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20th-century film editors

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Giulio QuestiPerson · Film memorabiliaGiulio Questi (18 March 1924 – 3 December 2014) was an Italian film director and screenwriter.
Gonzalo López-GallegoPerson · Film memorabiliaGonzalo López-Gallego (born 27 June 1973) is a Spanish film director who is best known for his movie Apollo 18, a 2011 sci-fi thriller and horror film starring Warren Christie, Lloyd Owen,…
Gordon CurriePerson · Film memorabiliaGordon Currie is a Canadian film and television actor, best known for his role as Nicolae Carpathia in the Left Behind films, and his role in horror films such as Puppet Master 4, Puppet…
Gregg ArakiPerson · Film memorabiliaGregg Araki (born December 17, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is noted for his involvement with the New Queer Cinema movement.
Gualtiero JacopettiPerson · Film memorabiliaGualtiero Jacopetti (4 September 1919 – 17 August 2011) was an Italian documentary film director.
Gustav MachatýPerson · Film memorabiliaGustav Machatý (9 May 1901 – 13 December 1963) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor.
Hal AshbyPerson · Film memorabiliaWilliam Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988) was an American film director and editor. His work exemplified the countercultural attitude of the era.
Hans Jakob WeidemannPhotographer · PhotographyHans Weidemann (1904–1975) was a German artist, photographer and film director.
Harry W. GerstadPerson · Film memorabiliaHarry W. Gerstad (born Harry Donald Gerstad; June 11, 1909 – July 17, 2002) was an American film editor who sometimes directed films.
Harun FarockiPhotographer · PhotographyHarun Farocki (9 January 1944 – 30 July 2014) was a German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film.
Hayao MiyazakiArtist · Comics and comic artMijaꜜzaki hajao; born January 5, 1941 is a Japanese animator, filmmaker, and manga artist. He co-founded Studio Ghibli and serves as its honorary chairman.
Henri ColpiPerson · Film memorabiliaHenri Colpi (lang; 15 July 1921 – 14 January 2006) was a French film editor and film director.
Henry JoostPerson · Film memorabiliaHenry Joost (born October 30, 1982) is an American filmmaker, whose work includes directing, with Ariel Schulman, the films Catfish, Paranormal Activity 3, Paranormal Activity 4, Nerve and…
Henry KaiserPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in Oakland.
Herbert SelpinAuthor · BooksHerbert Selpin (29 May 1904 – 1 August 1942) was a German film director, film editor, and screenwriter of light entertainment during the 1930s and 1940s.
Holly DalePerson · Film memorabiliaHolly Dale (born December 23, 1953) is a Canadian filmmaker and television director.
Hrafn GunnlaugssonPerson · Film memorabiliaHrafn Gunnlaugsson (born 17 June 1948) is an Icelandic film director. He is mostly known for his series of Viking films, sometimes called "Cod Westerns".
Hrishikesh MukherjeePerson · Film memorabiliaHrishikesh Mukherjee (30 September 1922 – 27 August 2006) was an Indian film director, editor and writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest filmmakers of Indian cinema.
Irvin KershnerPerson · Film memorabiliaIrvin Kershner (born Isadore Kershner; April 29, 1923November 27, 2010) was an American director for film and television.
Ishai SettonPerson · Film memorabiliaIshai Setton is an American film director, editor and producer. After graduating from the Tisch School of the Arts in New York City in 2002, he has worked both in cinema and television.
Isidore BethelPerson · Film memorabiliaIsidore Bethel is a French-American filmmaker who was among Filmmakers "25 New Faces of Independent Film" in 2020 and DOC NYC's "40 Under 40" in 2023.
István GaálPhotographer · PhotographyIstván Gaál (25 August 1933 – 25 September 2007) was a Hungarian film director, editor and screenwriter. He directed more than 20 films between 1956 and 1996.
Iván NoelPerson · Music memorabiliaIllustration — Yves Noël (Iván Noel) in 2002, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain.
Jacob GentryPerson · Film memorabiliaJacob Gentry is an American film director, editor, and writer. He is best known for The Signal, which he co-wrote and co-directed with David Bruckner and Dan Bush.
Jafar PanahiPerson · Film memorabiliaJafar Panahi (pron; born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian filmmaker and actor. He is known internationally for his artistic contributions to post-1979 Revolution Iranian cinema, and he has been…
Jake RobertsPerson · Film memorabiliaAurelian Smith Jr. (born May 30, 1955) better known by the ring name Jake "the Snake" Roberts, is an American actor, podcaster and retired professional wrestler.
James CameronPerson · Film memorabiliaJames Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian and New Zealand filmmaker and explorer.
Jamin WinansPerson · Film memorabiliaJamin Winans (born December 4, 1977) is an American filmmaker and composer. He is known for his short film Spin (2005) and feature films 11:59 (2005), Ink (2009), The Frame (2014) and Myth…
Jang HoonPerson · Film memorabiliaJang Hoon (Korean: 장훈; born May 4, 1975) is a South Korean film director. He directed the films Rough Cut (2008), Secret Reunion (2010), The Front Line (2011), and A Taxi Driver (2017).
Jason Winston GeorgePerson · Film memorabiliaJason Winston George (born February 9, 1972) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Michael Bourne on the NBC daytime soap opera Sunset Beach, as Jeremiah Thurgood "J.T."…
Jean EustachePerson · Film memorabiliaJean Eustache (lang; 30 November 1938 – 5 November 1981) was a French film director and editor.
Jean-Marc ValléePerson · Film memorabiliaJean-Marc Vallée (ʒɑ̃maʁk vale; March 9, 1963December 25, 2021) was a Canadian filmmaker.
Jeff VespaPhotographer · PhotographyJeff Vespa (born 1970) is an American photographer, known as a co-founder of WireImage and the editor-at-large of LIFE.com.
Jens Jørgen ThorsenIllustrator · IllustrationJens Jørgen Thorsen (2 February 1932 Holstebro – 15 November 2000) was a Danish artist, director, and jazz musician whose works sometimes created controversy.
Jim ClarkPerson · Film memorabiliaJim Clark was a British film editor and director (1931–2016). He was born in Boston and died in London.
Joana PreissPerson · Music memorabiliaJoana Preiss (born 22 May 1972) is a French actress, director, singer, and performer.
João BotelhoIllustrator · IllustrationJoão Manuel Relvas Leopoldo Botelho (born 1949) is a Portuguese film director.
Joe D'AmatoPerson · Film memorabiliaAristide Massaccesi (15 December 1936 – 23 January 1999), known professionally as Joe D'Amato, was an Italian film director, producer, cinematographer, and screenwriter who worked in many…
Joel CoenPerson · Film memorabiliaJoel Cohen (disambiguation)Joel Cohen
John CassavetesPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Nicholas Cassavetes (December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American filmmaker and actor.
John G. AvildsenPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He is best known for directing Rocky (1976), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director.
John GlenPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Glen (born 15 May 1932) is an English retired film director and editor. He is best known for his work on the James Bond series, firstly by editing a number of earlier Bond films, and…
John HyamsPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Hyams is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer, best known for his involvement in the Universal Soldier series, for which he has directed two installments.
John MaddenPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Philip Madden (born 8 April 1949) is an English director of stage, film, television, and radio.
John WooPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Woo Yu-sen (born 1 May 1946) is a Hong Kong filmmaker, known as a highly influential figure in the action film genre.
Jon HarrisPerson · Film memorabiliaJon Harris (born 11 July 1967) is a British film editor known for his work on Snatch (2000), Layer Cake (2004), The Descent (2005), Stardust (2007), 127 Hours (2010), The Woman in Black…
José Fonseca e CostaPerson · Film memorabiliaJosé Fonseca e Costa, GCIH (27 June 1933 – 1 November 2015) was a Portuguese film director. He was one of the founders of the Portuguese Cinema Novo.
Josh FoxPerson · Film memorabiliaJosh Fox is an American film director, playwright, and environmental activist, best known for his Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning 2010 documentary, Gasland.
Josh TrankPerson · Film memorabiliaJoshua Benjamin Trank (born February 19, 1984) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film editor.
Juan Bustillo OroPerson · Film memorabiliaJuan Bustillo Oro (2 June 1904 – 10 June 1989) was a Mexican film director, screenwriter and producer, whose career spanned over 38 years.
Juan J. CampanellaPerson · Film memorabiliaJuan José Campanella (born 19 July 1959) is an Argentine television and film director, writer and producer.
Juliana RojasPerson · Film memorabiliaJuliana Rojas is a Brazilian filmmaker and editor born in Campinas, São Paulo (June 23, 1981).
Julius OnahPerson · Film memorabiliaJulius Onah (born February 10, 1983) is a Nigerian-American filmmaker. He has directed the films The Girl Is in Trouble (2015), The Cloverfield Paradox (2018), Luce (2019), and Captain…
Jürgen SchadebergPhotographer · PhotographyJürgen Schadeberg (18 March 1931 29 August 2020) was a German-born South African photographer and artist.
Justin BarthaPerson · Film memorabiliaJustin Lee Bartha (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor. In film, Bartha has played Riley Poole in the National Treasure film series and Doug Billings in The Hangover trilogy.
Jyoti Prasad AgarwalaPerson · Film memorabiliaJyoti Prasad Agarwala (17 June 1903 – 17 January 1951) was a noted Indian playwright, songwriter, poet, writer and film maker from Assam.
Kamal El SheikhPerson · Film memorabiliaKamal El Sheikh (2 February 1919 – 2 January 2004) was an Egyptian film director. He directed 28 films between 1952 and 1987, with eight of them in the Top 100 Egyptian films list.
Kazuaki KiriyaPhotographer · PhotographyKazuaki Kiriya is a Japanese photographer and director of films and music videos. His birth name is Kazuhiro Iwashita.
Ken JacobsPhotographer · Photography
Ken RussellPerson · Film memorabiliaHenry Kenneth Alfred Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was a British film director known for his pioneering work in television and film, and for his flamboyant and controversial…
Kevin ConnorPerson · Film memorabiliaKevin Connor (born 14 July 1937) is an English film and television director based in Hollywood.
Kim Ki-dukPerson · Film memorabilia
Kiumars PourahmadAuthor · BooksKiumars Pourahmad (16 December 1949 – 5 April 2023) was an Iranian film director, screenwriter, film editor, film producer and novelist.
Kiyotaka TsurisakiPhotographer · PhotographyKiyotaka Tsurisaki was born 1966 in Toyama Prefecture is a Japanese photographer who specializes in photographing dead bodies.
Klaus DudenhöferPerson · Film memorabilia
Knut AndersenPerson · Film memorabiliaKnut Andersen (9 May 1931 – 17 June 2019) was a Norwegian film director. He was born in Harstad.
Kōji FukadaPerson · Film memorabiliaKōji Fukada was born 1980 in Koganei, Tokyo is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Most known for his films Harmonium (2016), Love Life (2022) and Love on Trial (2025).
Kōji ShiraishiPerson · Film memorabiliaKōji Shiraishi is a Japanese filmmaker and occasional actor. He is primarily known for directing and writing or co-writing horror films such as Noroi: The Curse (2005), Carved: The…
Kōji YamamuraIllustrator · IllustrationKōji Yamamura (山村浩二, Yamamura Kōji; born June 4, 1964) is a Japanese independent animator who, after leaving a career as a background artist at an animation studio, directs, writes, edits,…
Kurt LandPerson · Film memorabiliaKurt Landesberger (19 February 1913, Vienna, Austria – 13 July 1997 New York City) was an Austrian born Argentine film director notable for his work during the classical era of Argentine…
Kyle NewmanPerson · Film memorabiliaKyle Newman (born March 16, 1976) is an American filmmaker, actor and author. He is best known for directing Fanboys (2009), and has since directed Barely Lethal (2015), and 1Up (2022).
Ladislao VajdaPerson · Film memorabiliaLadislao Vajda (born Vajda László, Hungarian: [ˈvɒjdɒ ˈlaːsloː]; 18 August 1906 – 25 March 1965) was a Hungarian-Spanish film director who made films in Hungary, Spain, Portugal, the United…
Laurent SénéchalPerson · Film memorabiliaLaurent Sénéchal is a French film editor. He has been involved as an editor and assistant editor in over 30 television and film productions since the beginning of the 2000s.
Léa PoolPerson · Film memorabiliaLéa Pool C.M. (born 8 September 1950) is a Canadian and Swiss filmmaker. She has directed several documentaries and feature films, many of which have won significant awards including the…
Lee Sang-wooPerson · Film memorabiliaLee Sang-woo (born February 13, 1980) is a South Korean actor. He rose to fame in the 2007 television drama First Wives' Club, and has since played leading roles on The Road Home (2009),…
Lee UnkrichPerson · Film memorabiliaFinding Nemo (2003, co-director and supervising film editor)
Leni RiefenstahlPerson · Film memorabiliaHelene Bertha Amalie "Leni" Riefenstahl (German: [ˈleːniː ˈʁiːfn̩ʃtaːl]; 22 August 1902 – 8 September 2003) was a German filmmaker, photographer, and actress.
Lewis TeaguePerson · Film memorabiliaLewis Teague (born March 8, 1938) is an American film director, whose work includes Alligator, Cat's Eye, Cujo, The Jewel of the Nile, The Dukes of Hazzard: Reunion!, Navy SEALs and Wedlock.
Libero De RienzoPerson · Film memorabiliaLibero De Rienzo (24 February 1977 – 15 July 2021) was an Italian film actor, director and screenwriter.
Lina RomayPerson · Film memorabiliaRosa María Almirall Martínez (25 June 1954 – 15 February 2012), known by the stage name Lina Romay, was a Spanish actress and filmmaker.
Lloyd KaufmanPerson · Film memorabiliaStanley Lloyd Kaufman Jr. (born December 30, 1945) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.
Logan MillerPerson · Film memorabiliaLogan Miller (born[1]) is an American actor. He is known for starring in the Disney XD sitcom I'm in the Band[2] (2009–2011) and for voicing Sam Alexander / Nova in the animated series…
Lola DoillonPhotographer · PhotographyLola Doillon (born 9 January 1975) is a French director and screenwriter.
Luciano ErcoliPerson · Film memorabiliaLuciano Ercoli (19 October 1929 – 15 March 2015) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, producer and unit production manager.
Lucile HadžihalilovićPerson · Film memorabiliaLucile Emina Hadžihalilović (born 7 May 1961) is a French film director and screenwriter of Bosnian descent.
Luigi BatzellaPerson · Film memorabiliaLuigi Batzella (1924 in San Sperate – 2008 in San Sperate) also known as Paolo Solvay was an Italian film director, editor, screenwriter and actor. He made numerous low-budget genre films.
Luis BuñuelPerson · Film memorabilia
M. SasikumarPerson · Film memorabiliaSasikumar Mahalingam (born 28 September 1974) is an Indian actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter and playback singer.
Makoto ShinkaiArtist · Comics and comic art
Manoel de OliveiraPerson · Film memorabiliaManoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira (11 December 1908 – 2 April 2015) was a Portuguese film director and screenwriter born in Cedofeita, Porto.
Manoj KumarPerson · Film memorabiliaHarikrishan Giri Goswami, professionally known as Manoj Kumar (24 July 1937 – 4 April 2025), was an Indian actor, director, screenwriter, lyricist and editor who worked in Hindi cinema.
Marcello PaglieroPerson · Film memorabiliaMarcello Pagliero (15 January 1907 – 18 October 1980) was an Italian film director, actor, and screenwriter.
Marco BellocchioPerson · Film memorabiliaMarco Bellocchio (born 9 November 1939) is an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor.
Marco BergerPerson · Film memorabiliaMarco Berger (born 8 December 1977) is an Argentine film director and screenwriter. He is known for films such as Plan B and Absent.
Mariana ChenilloPerson · Film memorabiliaMariana Chenillo (born 29 April 1977 in Mexico City) is a Mexican film director and screenwriter, known for Nora's Will (2008), Paradise (2013) and Revolución (2010).
Marianne AhrnePerson · Film memorabiliaSiv Marianne Ahrne (born 25 May 1940) is a Swedish film director and screenwriter. She has directed ten films between 1970 and 1997.
Mariano LaurentiPerson · Film memorabiliaMariano Laurenti (15 April 1929 – 6 January 2022) was an Italian film director and actor.
Marie RivièrePerson · Film memorabiliaMarie Rivière (born 22 December 1956) is a French actress and filmmaker. She is known for her collaborations with director Éric Rohmer.
Marino GirolamiPerson · Film memorabiliaMarino Girolami (1 February 1914 – 20 February 1994) was an Italian film director and actor.
Mark MancinaPerson · Music memorabiliaMark Mancina (born March 9, 1957) is an American film composer. A veteran of Hans Zimmer's Media Ventures, Mancina has scored over sixty films and television series including Speed, Bad…
Mark PellingtonPerson · Film memorabiliaMark Pellington (born March 17, 1962) is an American film director, writer, and producer.
Mark RobsonPerson · Film memorabiliaMark Robson (4 December 1913 – 20 June 1978) was a Canadian-American film director, producer, and editor. Robson began his 45-year career in Hollywood as a film editor.
Martin BrestAuthor · BooksMartin Brest (born August 8, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
Martin FričPerson · Film memorabiliaMartin Frič (29 March 1902 – 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor.
Marvin Breckinridge PattersonPhotographer · PhotographyMary Marvin Breckinridge Patterson (October 2, 1905December 11, 2002), was an American photojournalist, cinematographer, and philanthropist.
Mary SweeneyPerson · Film memorabiliaMary Sweeney is an American director, writer, film editor and film producer. She was briefly married to American film director David Lynch, with whom she collaborated for 20 years.
Matt ChessePerson · Film memorabiliaMatthew Chessé (born October 27, 1965) is an American film editor, producer, and director who is mainly associated with Independent films.
Matthew BarneyArtist · PaintingsMatthew Barney (born March 25, 1967) is an American contemporary artist and film director who works in the fields of sculpture, film, photography and drawing.
Maurice PialatArtist · PaintingsMaurice Pialat (31 August 1925 – 11 January 2003) was a French film director, screenwriter and actor known for the rigorous and unsentimental style of his films.
Maurizio ZaccaroPerson · Film memorabiliaMaurizio Zaccaro (born 8 May 1952 in Milan, Italy) is an Italian film director, cinematographer, film editor, and screenwriter.
Maya DerenPhotographer · PhotographyMaya Deren (born Eleonora Solomonovna Derenkovskaya; – October 13, 1961) was a Russian-born American experimental filmmaker and important part of the avant-garde in the 1940s and 1950s.
Michael AkersPerson · Film memorabiliaMichael D. Akers (born September 5, 1970, in Ephrata, Pennsylvania) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and film editor.
Michael AndrewsPerson · Music memorabiliaHe was born in San Diego.
Michael DoughertyPerson · Film memorabiliaMichael Patrick Dougherty (born October 28, 1974) is an American writer, director, animator, and producer known for his work in a variety of genre films, both big and small.
Michael WinnerPerson · Film memorabiliaMichael Robert Winner (30 October 1935 – 21 January 2013) was a British filmmaker.
Michal LeszczylowskiPerson · Film memorabiliaMichał Leszczyłowski (born July 30, 1950) is a Polish-born naturalised Swedish film editor who has worked mostly in the Swedish film industry.
Michel HazanaviciusPerson · Film memorabiliaMichel Hazanavicius (Hazanavičius; born 29 March 1967) is a French film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer.
Michelangelo AntonioniArtist · PaintingsMichelangelo Antonioni (or; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and editor.
Michele Massimo TarantiniPerson · Film memorabiliaMichele Massimo Tarantini (7 August 1942 – 3 April 2026) was an Italian film director.
Mika KaurismäkiPerson · Film memorabiliaMika Juhani Kaurismäki (born 21 September 1955) is a Finnish film director.

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