---
name: "Michael Bradsell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/michael-bradsell"
fi1m_id: "michael-bradsell"
imdb_id: "nm0103457"
tmdb_id: 23865
wikidata_id: "Q95217459"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "1 January 1933"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 70
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-10-23T04:00:16.780913+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 Bradsell

## Identity

Michael Bradsell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/michael-bradsell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** michael-bradsell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0103457
- **TMDB ID:** 23865
- **Wikidata ID:** Q95217459
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95217459, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0103457/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/23865

Editor. Born 1 January 1933 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 1 January 1933, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, England
- **Active:** 1966–1991
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 90 (1), 1980s 74 (3), 1990s 38 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 66 to 60 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, War 2, Crime 1, Fantasy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $40m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95217459, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0103457/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/23865

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Local Hero*](https://film.one/film/local-hero.md) (86), [*Henry V*](https://film.one/film/henry-v.md) (84)
- **Apple TV:** [*High Spirits*](https://film.one/film/high-spirits.md) (52)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Michael Bradsell is a British film editor. Born in 1933 in Essex, he began working in the industry after training in photography and gained experience at United Motion Pictures before joining the BBC in the early 1960s.

He edited numerous feature films, including several directed by Ken Russell such as *The Devils* (1971) and *The Music Lovers* (1971). His credits also include *Jabberwocky* (1977), *Scum* (1979), *Local Hero* (1983) — for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Editing — *Henry V* (1989) and *Wilde* (1997).

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *A Kiss Before Dying* (1991), Fi1m 38, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/a-kiss-before-dying.md)
- *Henry V* (1989), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v.md)
- *High Spirits* (1988), Fi1m 52, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/high-spirits.md)
- *Local Hero* (1983), Fi1m 86, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/local-hero.md)
- *The War Game* (1966), Fi1m 90, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-war-game.md)

## Complete filmography (54)

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

- *Postcards from the 48%* (2018), Editor
- *Hockney on Photography and Other Matters* (2009), Editor
- *Boudica Bites Back* (2009), Editor
- *Written in the Wind* (2009), Editor
- *Guantanamero* (2007), Editor
- *Charlotte Brontë Enters the Big Brother House* (2006), Editor
- *Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut* (2003), Editor
- *Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils* (2002), Editor
- *The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau* (2002), Editor
- *Pilgrim* (2000), Editor
- *Still Tickin': The Return of 'A Clockwork Orange'* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Talk of Angels* (1998), Editor
- *The Very Thought of You* (1998), Editor
- *Wilde* (1997), Editor
- *Victory* (1996), Editor
- *The NeverEnding Story III* (1994), Editor
- *Not Mozart: Scipio's Dream* (1991), Editor
- *A Kiss Before Dying* (1991), Editor — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/a-kiss-before-dying.md)
- *Fools of Fortune* (1990), Editor
- *Henry V* (1989), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/henry-v.md)
- *High Spirits* (1988), Editor — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/high-spirits.md)
- *Stars & Bars* (1988), Editor
- *Aria* (1987), Editor
- *Gothic* (1987), Editor
- *Absolute Beginners* (1986), Editor
- *Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future* (1985), Editor
- *Cal* (1984), Editor
- *Scandalous* (1984), Editor
- *Local Hero* (1983), Editor — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/local-hero.md)
- *I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can* (1982), Editor
- *Venom* (1981), Editor
- *Breaking Glass* (1980), Editor
- *Scum* (1979), Editor
- *That Summer!* (1979), Editor
- *The Duellists* (1977), Supervising Editor
- *Jabberwocky* (1977), Editor
- *Inserts* (1975), Editor
- *Flame* (1975), Editor
- *Swallows and Amazons* (1974), Editor
- *Mahler* (1974), Editor
- *That'll Be The Day* (1973), Editor
- *Savage Messiah* (1972), Editor
- *The Boy Friend* (1971), Editor
- *The Devils* (1971), Editor
- *The Music Lovers* (1971), Editor
- *Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein* (1970), Editor
- *Women in Love* (1969), Editor
- *Royal Family* (1969), Editor
- *The War Game* (1966), Editor — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-war-game.md)
- *Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World* (1966), Editor
- *Culloden* (1964), Editor
- *The Diary of a Nobody* (1964), Editor
- *Six* (1964), series, Editor
- *Welcome to the Queen* (1956), Camera Operator

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