Gerry Hambling

A film editor since 1943, Hambling began his career of editing consistently noteworthy productions with the melodrama "The Whole Truth" (1958). Since that time, he has contributed to such greats as Joseph Losey's "The Servant" (1963), on which he served as sound editor, and as editor of Alan Parker's "Midnight Express" (1978). Beginning with "Bugsy Malone" (1976), Hambling enjoyed a long collaboration with director Alan Parker, (as of 2002), their large body of work runs from the animated spectacle "Pink Floyd: The Wall" (1982) to the tense, suspenseful cutting of "Mississippi Burning" (1988), with the minor masterpiece "Birdy" (1984) and the muck-up "Angel Heart" (1987) in between, all of them reliably and cleverly edited. The flashy cutting of "Angel Heart" can also be found in Hambling's table-work for "Absolute Beginners" (1986), the underrated paeon to Anglo 1950s pop culture that also marked the beginning of the end of the latest British New Wave style as well.