
Michael Kahn
Born
1935-12-08
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
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 bo...
Known for

Spielberg
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
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Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
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The Making of 'Jurassic Park'
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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
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Indiana Jones: Making the Trilogy
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The Making of '1941'
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A Case of the Cold War: Bridge of Spies
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