Barry M. Malkin (October 26, 1938 – April 4, 2019) was an American film editor with about 30 film credits. He is noted for his extended collaboration with director Francis Ford Coppola, having edited most of Coppola's films from 1969 to 1997. In particular, Malkin worked with Coppola on four of the component and compilation films of the Godfather trilogy, though he did not edit the first film, The Godfather. Film critic Roger Ebert called the first two Godfather films a "cultural bedrock".Malkin worked on thirteen films directed by Coppola in this period; see the filmography in this article. He did not work on The Godfather (1972), The Conversation (1974), One from the Heart (1982), The Outsiders (1983), Captain EO (1986), Tucker: The Man and his Dream (1988), and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992); for Coppola's filmography see

Early career Malkin worked as an apprentice to editor Dede Allen on the film America America (directed by Elia Kazan, 1962), and became acquainted with editor Aram Avakian, who was an occasional visitor. Malkin became Avakian's assistant editor on Lilith (directed by Robert Rossen, 1964). Malkin got his first credits as a full editor on The Patty Duke Show (TV) and on the "Z movie" The Fat Spy (1966). Francis Ford Coppola heard of Malkin from Avakian, who had edited Coppola's film You're a Big Boy Now (1966); it turned out that Malkin and Coppola had been acquainted as teenagers growing up in the same Queens neighborhood. Coppola engaged Malkin to edit his fourth film as director, The Rain People (1969). He worked as an associate editor on two additional films edited by Robert Q. Lovett: End of the Road (directed by Aram Avakian-1970), and Cotton Comes to Harlem (directed by Ossie Davis-1970). Malkin was the editor for the 1973 film directed by Avakian, Cops and Robbers.

The Godfather and the 1970s The Godfather was extremely successful artistically and at the box office; among other distinctions, it won the Academy Award for Best Picture for 1972. Production of a sequel, The Godfather Part II, started in 1973. William Reynolds and Peter Zinner had edited The Godfather, and been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for their work. For the sequel, Malkin and Richard Marks joined Zinner as co-editors. Godfather Part II, which was released in 1974 and enjoyed success comparable to The Godfather, is noted for its intercutting between two storylines, one from Sicily in the early 20th century, and a second contemporary story that follows the first film's action. Long afterwards, the film was listed as the 22nd best-edited film of all time in a 2012 survey of members of the Motion Picture Editors Guild.

Coppola subsequently asked Malkin to edit The Godfather Saga (1977), a television miniseries, that was based on the two films. The miniseries incorporated scenes that could not be included in the original versions, and replaced the complex intercutting between time periods of the original films with a more straightforward chronological ordering.

Malkin was an additional editor for Apocalypse Now (1979), and a supervising editor for the Coppola-produced film Hammett (directed by Wim Wenders, 1982). In this period, Malkin also edited Four Friends (1981), which was directed by Arthur Penn. Dede Allen had edited Penn's films since Bonnie and Clyde (1967), but was unavailable for this film. Stephen Prince has written of the contrast between them: "the difference an editor makes on a director's films is evident by comparing his more linear approach to Dede Allen's fractured and off-center cutting".

1980s and 1990s During the 1980s Malkin edited six of Coppola's films, from Rumble Fish (1983) through The Godfather Part III (1990). He was joined by his former mentor Robert Q. Lovett for The Cotton Club (1984), which garnered the two editors a nomination for the Academy Award.In 2017, a restored, longer (139 minutes) version of the film was produced and shown at the Telluride Film Festival. See Malkin also edited the film Big (1988) that was directed by Penny Marshall. By the end of the decade Coppola had agreed to make The Godfather Part III (1990), and brought in Malkin, Lisa Fruchtman, and Walter Murch to edit. Malkin and Murch then edited a compilation entitled The Godfather Trilogy: 1901–1980 that was released to video in 1992. The compilation included footage from the theatrically released versions of all three films as well as additional footage. This webpage reproduces material originally distributed with the "home video" release. A 1993 review in Time reads, "This trilogy has a novelistic density, a rueful, unhurried lyricism and a depth that, singly, the films could not achieve. Altogether glorious."

In the 1990s, in addition to his work with Coppola on Jack (1996) and The Rainmaker (1997), Malkin edited four films with director Andrew Bergman. Their first film together, The Freshman (1992), is to some extent a comic "sendup" of the original 1972 Godfather film, including a part played by Marlon Brando. Malkin's last credit was for The Big Bounce (2004), which was directed by George Armitage.

Awards Malkin, Marks, and Zinner were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Editing for The Godfather: Part II (1974). The film was listed as the 22nd best-edited film of all time in a 2012 survey of members of the Motion Picture Editors Guild. He and Robert Q. Lovett were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing for The Cotton Club (1984). Malkin, Murch, and Fruchtman were nominated for the Academy Award for editing The Godfather Part III (1990). Malkin was selected for membership in the American Cinema Editors.

Filmography (as editor) Filmography based on Oldham's book and the Internet Movie Database.

+ Editor Year Film Director Notes1964 Act of Reprisal1966 The Fat SpyJoseph Cates1969 The Rain PeopleFrancis Ford CoppolaFirst collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola1971 Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?Ulu Grosbard1973 Cops and RobbersAram AvakianSecond collaboration with Aram Avakian1974 The Godfather Part IIFrancis Ford CoppolaSecond collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola1976 One Summer LoveGilbert Cates1978 Somebody Killed Her HusbandLamont Johnson1979 Last EmbraceJonathan Demme 1980 WindowsGordon Willis One-Trick PonyRobert M. Young1981 Four FriendsArthur PennSecond collaboration with Arthur Penn1983 Rumble Fish Francis Ford CoppolaFourth collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola1984 The Cotton ClubFifth collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola1986 Peggy Sue Got MarriedSixth collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola1987 Gardens of StoneSeventh collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola1988 BigPenny Marshall1989 New York StoriesFrancis Ford Coppola"Life Without Zoë" segmentEighth collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola 1990 The FreshmanAndrew BergmanFirst collaboration with Andrew Bergman The Godfather Part IIIFrancis Ford CoppolaNinth collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola1992 Honeymoon in Vegas Andrew BergmanSecond collaboration with Andrew Bergman1994 It Could Happen to YouThird collaboration with Andrew Bergman1996 Jack Francis Ford CoppolaTenth collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola1997 The RainmakerEleventh collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola 2000 Isn't She GreatAndrew BergmanFourth collaboration with Andrew Bergman Lucky NumbersNora Ephron2004 The Big BounceGeorge Armitage

+ Editorial department Year Film Director Role Notes1964 LilithRobert RossenAssistant editor 1970 End of the RoadAram Avakian Associate editorFirst collaboration with Aram Avakian Cotton Comes to HarlemOssie Davis1979 Apocalypse NowFrancis Ford CoppolaAdditional editorTenth collaboration with Francis Ford Coppola1982 HammettWim WendersSupervising editor1990 Meet the ApplegatesMichael LehmannEditorial consultant

+ Additional crew Year Film Director Role Notes 1970 Little Big ManArthur PennOpening and closing creditsFirst collaboration with Arthur Penn

Direct-to-video films

+ Editor Year Film Director1992 The Godfather Trilogy: 1901–1980Francis Ford Coppola

TV movies

+ Editor Year Film Director1977 The Godfather SagaFrancis Ford Coppola

TV series

+ Editor Year Title Notes1963 The Patty Duke Show1 episode1977 The Godfather Saga

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