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John Purcell(I)

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John Purcell was born on 30 November 1957 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is an editor and composer, known for Dangerous Acts (1998), The Ref (1994) and Year Zero (2004).
BornNovember 30, 1957
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 6 nominations total

    Known for

    Gila Almagor and Moshe Ivgy in Dangerous Acts (1998)
    Dangerous Acts
    6.6
    • Sound Department
    • 1998
    Kevin Spacey, Judy Davis, and Denis Leary in The Ref (1994)
    The Ref
    6.9
    • Sound Department
    • 1994
    Year Zero (2004)
    Year Zero
    7.0
    • Sound Department
    • 2004
    3-2-1 Contact (1980)
    3-2-1 Contact
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Sound Department

    Credits

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    Sound Department

    • Yona (2014)
      Yona
      6.5
      • adr supervisor
      • 2014
    • Invisibles (2014)
      Invisibles
      6.5
      • dialogue editor
      • 2014
    • Ronit Elkabetz in Gett (2014)
      Gett
      7.7
      • dialogue editor
      • 2014
    • Ana Arabia (2013)
      Ana Arabia
      5.8
      • dialogue editor
      • 2013
    • A Place in Heaven (2013)
      A Place in Heaven
      6.6
      • supervising dialogue editor
      • 2013
    • Ori Hizkiah and Yuval Scharf in The Wonders (2013)
      The Wonders
      6.1
      • supervising dialogue editor
      • 2013
    • Up the Wrong Tree (2013)
      Up the Wrong Tree
      7.0
      • dialogue editor
      • 2013
    • Lullaby to My Father (2012)
      Lullaby to My Father
      4.9
      • dialogue editor
      • 2012
    • Gei Oni (2011)
      Gei Oni
      TV Series
      • dialogue editor (2011)
      • 2011
    • Shlomo Bar-Aba in Footnote (2011)
      Footnote
      7.1
      • dialogue editor
      • 2011
    • Hagar Ben-Asher in The Slut (2011)
      The Slut
      4.3
      • dialogue editor
      • 2011
    • Aleksandra Poplawska and Jakub Wróblewski in My Australia (2011)
      My Australia
      6.4
      • dialogue editor
      • 2011
    • The Flood (2010)
      The Flood
      6.7
      • dialogue editor
      • 2010
    • Valley Of Strength (2010)
      Valley Of Strength
      6.9
      • dialogue editor
      • 2010
    • And on the Third Day (2010)
      And on the Third Day
      5.7
      • dialogue editor
      • 2010

    Editor

    • 3-2-1 Contact (1980)
      3-2-1 Contact
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 1983–1988
    • Deann Borshay, Angela Davis, Peter Dinklage, Dr. Riyadh, Bonita Dearmond, and Mohamed Bangura in P.O.V. (1988)
      P.O.V.
      8.1
      TV Series
      • supervising editor
      • 1988
    • Sixth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
      5.8
      TV Special
      • Editor
      • 1981

    Composer

    • An Art That Nature Makes (2015)
      An Art That Nature Makes
      7.5
      • Composer
      • 2015

    Personal details

    • Born
      • November 30, 1957
      • Fort Worth, Texas, USA
    • Other works
      Author of - Dialogue Editing for Motion Pictures: A Guide to the Invisible Art. (Focal Press, 2007)

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