Ralph Kemplen (8 October 1912 – 4 April 2004) was a

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film editor with more than fifty film credits between 1933 and 1982. Kemplen had a long collaboration with director John Huston (1906-1987) on six films between 1951 and 1966. Kemplen also directed one feature film, ''

The Spaniard's Curse ''The Spaniard's Curse'' is a 1958 British thriller film directed by Ralph Kemplen and starring Tony Wright, Lee Patterson, Michael Hordern, Susan Beaumont and Henry Oscar. It was shot at Walton Studios near London with sets designed by the ...

'' (1958). Kemplen won the

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for ''

The Day of the Jackal ''The Day of the Jackal'' (1971) is a political thriller novel by English author Frederick Forsyth about a professional assassin who is contracted by the OAS, a French dissident paramilitary organisation, to kill Charles de Gaulle, the Presid ...

'' (1973) and was nominated three times for the

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(for ''

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'' (1952), '' Oliver!'' (1968), and ''Day of the Jackal'').

Selected filmography

The director of each film is indicated in parenthesis. * ''

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'' (1935) * ''

She Shall Have Music ''She Shall Have Music'' is a 1935 British musical comedy film directed by Leslie S. Hiscott and starring Jack Hylton, June Clyde and Claude Dampier. Hylton played himself in a story built around a millionaire shipowner who hires a band (led by ...

'' (1935) * '' Death on the Set'' ( Hiscott-1935) * '' The Man in the Mirror'' ( Elvey-1936) * ''

Dusty Ermine ''Dusty Ermine'' is a 1936 British crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Anthony Bushell, Jane Baxter and Ronald Squire. In the United States it was released under the alternative title ''Hideout in the Alps''. It was based on the ...

'' ( Vorhaus-1936) * '' Young Man's Fancy'' ( Stevenson-1939) * '' London Scrapbook'' ( De Marney & Cekalski-1942) * ''

The Saint Meets the Tiger ''The Saint Meets the Tiger'' is the title of a crime thriller produced by the British unit of RKO Pictures, produced in 1941, but not released until 1943. This was to be the last of the eight films in RKO's film series about the crimefighter ...

'' (

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-1943) *'' Carnival'' ( Haynes-1946) * ''

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill ''Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill'' is a 1948 British drama film directed by Lawrence Huntington and starring Marius Goring, David Farrar, Greta Gynt, Edward Chapman and Raymond Huntley. It is based on the 1911 novel of the same title by Hugh Walpole ...

'' ( Huntington-1948) *'' The African Queen'' (Huston-1951) *''

'' (Huston-1952) *'' Beat the Devil'' (Huston-1953) *'' Room at the Top'' ( Clayton-1959) *''

The Savage Innocents ''The Savage Innocents'' is a 1960 adventure film directed and co-written by Nicholas Ray. Anthony Quinn and Yoko Tani star, with Lee Montague, Marco Guglielmi, Carlo Giustini, Anthony Chinn, and Michael Chow in supporting roles, alongside ...

'' ( Ray-1960) *'' Freud'' (Huston-1962) *''

The Night of the Iguana ''The Night of the Iguana'' is a stage play written by American author Tennessee Williams. It is based on his 1948 short story. In 1959, Williams staged it as a one-act play, and over the next two years he developed it into a full-length play, p ...

'' (Huston-1964) *'' A Man for All Seasons'' (

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-1966) *'' The Bible: In the Beginning...'' (Huston-1966) *'' Oliver!'' (

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-1968) *''

'' (Zinnemann-1973) (for which he won the 1974 BAFTA Award). *''

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'' (

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-1974) *''

The Great Muppet Caper ''The Great Muppet Caper'' is a 1981 British-American musical heist comedy film directed by Jim Henson (in his feature directorial debut). It is the second theatrical film in ''The Muppets'' franchise. In addition to the Muppet performers, the ...

'' (

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-1981) *''

The Dark Crystal ''The Dark Crystal'' is a 1982 dark fantasy film directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz. It stars the voices of Stephen Garlick, Lisa Maxwell, Billie Whitelaw, Percy Edwards, and Barry Dennen. The film was produced by ITC Entertainment and The ...

'' (

& Oz-1982)

Selected filmography

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