Richard Francis-Bruce
Richard Francis - Bruce (born 10 December 1948 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian cutter.
His father Jack Bruce was a cameraman for Cecil B. DeMille and the Famous Players - Lasky Corporation. To follow in the footsteps of his father, to Francis - Bruce is applying after completion of school in television company ABC in Sydney. At this time, only the occupation of the cutter is vacant, he accepts this position and is excited about the work.
For 15 years he worked for television before 1983 Goodbye Paradise cuts his first feature film. For The Dismissal, he returned briefly to television back, here he meets for the first time with director George Miller ( Mad Max ) together. This collaboration takes place in 1985 with Mad Max - Beyond Thunderdome and 1987 The Witches of Eastwick continued. The film is his ticket to Hollywood, he remains faithful and George Miller, but cuts in 1989 he produced deep-sea thriller Dead Calm with Nicole Kidman and 1992, Miller's drama Lorenzo's Oil with Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon. In 1994 he was chosen from more than 30 top Hollywood editors for Frank Darabont's prison drama The Shawshank Redemption. A special honor is bestowed on him in 1997 when he was admitted into the Guild of American Cinema Editors (ACE).