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| | “A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action” |
 | | Directed by Edward Zwick from a screenplay by John Logan and Marshall Herskovitz and Edward Zwick, story by John Logan, the film is produced by Edward Zwick, Marshall Herskovitz, Tom Cruise, Paula Wagner, Scott Kroopf and Tom Engelman. |
 | | Herskovitz, who soon joined the writing team, adds that while the story and characters are purely fictional, the filmmakers painstakingly endeavored to achieve an overall level of authenticity in all aspects, "a faithful evocation of that period in Japanese history and of the principles and values of the Samurai. |
 | | Says Herskovitz of the two-time BAFTA nominee, "Billy Connolly is one of the funniest men I’ve ever met and just a joy to watch." Regarding the actor’s casting, he says, "Ed and I always loved watching Victor McLaglen in the John Ford films, all those cavalry films with John Wayne. |
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