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Max Benedict(1920-1986)

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  • Editorial Department
  • Music Department
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Max Benedict was born on 20 February 1920 in Vienna, Austria. He was an editor, known for Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971), Firepower (1979) and The Blue Max (1966). He died on 20 April 1986 in London, England, UK.
BornFebruary 20, 1920
DiedApril 20, 1986(66)
BornFebruary 20, 1920
DiedApril 20, 1986(66)
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Known for

Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
Murders in the Rue Morgue
5.1
  • Editor
  • 1971
Sophia Loren, James Coburn, and O.J. Simpson in Firepower (1979)
Firepower
5.1
  • Editorial Department
  • 1979
The Blue Max (1966)
The Blue Max
7.1
  • Editor
  • 1966
Tarzan Goes to India (1962)
Tarzan Goes to India
5.3
  • Editor
  • 1962

Credits

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Editor

  • Nicholas Ball, John Moulder-Brown, and Deborah Raffin in Claudia (1985)
    Claudia
    5.8
    • Editor
    • 1985
  • Dominique Horwitz, Christine Kaufmann, Peter Kern, Juraj Kukura, Sona MacDonald, Eva Mattes, Sunnyi Melles, Freddy Quinn, and Beatrice Richter in The Roaring Fifties (1983)
    The Roaring Fifties
    5.3
    • Editor
    • 1983
  • Nutcracker (1982)
    Nutcracker
    4.3
    • Editor
    • 1982
  • Waiting Room
    6.0
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1981
  • Janus: Europe's Architectural Heritage - A Call to Action (1978)
    Janus: Europe's Architectural Heritage - A Call to Action
    Short
    • Editor
    • 1978
  • Curious Journey (1978)
    Curious Journey
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1978
  • Oliver Reed, Rosalind Cash, Glenda Jackson, and Michael Murphy in The Class of Miss MacMichael (1978)
    The Class of Miss MacMichael
    5.3
    • Editor
    • 1978
  • Shaft in Africa (1973)
    Shaft in Africa
    5.9
    • Editor
    • 1973
  • Van der Valk und das Mädchen (1972)
    Van der Valk und das Mädchen
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1972
  • Eagle in a Cage (1972)
    Eagle in a Cage
    5.9
    • Editor
    • 1972
  • Murders in the Rue Morgue (1971)
    Murders in the Rue Morgue
    5.1
    • Editor
    • 1971
  • The Oblong Box (1969)
    The Oblong Box
    6.0
    • Editor
    • 1969
  • Michael Caine in The Magus (1968)
    The Magus
    5.6
    • Editor
    • 1968
  • Fathom (1967)
    Fathom
    5.7
    • Editor
    • 1967
  • The Blue Max (1966)
    The Blue Max
    7.1
    • Editor
    • 1966

Editorial Department

  • Choices (1981)
    Choices
    4.2
    • supervising editor
    • 1981
  • Sophia Loren, James Coburn, and O.J. Simpson in Firepower (1979)
    Firepower
    5.1
    • executive editor
    • 1979
  • Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977)
    Why Shoot the Teacher?
    6.9
    • supervising editor
    • 1977
  • De Sade (1969)
    De Sade
    4.3
    • editor: US version
    • 1969
  • Seven Days to Noon (1950)
    Seven Days to Noon
    7.0
    • assembly editor
    • 1950
  • Chance of a Lifetime (1950)
    Chance of a Lifetime
    6.8
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Richard Attenborough in Brighton Rock (1948)
    Brighton Rock
    7.3
    • assistant editor (uncredited)
    • 1948

Music Department

  • Choices (1981)
    Choices
    4.2
    • music editor
    • 1981

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The Blue Max
Trailer 3:08
The Blue Max
Fathom
Trailer 2:47
Fathom
Fathom
Trailer 2:47
Fathom

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Maxwell Benedict
  • Born
    • February 20, 1920
    • Vienna, Austria
  • Died
    • April 20, 1986
    • London, England, UK

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  • Trivia
    Austrian-born editor of British films, educated in Czechoslovakia. Began as a script researcher in the mid-40's for the Boulting brothers. Active in later years as a film critic, and a lecturer at the National Film School.

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