| Robert Estrin | |
| Birth Date: | March 3, 1942 |
| Birth Place: | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation: | Film editor |
Robert L. Estrin (born 3 March 1942 in Lakewood, New Jersey) is an American film editor.
Estrin started his career in the 1970s. His first work was a documentary feature about the photographer Imogen Cunningham. Later he also edited feature films such as The Candidate (1972), Badlands (1973) and Memory of Us (1974). His last work was the cut of the 1995 comedy film The Perez Family.
Estrin's sister Sandra Adair also works as a film editor.[1]
| Year | Film | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Candidate | Michael Ritchie | |
| 1973 | Badlands | Terrence Malick | |
| 1976 | Pipe Dreams | Stephen Verona | |
| 1978 | Mirrors | Noel Black | |
| 1983 | Breathless | Jim McBride | |
| 1985 | Desert Hearts | Donna Deitch | |
| 1988 | Colors | Dennis Hopper | |
| 1990 | Internal Affairs | Mike Figgis | |
| 1991 | The Cabinet of Dr. Ramirez | Peter Sellars | |
| 1992 | A River Runs Through It | Robert Redford | |
| 1995 | The Perez Family | Mira Nair |
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Memory of Us | H. Kaye Dyal | Supervising editor |
| 1988 | Colors | Dennis Hopper |
| Year | Film | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Imogen Cunningham, Photographer | John Korty | |
| 1971 | |||
| The Numbers Start with the River | Donald Wrye | ||
| 1986 | What Happened to Kerouac? |
| Year | Film | Director | Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Secret Life of Lance Letscher | Sandra Adair | Co-producer | |
| 2020 | The Boys Who Said No! | Judith Ehrlich | Executive producer | |
| 2024 | Her Name Was Moviola | Howard Berry | Associate producer |
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | It Couldn't Be Done | |
| The Unexplained | ||
| 1985 | Creation of the Universe |
| Year | Film | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Help Wanted | Stephen Gyllenhaal | |
| 1986 | Maricela | Christine Burrill | |
| 1987 | Young Harry Houdini | James Orr |
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | CBS Afternoon Playhouse | 1 episode |
| 1987 | The Disney Sunday Movie |
For his cut of the documentary film Creation of the Universe Estrin was nominated for an Eddie Award of American Cinema Editors in 1985.[2]