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name: "Robert Estrin"
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roles: ["Editor"]
born: "3 March 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T10:14:48.734445+00:00"
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# Robert Estrin

Editor. Born 3 March 1942 in Lakewood.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 3 March 1942, Lakewood

## Biography

Robert Estrin is an American film editor. Born on 3 March 1942 in Lakewood, New Jersey, he began his career in the early 1970s with documentary work before moving into feature films.

His early credits include *The Candidate* (1972) and *Badlands* (1973). He later edited *Breathless* (1983), *Desert Hearts* (1985), *Colors* (1988), *Internal Affairs* (1990), *A River Runs Through It* (1992) and *The Perez Family* (1995). Estrin received an Eddie Award nomination for the documentary *Creation of the Universe* (1985). His sister Sandra Adair is also a film editor.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Badlands* (1973), Fi1m 91, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/badlands.md)

## Also known for

- *A River Runs Through It* (1992), Editor
- *Colors* (1988), Editor
- *Internal Affairs* (1990), Editor
- *Breathless* (1983), Editor
- *The Candidate* (1972), Editor
- *Desert Hearts* (1985), Editor
- *The Perez Family* (1995), Editor

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