Arnold Kopelson (born in New York, New York, February 14, 1935) is an Americanfilm producer. Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Among his credits are Platoon, Seven, Outbreak, The Fugitive and The Devil's Advocate. Platoon is a 1986 Vietnam war film, written and directed by Oliver Stone and starring Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, Charlie Sheen and Forest Whitaker. ... Se7en (also known as Seven) is a 1995 film directed by David Fincher. ... Outbreak (1995) is a suspense film starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, and Morgan Freeman. ... The Fugitive is a 1993 Academy Award and Golden Globe Award winning feature film, based on the television series The Fugitive, starring Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble, and Tommy Lee Jones as Deputy United States Marshal Samuel Gerard. ... This page is about the movie. ...
Prior to âPorkyâs,â Kopelson served as executive producer in several fair-to-middling projects, ranging from the supernatural thriller "The Legacy" (1979) to the Gary Busey-Annette OâToole comedy "Foolin' Around" (1980) to the long-forgotten urban thriller "Night of the Juggler" (1980).
Another one of Kopelsonâs acclaimed hits of the era was the critically acclaimed World War II drama, "Triumph of the Spirit" (1989), the harrowing true story of Salamo Arouche (Willem Dafoe), a boxer imprisoned with his family in Auschwitz who is forced to compete for the Nazis.
According to Kopelson, âThis [deal] allows me to become a buyer.â He further went on to explain that "Without funds, a producer has to go to an agent, ask to be given a property for a certain studio.