Hits, Flops, & Other Illusions: Ed Zwick on The Last Samurai

In this exclusive excerpt from ‘Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions,’ director Ed Zwick details the “joyous, challenging, and exhausting” experience of working with Tom Cruise on ‘The Last Samurai.’

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