Peter Zinner(1919-2007)

Music Department
Editor
Producer

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Peter Zinner was born on 24 July 1919 in Vienna, Austria. He was an editor and producer, known for The Deer Hunter (1978), The Godfather (1972) and An Officer and a Gentleman (1982). He was married to Christa Zinner. He died on 13 November 2007 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

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Won 1 Oscar
- 9 wins & 9 nominations total

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Known for

Robert De Niro in The Deer Hunter (1978)

The Deer Hunter

8.1

Editor

1978

Marlon Brando in The Godfather (1972)

9.2

Editor

1972

Richard Gere and Debra Winger in An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)

An Officer and a Gentleman

7.1

Editor

1982

Al Pacino in The Godfather Part II (1974)

The Godfather Part II

9.0

Editor

1974

Credits

Music Department

They Saved Hitler's Brain
2.4
TV Movie
- music editor
- music supervisor
- 1968
Deathwatch
6.0
- music editor
- 1965
Lord Jim
6.7
- music editor
- 1965
The Naked Kiss
7.2
- music editor
- 1964
The Madmen of Mandoras
3.2
- music supervisor
- 1963
King Kong vs. Godzilla
5.7
- music supervisor: American music
- 1963
Varan the Unbelievable
4.5
- music editor
- 1962
X-15
5.5
- music editor
- 1961
Miami Undercover
5.8
TV Series
- music editor
- music supervisor
- 1961
The Brothers Brannagan
7.2
TV Series
- musical supervisor
- 1960–1961
The Deadly Companions
6.1
- music editor (uncredited)
- 1961
For the First Time
6.3
- music editor
- 1959

Editor

Running with Arnold
4.4
- Editor
- 2006
10,000 Black Men Named George
7.0
TV Movie
- Editor
- 2002
Conspiracy
7.6
TV Movie
- co-editor
- 2001
American Tragedy
5.4
TV Movie
- Editor
- 2000
Dirty Pictures
6.5
TV Movie
- Editor (edited by)
- 2000
The Omega Code
3.5
- Editor
- 1999
Motel Blue
4.6
- Editor
- 1997
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
5.2
- Editor
- 1997
The Enemy Within
5.7
TV Movie
- Editor
- 1994
Citizen Cohn
7.1
TV Movie
- Editor
- 1992
Gladiator
6.5
- Editor
- 1992
Ted & Venus
4.7
- Editor
- 1991
Eternity
2.8
- Editor
- 1990
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
6.3
TV Movie
- Editor
- 1990
War and Remembrance
8.3
TV Mini Series
- Editor
- 1988–1989

Producer

Personal details

Born
- July 24, 1919
- Vienna, Austria
Died
- November 13, 2007
- Santa Monica, California, USA(complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma)
Spouse
- Christa Zinner? - November 13, 2007 (his death)
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- 2 Articles

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Trivia
He worked as a taxi driver and piano player in theaters, before landing a job as an apprentice film editor at 20th Century Fox in the early 1940s.

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