John Wright (film editor)

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John Wright is an American film editor .

Life

Wright has been a freelance editor since 1973. His specialty is the editing of action-oriented films.

The film Hunt for Red October (1990) marked the first collaboration with the director John McTiernan . In addition, he and his colleague Dennis Virkler were nominated for the Oscar in the category Best Editing in 1991 .

The television production Ein Meer für Sarah earned him an Emmy and an Eddie Award. He had received his first Eddie together with David E. Blewitt in 1978.

Wright was nominated for a second Oscar in 1995 for his work on the film Speed . For this production he received the British Academy Film Award .

The last joint film with McTiernan so far was Rollerball from 2002.

Filmography (selection)

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