John Poyner
John Poyner is a British sound engineer who won an Academy Award for Best Sound Effects in 1968 .
Life
Poyner began his career in the film industry in 1955 as an assistant editor for the film Richard III. and after 1963 also worked as a sound engineer. To date, he has contributed to the production of 65 films.
At the Academy Awards in 1968 he was awarded the Oscar for best sound effects, specifically for The Dirty Dozen (1967) by Robert Aldrich with Lee Marvin , John Cassavetes and Ernest Borgnine in the lead roles .
After a break of around fifteen years from the film business, Poyner is currently working as a sound engineer and consultant on the production of the film Katherine of Alexandria , which is being directed by Michael Redwood with leading actors Nicole Madjarov , Peter O'Toole and Steven Berkoff and is due to be shown in theaters in 2012.
Filmography (selection)
- 1955: Richard III.
- 1963: The Yellow Teddy Bears
- 1963: Kali Yug - The Goddess of Vengeance ( Kali Yug, la dea della vendetta )
- 1967: The Dirty Dozen
- 1972: Siddhartha
- 1977: Gulliver's Travels ( Gulliver's Travels )
- 1981: American Werewolf
- 1982: Black-Out in Hell's Paradise ( Scrubbers )
- 1987: The man in the background
- 1991: Thelma & Louise
- 1996: Basquiat
- 1997: The Saint - The Man Without a Name
Awards
Web links
- John Poyner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Poyner, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |