---
name: "Richard Francis-Bruce"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-francis-bruce"
fi1m_id: "richard-francis-bruce"
imdb_id: "nm0290358"
tmdb_id: 6581
wikidata_id: "Q1969707"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "10 December 1948"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-05T03:13:11.891519+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."
---

# Richard Francis-Bruce

## Identity

Richard Francis-Bruce

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-francis-bruce
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-francis-bruce
- **IMDb ID:** nm0290358
- **TMDB ID:** 6581
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1969707
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis-Bruce, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1969707, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0290358/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6581

Editor. Born 10 December 1948 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 10 December 1948, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Active:** 1985–2003
- **Also known as:** Richard Francis Bruce, Richard Bruce
- **Frequently works with:** [George Miller](https://film.one/person/george-miller.md), [David Morse](https://film.one/person/david-morse.md), [Frank Darabont](https://film.one/person/frank-darabont.md), [Gail Katz](https://film.one/person/gail-katz.md), [Mark Wahlberg](https://film.one/person/mark-wahlberg.md), [Morgan Freeman](https://film.one/person/morgan-freeman.md), [Terry Hayes](https://film.one/person/terry-hayes.md), [Wolfgang Petersen](https://film.one/person/wolfgang-petersen.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 70 (3), 1990s 79 (5), 2000s 67 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 68 across 10 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 9 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 5, Thriller 5, Adventure 4, Crime 4, Drama 4, Fantasy 3
- **Screen time:** 24 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,935m across 11 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Francis-Bruce, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1969707, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0290358/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/6581

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Se7en*](https://film.one/film/se7en.md) (88), [*Dead Calm*](https://film.one/film/dead-calm.md) (73)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Shawshank Redemption*](https://film.one/film/the-shawshank-redemption.md) (84), [*Air Force One*](https://film.one/film/air-force-one.md) (72)
- **Tubi:** [*The Witches of Eastwick*](https://film.one/film/the-witches-of-eastwick.md) (73)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Italian Job*](https://film.one/film/the-italian-job-2003.md) (70)
- **HBO Max:** [*Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone*](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.md) (68)

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

## Biography

Richard Francis-Bruce is an Australian film editor. Born on 10 December 1948 in Sydney, he began his career at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, where he worked for 15 years on current affairs and drama programmes before moving into feature films.

He collaborated frequently with director George Miller on projects including *Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome* (1985), *The Witches of Eastwick* (1987) and *Lorenzo's Oil* (1992). His editing on *The Shawshank Redemption* (1994), *Se7en* (1995) and *Air Force One* (1997) earned him three Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing. He has also edited *The Green Mile* (1999), *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001) and later films such as *Divergent* (2014).

Francis-Bruce was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2017 for his services to film production and the Australian film industry. He became a member of the American Cinema Editors in 1997.

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

## On Fi1m (11)

- *The Italian Job* (2003), Fi1m 70, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-italian-job-2003.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001), Fi1m 68, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.md)
- *The Perfect Storm* (2000), Fi1m 63, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-perfect-storm.md)
- *The Green Mile* (1999), Fi1m 73, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-green-mile.md)
- *Air Force One* (1997), Fi1m 72, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/air-force-one.md)
- *The Rock* (1996), Fi1m 78, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-rock.md)
- *Se7en* (1995), Fi1m 88, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/se7en.md)
- *The Shawshank Redemption* (1994), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-shawshank-redemption.md)
- *Dead Calm* (1989), Fi1m 73, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-calm.md)
- *The Witches of Eastwick* (1987), Fi1m 73, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-witches-of-eastwick.md)
- *Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome* (1985), Fi1m 65, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

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

- *Summer Gold* (2023), Editor
- *Fifty Shades Freed* (2018), Editor
- *Fifty Shades Darker* (2017), Editor
- *Ben-Hur* (2016), Editor
- *Truth* (2015), Editor
- *Divergent* (2014), Editor
- *Oblivion* (2013), Editor
- *Outlaws - For Greater Glory* (2012), Editor
- *Killers* (2010), Editor
- *Repo Men* (2010), Editor
- *Daybreakers* (2010), Additional Editor
- *Ghost Rider* (2007), Editor
- *The Forgotten* (2004), Editor
- *Path to War* (2003), Editor
- *The Italian Job* (2003), Editor — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/the-italian-job-2003.md)
- *Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone* (2001), Editor — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone.md)
- *The Perfect Storm* (2000), Editor — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/the-perfect-storm.md)
- *The Green Mile* (1999), Editor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-green-mile.md)
- *Instinct* (1999), Editor
- *The Replacement Killers* (1998), Thanks
- *Air Force One* (1997), Editor — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/air-force-one.md)
- *The Rock* (1996), Editor — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-rock.md)
- *Se7en* (1995), Editor — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/se7en.md)
- *Speechless* (1994), Editor
- *The Shawshank Redemption* (1994), Editor — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-shawshank-redemption.md)
- *Sliver* (1993), Editor
- *Lorenzo's Oil* (1992), Editor
- *The Nightman* (1992), Editor
- *Crooked Hearts* (1991), Editor
- *Cadillac Man* (1990), Editor
- *The Blood of Heroes* (1989), Executive Producer, Editor
- *Dead Calm* (1989), Editor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-calm.md)
- *The Witches of Eastwick* (1987), Editor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-witches-of-eastwick.md)
- *Bullseye* (1987), Editor
- *Short Changed* (1986), Editor
- *Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome* (1985), Editor — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/mad-max-beyond-thunderdome.md)
- *Bodyline* (1984), series, Editor
- *Goodbye Paradise* (1983), Editor
- *The Dismissal* (1983), series, Editor

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- 1998: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Air Force One*
- 1996: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *Seven*
- 1995: Best Film Editing (nominated), for *The Shawshank Redemption*

### Other awards — 1 won

- Member of the Order of Australia 2017: Member of the Order of Australia (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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