Peter Taylor

Peter Taylor (18 February 1922 – 17 December 1997) was an English film editor with more than 30 credits. Perhaps his best remembered contribution is the editing of the 1957 film The Bridge on the River Kwai.

In his obituary for Taylor, Tony Sloman gives several examples to illustrate Taylor's editing. Lean himself had begun his own career as a film editor. Sloman comments on the relationship of Lean, Taylor, and the film's editing:

Taylor moved to Rome, Italy around 1966. He edited three films with Italian director Franco Zeffirelli; both La Traviata (1983) and Otello (1986) were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Film.

Selected filmography The director of each film is indicated within the parentheses. Hobson's Choice (1954-David Lean) For Better, for Worse (1954-J. Lee Thompson). Thompson's third film as a director. Summertime (1955-David Lean) Portrait of Alison (1956-Guy Green) The Man Who Never Was (1956-Ronald Neame) The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957-David Lean) Luna de Miel or Honeymoon (1959-Michael Powell) The Mark (1961-Guy Green) Waltz of the Toreadors (1962-John Guillermin) This Sporting Life (1963-Lindsay Anderson) One Way Pendulum (1963-Peter Yates) Judith (1966-Daniel Mann) The Taming of the Shrew (1967-Franco Zeffirelli) Anzio (1968-Edward Dmytryk) Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora (1971-Hugh Hudson) La Traviata (1982-Franco Zeffirelli) Otello (1986-Franco Zeffirelli) The Penitent (1988-Cliff Osmond)