“If you take away scale, the nature of the story changes. I made a joke the other day: if I were to try to make 'Glory' now, rather than be about a regiment, it would be about a platoon. It would be seven men in the woods rather than all the men on the beach.”

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About Edward Zwick

American filmmaker

Edward M. Zwick is an American filmmaker. He has worked mainly in comedy drama and epic historical films, and is known for producing Shakespeare in Love (1998), which brought him an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. His career is closely associated with films that balance character-driven drama with larger historical settings. The awards for Shakespeare in Love mark a high point in his producing work, and his filmography reflects an interest in stories that move between intimacy and scale.

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