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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) — Ligoscope

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

Film · 2004

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

99 min · Directed by Wendy Apple

Documentary History

7.0113
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SECRETS OF MOVIE MAGIC REVEALED — VIA THE CRAFT OF THE FILM EDITOR!

Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

Cast

Kathy Bates

Kathy Bates

Narrator (voice)

Martin Scorsese

Martin Scorsese

Self

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Tarantino

Self

Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster

Self

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Self

James Cameron

James Cameron

Self

Sean Penn

Sean Penn

Self

Wes Craven

Wes Craven

Self

George Lucas

George Lucas

Self

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Self

Zach Staenberg

Zach Staenberg

Self

Michael Tronick

Michael Tronick

Self

Anthony Minghella

Anthony Minghella

Self

Walter Murch

Walter Murch

Self

Rob Cohen

Rob Cohen

Self

Antony Gibbs

Self

Mark Goldblatt

Mark Goldblatt

Self

Sally Menke

Sally Menke

Self

Alexander Payne

Alexander Payne

Self

Kevin Tent

Kevin Tent

Self

Will Smith

Will Smith

Self

Ilia Volok

Ilia Volok

Self

Joe Dante

Joe Dante

Self

Lawrence Kasdan

Lawrence Kasdan

Self

Crew

Director: Wendy Apple
Producer: Jennifer Waldo, Alan Heim, Nobuo Isobe, Truusje Kushner, Patricia Bischetti, Barry Rebo, Steven B. Cohen, Nick Ware
Writer: Mark Jonathan Harris
Editor: Tim Tobin, Daniel Loewenthal
Cinematography: John Bailey
Composer: Nic. tenBroek
Makeup: Heba Thorisdottir

Details

Studios: A.C.E., BBC, NHK Enterprises
Countries: Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English
Release: October 12, 2004

Themes

editingfilm editorwoman director

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