---
name: "Michael Balson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-balson"
fi1m_id: "michael-balson"
imdb_id: "nm0051160"
tmdb_id: 1454858
roles: ["Editor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T23:35:04.484592+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Michael Balson

## Identity

Michael Balson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-balson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-balson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0051160
- **TMDB ID:** 1454858
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051160/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1454858

Editor.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0051160/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1454858

## Biography

Michael Balson is an Australian film editor, director, writer and producer. He worked as one of the editors on the post-apocalyptic action film *Mad Max 2* (1981), also known as *The Road Warrior*.

Balson produced the war drama *Bat*21* (1988). He has directed and written several documentaries, including *Kakadu Man* (1990) and *Reef Reborn* (2002).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mad Max 2* (1981), Fi1m 88, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-2.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Bat★21* (1988), Producer
- *Rubbish* (1982), Editor
- *Mad Max 2* (1981), Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-2.md)

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