In the Heat of the Night (1967),
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968),
Fiddler on the Roof (1971),
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973),
F.I.S.T (1978),
...And Justice for All (1979),
A Soldier's Story (1984),
Agnes of God (1985),
Moonstruck (1987),
Other People's Money (1991),
The Hurricane (1999) and
The Statement (2003). Jewison has addressed important social and political issues throughout his directing and producing career, often making controversial or complicated subjects accessible to mainstream audiences.