Michael Kahn

Born: 8th of December 1935 (90 years old)

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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Michael Kahn's Filmography

Spielberg

Spielberg

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Self
Ready Player One

Ready Player One

  •   Movie
  • 2018
Editor
The Post

The Post

  •   Movie
  • 2017
Editor
The BFG

The BFG

  •   Movie
  • 2016
Editor
Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies

  •   Movie
  • 2015
Editor
Seventh Son

Seventh Son

  •   Movie
  • 2014
Editor
Lincoln

Lincoln

  •   Movie
  • 2012
Editor
War Horse

War Horse

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Editor
The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Editor
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

  •   Movie
  • 2011
Additional Editor
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

  •   Movie
  • 2010
Editor
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Editor
The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles

  •   Movie
  • 2008
Editor
10 Items or Less

10 Items or Less

  •   Movie
  • 2006
Editor
Munich

Munich

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Editor
War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

  •   Movie
  • 2005
Editor
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Editor
The Terminal

The Terminal

  •   Movie
  • 2004
Editor
Peter Pan

Peter Pan

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Editor
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life

  •   Movie
  • 2003
Editor
Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Editor
Minority Report

Minority Report

  •   Movie
  • 2002
Editor
A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Editor
Shrek

Shrek

  •   Movie
  • 2001
Thanks
Chicken Run

Chicken Run

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Thanks
Reindeer Games

Reindeer Games

  •   Movie
  • 2000
Editor
The Haunting

The Haunting

  •   Movie
  • 1999
Editor
Antz

Antz

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Thanks
Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

  •   Movie
  • 1998
Editor
Amistad

Amistad

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Editor
The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

  •   Movie
  • 1997
Editor
Twister

Twister

  •   Movie
  • 1996
Editor
Casper

Casper

  •   Movie
  • 1995
Editor
Schindler's List

Schindler's List

  •   Movie
  • 1993
Editor
Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

  •   Movie
  • 1993
Editor
Alive

Alive

  •   Movie
  • 1993
Editor
Toy Soldiers

Toy Soldiers

  •   Movie
  • 1991
Editor
Hook

Hook

  •   Movie
  • 1991
Editor
Arachnophobia

Arachnophobia

  •   Movie
  • 1990
Editor
Always

Always

  •   Movie
  • 1989
Editor
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

  •   Movie
  • 1989
Editor
Arthur 2: On the Rocks

Arthur 2: On the Rocks

  •   Movie
  • 1988
Editor
Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

  •   Movie
  • 1987
Editor
Fatal Attraction

Fatal Attraction

  •   Movie
  • 1987
Editor
Wisdom

Wisdom

  •   Movie
  • 1986
Editor
The Color Purple

The Color Purple

  •   Movie
  • 1985
Editor
The Goonies

The Goonies

  •   Movie
  • 1985
Editor
Falling in Love

Falling in Love

  •   Movie
  • 1984
Editor
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

  •   Movie
  • 1984
Editor
Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

  •   Movie
  • 1983
Editor
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

  •   Movie
  • 1982
Editor
Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

  •   Movie
  • 1981
Editor
1941

1941

  •   Movie
  • 1979
Editor
Ice Castles

Ice Castles

  •   Movie
  • 1978
Editor
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

  •   Movie
  • 1977
Editor
The Return of a Man Called Horse

The Return of a Man Called Horse

  •   Movie
  • 1976
Editor
The Ultimate Warrior

The Ultimate Warrior

  •   Movie
  • 1975
Editor
The Devil's Rain

The Devil's Rain

  •   Movie
  • 1975
Editor
The Spook Who Sat by the Door

The Spook Who Sat by the Door

  •   Movie
  • 1973
Editor
The Dish

The Dish

Movie
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