Michael Kahn
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Person

Michael Kahn

Known for
Editing
Born
December 8, 1930
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

Michael Kahn (born December 8, c. 1930) is an American film editor known for his frequent collaboration with Steven Spielberg. His first collaboration with Spielberg was for his 1977 film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. He has edited all of Spielberg's subsequent films except for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), which was edited by Carol Littleton. Kahn has received eight Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing and has won three times—for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Schindler's List (1993), and Saving Private Ryan (1998), which were all Spielberg-directed films.

Kahn was born to a Jewish family in New York City. While his birth year has been reported as 1935, Kahn said in 2015, when asked if he was 80, that his age at that point was "closer to 85."

Kahn has edited digitally since at least Twister (1996), though he continued to edit on film with Spielberg long after most editors had stopped doing so. In 2008, Kahn acknowledged that "people find it hard to believe that Steven and I still edit film on a Moviola and a KEM. [But] Steven feels film got us where we are today, and he loves the smell of it and feel of it. We started that way and both really enjoy it." George Lucas remarked, "Michael Kahn can cut faster on a Moviola than anybody can cut on an Avid." However, since The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn (2011), Kahn has edited Spielberg's films on an Avid machine.

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6 Works in the catalog credit them.

Editing (6)

Filmography

  • The FabelmansFilm · 2022 · Editor
  • West Side StoryFilm · 2021 · Editor
  • Ready Player OneFilm · 2018 · Editor
  • SpielbergFilm · 2017 · as Self
  • The PostFilm · 2017 · Editor
  • A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of SpiesFilm · 2016 · as Self
  • The BFGFilm · 2016 · Editor
  • Bridge of SpiesFilm · 2015 · Editor
  • Seventh SonFilm · 2014 · Editor
  • The BridgeTV · 2013 · Editor · 1 episode
  • LincolnFilm · 2012 · Editor
  • The Adventures of TintinFilm · 2011 · Editor
  • War HorseFilm · 2011 · Editor
  • Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeFilm · 2010 · Editor
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullFilm · 2008 · Editor
  • The Spiderwick ChroniclesFilm · 2008 · Editor
  • 10 Items or LessFilm · 2006 · Editor
  • MunichFilm · 2005 · Editor
  • OthelloFilm · 2005 · Director
  • War of the WorldsFilm · 2005 · Editor
  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsFilm · 2004 · Editor
  • The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingFilm · 2004 · as Self
  • The TerminalFilm · 2004 · Editor
  • Catch Me If You Can: Behind the CameraFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • Indiana Jones: Making the TrilogyFilm · 2003 · as Self
  • Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of LifeFilm · 2003 · Editor
  • Peter PanFilm · 2003 · Editor
  • Catch Me If You CanFilm · 2002 · Editor
  • Minority ReportFilm · 2002 · Editor
  • A.I. Artificial IntelligenceFilm · 2001 · Editor
  • The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'Film · 2001 · as Self
  • Reindeer GamesFilm · 2000 · Editor
  • The HauntingFilm · 1999 · Editor
  • Saving Private RyanFilm · 1998 · Editor
  • AmistadFilm · 1997 · Editor
  • The Lost World: Jurassic ParkFilm · 1997 · Editor
  • The Making of '1941'Film · 1996 · as Self
  • TwisterFilm · 1996 · Editor
  • CasperFilm · 1995 · Editor
  • The Making of 'Jurassic Park'Film · 1995 · as Self
  • AliveFilm · 1993 · Editor
  • Jurassic ParkFilm · 1993 · Editor
  • Schindler's ListFilm · 1993 · Editor
  • HookFilm · 1991 · Editor
  • Toy SoldiersFilm · 1991 · Editor
  • ArachnophobiaFilm · 1990 · Editor
  • AlwaysFilm · 1989 · Editor
  • Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeFilm · 1989 · Editor
  • Arthur 2: On the RocksFilm · 1988 · Editor
  • Empire of the SunFilm · 1987 · Editor
  • Fatal AttractionFilm · 1987 · Editor
  • WisdomFilm · 1986 · Editor
  • The Color PurpleFilm · 1985 · Editor
  • The GooniesFilm · 1985 · Editor
  • Falling in LoveFilm · 1984 · Editor
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomFilm · 1984 · Editor
  • Table for FiveFilm · 1983 · Editor
  • Twilight Zone: The MovieFilm · 1983 · Editor
  • PoltergeistFilm · 1982 · Editor
  • Raiders of the Lost ArkFilm · 1981 · Editor
  • Used CarsFilm · 1980 · Editor
  • 1941Film · 1979 · Editor
  • Eyes of Laura MarsFilm · 1978 · Editor
  • Ice CastlesFilm · 1978 · Editor
  • Close Encounters of the Third KindFilm · 1977 · Editor
  • Eleanor and FranklinTV · 1976 · Editor · 2 episodes
  • The Return of a Man Called HorseFilm · 1976 · Editor
  • The Zebra ForceFilm · 1976 · Editor
  • Beyond the HorizonFilm · 1975 · Director
  • The Devil’s RainFilm · 1975 · Editor
  • The Ultimate WarriorFilm · 1975 · Editor
  • Black Belt JonesFilm · 1974 · Editor
  • Buster and BillieFilm · 1974 · Editor
  • Golden NeedlesFilm · 1974 · Editor
  • Goodnight JackieFilm · 1974 · Editor
  • The Savage Is LooseFilm · 1974 · Editor
  • Truck TurnerFilm · 1974 · Editor
  • The Spook Who Sat by the DoorFilm · 1973 · Editor
  • RageFilm · 1972 · Editor
  • Trouble ManFilm · 1972 · Editor
  • Wild in the SkyFilm · 1972 · Editor
  • Touch MeFilm · 1971 · Editor
  • Night SlavesFilm · 1970 · Editor
  • The ActivistFilm · 1969 · Editor
  • Hogan's HeroesTV · 1965 · Editor · 6 episodes

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