Robert Dalva

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Robert Dalva

Editing 84 April 14, 1942

New York City, New York, USA

Robert Dalva (April 14, 1942–January 27, 2023) was an American film editor. Filmography as editor includes The Black Stallion, Raising Cain, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, Hidalgo, O…

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Captain America: The First Avenger

Captain America: The First Avenger

7.0 2011 Movie
Jumanji

Jumanji

7.3 1995 Movie
Jurassic Park III

Jurassic Park III

6.2 2001 Movie
Star Wars: The Clone Wars

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

8.5 2008 TV Show
October Sky

October Sky

7.7 1999 Movie
Hidalgo

Hidalgo

6.9 2004 Movie
Heist

Heist

6.1 2015 Movie
Lovelace

Lovelace

6.0 2013 Movie
Raising Cain

Raising Cain

6.0 1992 Movie
The Black Stallion

The Black Stallion

7.1 1979 Movie
Precious Cargo

Precious Cargo

5.1 2016 Movie
Sweetwater

Sweetwater

6.1 2013 Movie

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Robert Dalva (April 14, 1942–January 27, 2023) was an American film editor. Filmography as editor includes The Black Stallion, Raising Cain, Jumanji, Jurassic Park III, Hidalgo, October Sky, and The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio. He also directed the film The Black Stallion Returns (1983). Dalva was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on The Black Stallion (1979). Dalva was an alumnus of Colgate University and a member of the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity. Dalva was elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors and was considered to be part of a core group of successful filmmakers known as The Dirty Dozen, who were film students at the University of Southern California in the 1960s. Dalva died from lymphoma in Larkspur, California, on January 27, 2023, at the age of 80. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Dalva, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2016
    Precious Cargo

    Movie Editor

  2. 2015
    Heist

    Movie Editor

  3. 2013
    Sweetwater

    Movie Editor

  4. 2013
    Lovelace

    Movie Editor

  5. 2013
    A Fierce Green Fire

    Movie Editor

  6. 2013
    Knife Fight

    Movie Editor

  7. 2011
    Captain America: The First Avenger

    Movie Editor

  8. 2010
    The River Why

    Movie Consulting Editor

  9. 2008
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars

    TV show Director

  10. 2008
    Touching Home

    Movie Editor

  11. 2007
    Fog City Mavericks

    Movie Self

  12. 2005
    The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

    Movie Editor

  13. 2005
    Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema

    Movie Self

  14. 2004
    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    Movie Self

  15. 2004
    Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Movie Self

  16. 2004
    Hidalgo

    Movie Editor

More credits
  1. 2001
    Jurassic Park III

    Movie Editor

  2. 1999
    October Sky

    Movie Editor

  3. 1999
    Conceiving Ada

    Movie Editor

  4. 1997
    Cadillac Desert

    TV show Editor

  5. 1995
    Jumanji

    Movie Editor

  6. 1992
    Raising Cain

    Movie Editor

  7. 1985
    Latino

    Movie Editor

  8. 1983
    The Black Stallion Returns

    Movie Director

  9. 1979
    The Black Stallion

    Movie Editor

  10. 1978
    Forever

    Movie Editor

  11. 1975
    Fighting for Our Lives

    Movie Editorial Consultant

  12. 1969
    Lions Love

    Movie Editor

  13. —
    Close-Up on The Conversation

    Movie Director