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Gerry Hambling

April 11, 2024

Gerry Hambling (14 June 1926 – 5 February 2013) was a British film editor whose work is credited on 49 films; he had also worked as a sound editor and a television editor. Hambling's editing of three films, The Commitments (1991), Mississippi Burning (1988), and Midnight Express (1978), has been honored by BAFTA Awards for Best Editing.

Gerry Hambling
Born
Gerald Hambling

14 June 1926
Croydon, Surrey, England
Died5 February 2013 (aged 86)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Occupationfilm editor
AwardsBest Editing 1991 The Commitments

Best Editing 1989 Mississippi Burning

Best Editing 1978 Midnight Express

In 1976, Hambling began a notable collaboration with the director Alan Parker that extended over nearly all of Parker's films. The three BAFTA awards noted above were all for films directed by Parker. Chris Routledge has described their collaboration as follows:[1][2]

The collaboration with Parker has ranged widely, from the musical Bugsy Malone, through the partly animated Pink Floyd The Wall, to the grim Angel Heart and the strange story of The Road to Welville. They have been particularly successful with musicals, Hambling's talent for creating the illusion of movement proving useful where musical performances appear in films such as The Commitments, which Lawrence O'Toole called "a great swim for the eyeballs." Perhaps because of their experience in advertising, Parker's slick and striking images combine well with Hambling's intuitive sense of pace and rhythm, for example in the otherwise problematic Fame, and in the much trailed, but poorly received Evita.

In addition to the three BAFTA Awards, Hambling had been nominated for the BAFTA award for three additional films (Fame, Another Country, and Evita). Six films edited by Hambling were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing (Midnight Express, Fame, Mississippi Burning, The Commitments, In the Name of the Father, and Evita). Hambling had been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors.[3] Mississippi Burning won the ACE Eddie Award, and in 1998, Hambling was honored with the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award.

According to Alan Parker, by the time Hambling retired in 2003 he was one of just two editors still cutting film manually using a Moviola machine; the other being Michael Kahn, Steven Spielberg's editor.[4] He died in 2013 at the age of 86.[4]

Filmography edit

The director of each film is indicated in parentheses.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Routledge, Chris (2000). "Gerry Hambling," in Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast (editors), International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers, Edition 4 (St. James Press), ISBN 978-1-55862-449-8. Online version of article retrieved 12 December 2007.
  2. ^ O'Toole, Lawrence (1992). "Uncommitted" 21 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine, review of The Commitments in Entertainment Weekly, Issue #118, 15 May 1992; online version retrieved 2008-06-19.
  3. ^ , webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on 2008-03-04.
  4. ^ a b Parker, Alan (11 February 2013). "Gerry Hambling obituary | Film". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

Further reading edit

  • Perkins, Roy; Stollery, Martin (2004). "Hambling, Gerry (1926– )". British Film Editors: The Heart of the Movie. British Film Institute. This short biographical article notes Don Fairservice's analysis of Hambling's editing in Mississippi Burning.

External links edit

  • Gerry Hambling at IMDb

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Gerry Hambling 14 June 1926 5 February 2013 was a British film editor whose work is credited on 49 films he had also worked as a sound editor and a television editor Hambling s editing of three films The Commitments 1991 Mississippi Burning 1988 and Midnight Express 1978 has been honored by BAFTA Awards for Best Editing Gerry HamblingBornGerald Hambling14 June 1926Croydon Surrey EnglandDied5 February 2013 aged 86 Cambridge Cambridgeshire EnglandOccupationfilm editorAwardsBest Editing 1991 The CommitmentsBest Editing 1989 Mississippi Burning Best Editing 1978 Midnight ExpressIn 1976 Hambling began a notable collaboration with the director Alan Parker that extended over nearly all of Parker s films The three BAFTA awards noted above were all for films directed by Parker Chris Routledge has described their collaboration as follows 1 2 The collaboration with Parker has ranged widely from the musical Bugsy Malone through the partly animated Pink Floyd The Wall to the grim Angel Heart and the strange story of The Road to Welville They have been particularly successful with musicals Hambling s talent for creating the illusion of movement proving useful where musical performances appear in films such as The Commitments which Lawrence O Toole called a great swim for the eyeballs Perhaps because of their experience in advertising Parker s slick and striking images combine well with Hambling s intuitive sense of pace and rhythm for example in the otherwise problematic Fame and in the much trailed but poorly received Evita In addition to the three BAFTA Awards Hambling had been nominated for the BAFTA award for three additional films Fame Another Country and Evita Six films edited by Hambling were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing Midnight Express Fame Mississippi Burning The Commitments In the Name of the Father and Evita Hambling had been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors 3 Mississippi Burning won the ACE Eddie Award and in 1998 Hambling was honored with the American Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award According to Alan Parker by the time Hambling retired in 2003 he was one of just two editors still cutting film manually using a Moviola machine the other being Michael Kahn Steven Spielberg s editor 4 He died in 2013 at the age of 86 4 Contents 1 Filmography 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksFilmography editThe director of each film is indicated in parentheses 1956 Dry Rot Elvey 1958 The Whole Truth Guillermin 1958 Sally s Irish Rogue Pollock 1959 Left Right and Centre Gilliat 1960 The Bulldog Breed Asher 1961 The Kitchen Hill 1962 She ll Have to Go also known as Maid for Murder Asher 1963 A Stitch in Time Asher 1965 The Early Bird Asher The Intelligence Men Asher 1966 Press for Time Asher That Riviera Touch Owen 1967 The Magnificent Two Owen 1969 The Adding Machine Epstein 1970 Some Will Some Won t Wood 1976 Bugsy Malone Parker 1977 The Brute O Hara 1978 Midnight Express Parker 1980 Fame Parker 1981 Heartaches Shebib 1982 Pink Floyd The Wall Parker Shoot the Moon Parker 1984 Another Country Kanievska Birdy Parker 1985 Invitation to the Wedding Brooks 1986 Absolute Beginners Temple 1987 Angel Heart Parker Leonard Part 6 Weiland 1988 Mississippi Burning Parker 1989 Fragments of Isabella O Leary 1990 Come See the Paradise Parker 1991 The Commitments Parker 1992 City of Joy La Cite de la joie Joffe 1993 In the Name of the Father Sheridan 1994 The Road to Wellville Parker 1996 Evita Parker White Squall Scott 1997 The Boxer Sheridan 1998 Talk of Angels Hamm 1999 Angela s Ashes Parker 2002 Mrs Caldicot s Cabbage War Sharp 2003 The Life of David Gale Parker See also editList of film director and editor collaborationsReferences edit Routledge Chris 2000 Gerry Hambling in Tom Pendergast and Sara Pendergast editors International Dictionary of Film and Filmmakers Edition 4 St James Press ISBN 978 1 55862 449 8 Online version of article retrieved 12 December 2007 O Toole Lawrence 1992 Uncommitted Archived 21 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine review of The Commitments in Entertainment Weekly Issue 118 15 May 1992 online version retrieved 2008 06 19 American Cinema Editors gt Members webpage archived by WebCite from this original URL on 2008 03 04 a b Parker Alan 11 February 2013 Gerry Hambling obituary Film The Guardian Retrieved 11 February 2013 Further reading editPerkins Roy Stollery Martin 2004 Hambling Gerry 1926 British Film Editors The Heart of the Movie British Film Institute This short biographical article notes Don Fairservice s analysis of Hambling s editing in Mississippi Burning External links editGerry Hambling at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gerry Hambling amp oldid 1216424572, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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