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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

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

20047.01h 39m

Overview

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

Directed by Wendy Apple
Written by Mark Jonathan Harris, Gary Scott Thompson
Produced by Patricia Bischetti, Truusje Kushner, Jennifer Waldo
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Top 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

Themes & Keywords

editingfilm editorwoman director

About The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing is a documentary, history film released in 2004 exploring themes of editing, film editor, woman director. Directed by Wendy Apple, it stars Kathy Bates, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino. Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

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