Editing Norman Jewison (section)

=== 1965–1987: Breakthrough and acclaim ===
[[File:Norman Jewison and Clint Eastwood in a portrait taken by Gail Harvey. (48198950847).jpg|thumb|right|170px|[[Clint Eastwood]] with Jewison in 1987]]
His breakthrough film proved to be ''[[The Cincinnati Kid]]'' (1965), a drama starring [[Steve McQueen (actor)|Steve McQueen]], and Jewison considered it one of his personal favourites because it was his first challenging drama.<ref name="Interview">Bierlich, Jenny. Interview with Norman Jewison – {{YouTube|TKsOBW3JZ3o|58th Annual ACE Eddie Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel}}, February 17, 2008</ref> This success was followed in 1966 by a satire on [[Cold War]] paranoia, ''[[The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming]]''; it was the first film Jewison also produced, and it was nominated for four [[Academy Awards]], including Best Picture. He felt that doing "a plea for coexistence, or the absurdity of international conflict was important right at that moment". While reaction to ''Russians'' was positive, Jewison was labelled as "a Canadian pinko" by right-wing commentators.<ref name="SE">{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-december-30-2018-1.4462999|title=The Sunday Edition – December 30, 2018|date=December 30, 2018|last=Enright|first=Michael|type=Radio interview|language=en|publisher=CBC|orig-year=2011|time=13:30}}</ref>

Continuing his string of successes was one of the films that has become closely identified with Jewison as its director, ''[[In the Heat of the Night (film)|In the Heat of the Night]]'' (1967), a crime drama set in a racially divided Southern town and starring [[Sidney Poitier]] and [[Rod Steiger]], which won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, while Jewison was nominated for Best Director. While he was filming, [[Robert F. Kennedy|Robert Kennedy]] told Jewison that this could be "a very important film. Timing is everything". Kennedy reminded Jewison of that prediction a year and a half later when he presented him with the [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards|Critics' Choice Movie Award]] for best drama.<ref name=SE/> As a follow-up he directed and produced another film with McQueen, using innovative multiple screen images in the crime caper ''[[The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)|The Thomas Crown Affair]]'' (1968). From that point Jewison produced all feature films he directed, often with associate Patrick Palmer, and he also acted as producer for films directed by others, beginning with his former film editor [[Hal Ashby]]'s directorial debut ''[[The Landlord]]'' (1970).<ref name="Historica bio"/>  After the completion of the period comedy ''[[Gaily, Gaily]]'' (1969), Jewison, having become disenchanted with the political climate in the United States, moved his family to England.<ref name="Historica bio">{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Wise|first1=Wyndham|last2=Laurence|first2=Karen|editor-last=|editor-first=|encyclopedia=The Canadian Encyclopedia|title=Norman Jewison|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jewison-norman-frederick|date=November 2, 2010|access-date=January 25, 2024|volume=|publisher=Historica Canada}}</ref>

[[File:Norman Jewison at the Reel Club World Premiere of 'Moonstruck' event in 1987. (48198939747).jpg|thumb|left|170px|Jewison in 1987]]
At Pinewood Studios northwest of London, and on location in [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]], he worked on the musical ''[[Fiddler on the Roof (film)|Fiddler on the Roof]]'' (1971, re-issued 1979), which won three [[Academy Awards|Oscars]] and was nominated for five others, including Best Picture and Director. During the filming of ''Fiddler'', Jewison was also the subject of the 1971 [[National Film Board of Canada]] documentary, ''Norman Jewison, Filmmaker'', directed by Douglas Jackson.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=10595 |title=National Film Board of Canada archives "Norman Jewison, Filmmaker" |publisher=Onf-nfb.gc.ca |date=August 3, 2010 |access-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref> Jewison's next project was the musical ''[[Jesus Christ Superstar (film)|Jesus Christ Superstar]]'' (1973), based on the Broadway musical written by [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] and [[Tim Rice]]. It was filmed in Israel, where Jewison also produced the western ''Billy Two Hats'' (1974), starring [[Gregory Peck]]. ''Superstar'', controversial for its treatment of a religious subject, was followed by another movie that sparked critical debate, this time over violence. ''[[Rollerball (1975 film)|Rollerball]]'' (1975) is set in the near future when corporations rule the world and entertainment is centred around a deadly game. The next film he directed, the labour union drama ''[[F.I.S.T. (film)|F.I.S.T.]]'' (1978), loosely based on the life of [[Jimmy Hoffa]], also provided some controversy, this time regarding the [[screenplay|screenwriting]] credit. Screenwriter [[Joe Eszterhas]] was unhappy to share the screenwriting credit with the film's star [[Sylvester Stallone]], as he felt that Stallone's input had been minor, while Stallone claimed to have basically rewritten the whole script.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/joe-eszterhas/contributor/30330/bio |title=Yahoo! TV Esterhaus biography |publisher=Tv.yahoo.com |access-date=June 4, 2011}}</ref>

In 1978 Jewison returned to Canada, settling in the [[Caledon, Ontario|Caledon]] area in [[Ontario]] and establishing a farm that produced prizewinning cattle, as well as maple syrup.<ref name="Historica Macleans"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Roman |first1=Zachary |title=Iconic filmmaker Norman Jewison, first inductee to Caledon Walk of Fame, dead at 97 |url=https://caledoncitizen.com/iconic-filmmaker-norman-jewison-first-inductee-to-caledon-walk-of-fame-dead-at-97/ |access-date=30 January 2024 |work=Caledon Citizen |publisher=London Publishing Corporation |date=25 January 2024}}</ref>  Operating from a base in [[Toronto]], as well as one maintained in California, he directed high-profile actors [[Al Pacino]] in ''[[...And Justice for All (film)|...And Justice for All]]'' (1979), and [[Burt Reynolds]] and [[Goldie Hawn]] in the romantic comedy ''[[Best Friends (1982 film)|Best Friends]]'' (1982), and he produced ''[[The Dogs of War (film)|The Dogs of War]]'' (1981) and ''[[Iceman (1984 film)|Iceman]]'' (1984). During this period Jewison also produced the [[53rd Academy Awards|53rd Annual Academy Awards]] (1981), which was slated to air the day President [[Ronald Reagan]] was shot and had to be rescheduled. Revisiting the theme of racial tension that had characterised ''In the Heat of the Night'', Jewison's ''[[A Soldier's Story]]'' (1984), based on a [[Pulitzer Prize]] winning play, was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. His next film was also based on a successful play. ''[[Agnes of God (film)|Agnes of God]]'' (1985), set in a [[Quebec]] convent, starred [[Jane Fonda]], [[Meg Tilly]], and [[Anne Bancroft]]; it received three Academy Award nominations.<ref name="Historica bio"/> In 1986, he then discontinued the agreement with film producer [[Columbia Pictures]], citing the behaviour of British filmmaker and head of production [[David Puttnam]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=April 1, 1987|title=Columbia Letting Multipic Pacts With Jewinson, Others Expire|page=37|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> After the falling out with Columbia, his Yorktown Productions company was moved to [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] for a three-year agreement to direct, produce, and develop pictures from the studio, and gave MGM the right of first refusal on films he wished to make.<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 13, 1987 |title=Jewison To Make Films For MGM After Col Fallout |pages=4, 50 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>  Jewison's next film proved to be one of the most popular romantic films ever made.  ''[[Moonstruck]]'' (1987), starring [[Cher]], was a box office hit that garnered three Academy Awards, including Best Actress for Cher.  Jewison also received his third Best Director nomination.<ref name="WP obit"/><ref name="Guardian obit"/>