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Peter Zinner(1919-2007)

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  • Editor
  • Editorial Department
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Peter Zinner was born on 24 July 1919 in Vienna, Austria. He was an editor, known for The Deer Hunter (1978), The Godfather (1972) and An Officer and a Gentleman (1982). He was married to Christa Zinner. He died on 13 November 2007 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornJuly 24, 1919
DiedNovember 13, 2007(88)
BornJuly 24, 1919
DiedNovember 13, 2007(88)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 9 wins & 9 nominations total

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Known for

Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)
The Deer Hunter
8.1
  • Editor
  • 1978
Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather
9.2
  • Editor
  • 1972
Richard Gere and Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
An Officer and a Gentleman
7.1
  • Editor
  • 1982
Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)
The Godfather Part II
9.0
  • Editor
  • 1974

Credits

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Music Department

  • Bill Freed in They Saved Hitler's Brain (1968)
    They Saved Hitler's Brain
    2.5
    TV Movie
    • music editor
    • music supervisor
    • 1968
  • Deathwatch (1965)
    Deathwatch
    6.1
    • music editor
    • 1965
  • Lord Jim (1965)
    Lord Jim
    6.7
    • music editor
    • 1965
  • Constance Towers in The Naked Kiss (1964)
    The Naked Kiss
    7.2
    • music editor
    • 1964
  • Audrey Caire, Dani Lynn, Scott Peters, Marshall Reed, Carlos Rivas, and Walter Stocker in The Madmen of Mandoras (1963)
    The Madmen of Mandoras
    3.2
    • music supervisor
    • 1963
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
    King Kong vs. Godzilla
    5.7
    • music supervisor: American music
    • 1963
  • Varan the Unbelievable (1962)
    Varan the Unbelievable
    4.5
    • music editor
    • 1962
  • X-15 (1961)
    X-15
    5.5
    • music editor
    • 1961
  • Miami Undercover (1961)
    Miami Undercover
    5.7
    TV Series
    • music editor
    • music supervisor
    • 1961
  • The Brothers Brannagan (1960)
    The Brothers Brannagan
    6.9
    TV Series
    • musical supervisor
    • 1960–1961
  • Maureen O'Hara and Brian Keith in The Deadly Companions (1961)
    The Deadly Companions
    6.0
    • music editor (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Mario Lanza and Johanna von Koczian in For the First Time (1959)
    For the First Time
    6.3
    • music editor
    • 1959

Editor

  • Running with Arnold (2006)
    Running with Arnold
    4.4
    • Editor
    • 2006
  • Charles S. Dutton, Mario Van Peebles, and Andre Braugher in 10,000 Black Men Named George (2002)
    10,000 Black Men Named George
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 2002
  • Kenneth Branagh and Stanley Tucci in Conspiracy (2001)
    Conspiracy
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • co-editor
    • 2001
  • American Tragedy (2000)
    American Tragedy
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 2000
  • Dirty Pictures (2000)
    Dirty Pictures
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Editor (edited by)
    • 2000
  • Casper Van Dien in The Omega Code (1999)
    The Omega Code
    3.5
    • Editor
    • 1999
  • Motel Blue (1997)
    Motel Blue
    4.6
    • Editor
    • 1997
  • A Gun, a Car, a Blonde (1997)
    A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
    5.2
    • Editor
    • 1997
  • Forest Whitaker in The Enemy Within (1994)
    The Enemy Within
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1994
  • James Woods in Citizen Cohn (1992)
    Citizen Cohn
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1992
  • Cuba Gooding Jr. and James Marshall in Gladiator (1992)
    Gladiator
    6.5
    • Editor
    • 1992
  • Ted & Venus (1991)
    Ted & Venus
    4.7
    • Editor
    • 1991
  • Jon Voight, Armand Assante, and Eileen Davidson in Eternity (1990)
    Eternity
    2.8
    • Editor
    • 1990
  • Bonnie Bedelia and Roy Scheider in Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (1990)
    Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1990
  • War and Remembrance (1988)
    War and Remembrance
    8.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Editor
    • 1988–1989

Editorial Department

  • Ted & Venus (1991)
    Ted & Venus
    4.7
    • additional editor
    • 1991
  • Michael DeLorenzo and Ben Vereen in Breakin' Through (1985)
    Breakin' Through
    5.9
    Video
    • supervising editor
    • 1985
  • Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)
    The Godfather Part II
    9.0
    • foreign post production
    • 1974
  • Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland in Chino (1973)
    Chino
    6.0
    • supervising editor
    • 1973
  • King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
    King Kong vs. Godzilla
    5.7
    • editorial supervisor: USA
    • 1963

Personal details

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  • Born
    • July 24, 1919
    • Vienna, Austria
  • Died
    • November 13, 2007
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
  • Spouse
    • Christa Zinner? - November 13, 2007 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He worked as a taxi driver and piano player in theaters, before landing a job as an apprentice film editor at 20th Century Fox in the early 1940s.
  • Trademark
      Frequently edited Richard Brooks, Frank Pierson and Francis Ford Coppola movies.

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