Editing

Jim Clark

Born May 23, 1931 · Boston, Lincolnshire, England, UK

Died February 25, 2016 · aged 84

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jim Clark (born 24 May 1931 in Boston, Lincolnshire) was a British film editor and director. Clark was born in 1931, and grew up in Boston, Lincolnshire. Clark moved to London, and in 1951 he began work as an assistant editor at the legendary Ealing Studios. Subsequently, Clark worked as a freelance assistant editor on two films directed by Stanley Donen an…

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Virgin Territory

Virgin Territory · 2007

Virgin Territory

MovieAdventureAction

In Black Death era Tuscany, as in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty adventures, bawdy exchanges, romance, swordplay, randy nuns, Saracen pirates, and a sexy cow.

The Jackal

The Jackal · 1997

MovieActionCrime

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.

The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough · 1999

The World Is Not Enough

MovieAdventureAction

Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.

Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy · 1969

Midnight Cowboy

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.

Copycat

Copycat · 1995

MovieThrillerCrime

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.

This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life · 1993

This Boy's Life

When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.

Charade

Charade · 1963

MovieComedyMystery

After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines.

The Mission

The Mission · 1986

MovieAdventureDrama

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.

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Virgin Territory

Virgin Territory · 2007

Virgin Territory

MovieAdventureAction

In Black Death era Tuscany, as in the Decameron, ten young Florentines take refuge from the plague. But instead of telling stories, they have lusty adventures, bawdy exchanges, romance, swordplay, randy nuns, Saracen pirates, and a sexy cow.

Editor

The Jackal

The Jackal · 1997

MovieActionCrime

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.

Editor

The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough · 1999

The World Is Not Enough

MovieAdventureAction

Greed, revenge, world dominance and high-tech terrorism – it's all in a day's work for Bond, who's on a mission to protect a beautiful oil heiress from a notorious terrorist. In a race against time that culminates in a dramatic submarine showdown, Bond works to defuse the international power struggle that has the world's oil supply hanging in the balance.

Editor

Midnight Cowboy

Midnight Cowboy · 1969

Midnight Cowboy

Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.

Creative Consultant

Copycat

Copycat · 1995

MovieThrillerCrime

An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past.

Editor

This Boy's Life

This Boy's Life · 1993

This Boy's Life

When a son and mother move to Seattle in hopes for a better life, the mother meets a seemingly polite man. Things go south when the man turns out to be abusive, endangering their lives. As the mother struggles to maintain hope in an impossible situation, the son has plans to escape.

Editor

Charade

Charade · 1963

MovieComedyMystery

After Regina Lampert falls for the dashing Peter Joshua on a skiing holiday in the French Alps, she discovers upon her return to Paris that her husband has been murdered. Soon, she and Peter are giving chase to three of her late husband's World War II cronies, Tex, Scobie and Gideon, who are after a quarter of a million dollars the quartet stole while behind enemy lines.

Editor

The Mission

The Mission · 1986

MovieAdventureDrama

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of converting the Indians of the region, a slave hunter is converted and joins his mission. When Spain sells the colony to Portugal, they are forced to defend all they have built against the Portuguese aggressors.

Editor

The Killing Fields

The Killing Fields · 1984

The Killing Fields

MovieDramaHistory

New York Times reporter Sydney Schanberg is on assignment covering the Cambodian Civil War, with the help of local interpreter Dith Pran and American photojournalist Al Rockoff. When the U.S. Army pulls out amid escalating violence, Schanberg makes exit arrangements for Pran and his family. Pran, however, tells Schanberg he intends to stay in Cambodia to help cover the unfolding story — a decision he may regret as the Khmer Rouge rebels move in.

Editor

Vera Drake

Vera Drake · 2004

Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.

Editor

Marathon Man

Marathon Man · 1976

MovieThrillerCrime

A graduate student and obsessive runner in New York is drawn into a mysterious plot involving his brother, a member of the secretive Division.

Editor

Nell

MovieDramaThriller

In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell — a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.

Editor

Happy-Go-Lucky

Happy-Go-Lucky · 2008

MovieComedyDrama

A look at a few chapters in the life of Poppy, a cheery, colorful, North London schoolteacher whose optimism tends to exasperate those around her.

Editor

Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room · 1996

A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.

Editor

Memphis Belle

Memphis Belle · 1990

The "Memphis Belle" is a World War II bomber, piloted by a young crew on dangerous bombing raids into Europe. The crew only have to make one more bombing raid before they have finished their duty and can go home. In the briefing before their last flight, the crew discover that the target for the day is Bremen.

Editor

City by the Sea

City by the Sea · 2002

City by the Sea

MovieCrimeDrama

Vincent LaMarca is a dedicated and well-respected New York City police detective who has gone to great lengths to distance himself from his past, but then makes the terrible discovery that his own son has fallen into a life of crime.

Editor

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers · 1955

The Ladykillers

MovieComedyCrime

Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.

Assistant Editor

The Innocents

The Innocents · 1961

MovieHorrorMystery

In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

Editor

The Gathering Storm

The Gathering Storm · 2002

The Gathering Storm

MovieDramaHistory

A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.

Editor

The Cove

The Cove · 2009

MovieDocumentary

The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.

Executive Producer

The Trench

The Trench · 1999

MovieWarHistory

The Trench tells the story of a group of young British soldiers on the eve of the Battle of the Somme in the summer of 1916, the worst defeat in British military history. Against this ill-fated backdrop, the movie depicts the soldiers' experience as a mixture of boredom, fear, panic, and restlessness, confined to a trench on the front lines.

Editor

Onegin

MovieDramaRomance

A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat.

Editor

The Grass Is Greener

The Grass Is Greener · 1960

The Grass Is Greener

MovieComedyRomance

Victor and Hillary are down on their luck to the point that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle. But Charles Delacro, a millionaire oil tycoon, visits, and takes a liking to more than the house. Soon, Hattie Durant gets involved and they have a good old fashioned love triangle.

Editor

Darling

Darling · 1965

MovieDramaRomance

Diana, a beautiful but shallow and easily distracted model and failed actress, toys with the affections of several men while attempting to gain fame and fortune in Swinging London.

Editor