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Renée Lichtig

Renée Lichtig

EditorCinematographer Feb 18 (died age 86) Shanghai, China 1951–1981 (30 year career)
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Biography

Renée Lichtig is one of the major figures of film editing and restoration in France. Born in Shanghai to a Russian mother, she spent her childhood in China before moving to France in the 1930s. The tragic death of her father, an electrical engineer, in a nitrate‑film fire deeply shaped her relationship to cinema and fueled her later commitment to film preservation. She began as an intern at the Épinay studios and then became a film editor. Her half‑sister, Lucie Lichtig, was a script supervisor;…

Known For

King of Kings
Film

King of Kings

Editor
Experiment in Evil
Film

Experiment in Evil

Editor
Picnic on the Grass
Film

Picnic on the Grass

Editor
The Elusive Corporal
Film

The Elusive Corporal

Editor
Such a Lovely Town...
Film

Such a Lovely Town...

Editor
A Man to Kill
Film

A Man to Kill

Editor
A Murder Is a Murder
Film

A Murder Is a Murder

Editor
Kamouraska
Film

Kamouraska

Editor

Filmography