The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

Name: The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2004-10-12
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Kathy Bates, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Jodie Foster, Steven Spielberg

2004·Movie·99 min·★ 7.0(113)

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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.

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About The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing is a 2004 English-language documentary and history film directed by Wendy Apple. The cast is led by Kathy Bates, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino. It has a runtime of 1h 39m. Viewers rate it 7.0/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on YouTube TV, Starz, Starz Amazon Channel.

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing was produced by A.C.E., BBC, and NHK Enterprises and made in Japan and United Kingdom. It was released on October 12, 2004.

Director: Wendy Apple
Writers: Mark Jonathan Harris
Release date: October 12, 2004
Original language: English
Status: Released
Country: Japan, United Kingdom
Production: A.C.E., BBC, NHK Enterprises

#editing#film editor#woman director

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing cast & crew

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing was directed by Wendy Apple and written by Mark Jonathan Harris.

The cast features Kathy Bates as Narrator (voice), Martin Scorsese as Self, Quentin Tarantino as Self, Jodie Foster as Self, Steven Spielberg as Self, and James Cameron as Self.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Nic. tenBroek, cinematography is by John Bailey, and it was produced by Richard Lorber and Barry Rebo.

Is The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing worth watching?

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing holds an audience score of 7.0/10 from 113 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed documentary films.

At 1h 39m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy documentary and history, The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing is worth a place on your watchlist.

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