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Sidney Katz

Sidney Katz

Editor, also producer · Died June 18, 2009, aged 91 · Marion County, Indiana, USA

Sidney Katz (born February 20, 1914 in Marion County, Indiana, † June 18, 2009 in Los Angeles, California) was an American film editor. Katz began his career in film editing in 1952. Until 1990 he was involved in more than 55 productions. Until 1977, he was mainly involved in cinema productions, then shifted his focus mainly on television films. As an editor he supervised u. a. in the years 1961 to 1962 the television series Preston & Preston (The Defenders). For several films he worked together with the director Frank Perry. In 1963 Katz was awarded the Emmy for his work on the television series Preston & Preston. In 1969 and 1980 he received a nomination for this film award. In 2009, the American Cinema Editors honored him with the ACE Career Achievement Award. Katz was married and has six children. From DE Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
February 20, 1918
Died
June 18, 2009 (aged 91)
From
Marion County, Indiana, USA
Works as
Editor, also producer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 4% in 30 days

What are Sidney Katz's films like?

Across their 29 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Genres

Drama16 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Crime movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 39th percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
23%
Bonds
20%
Power
18%
Morality
16%
Survival
11%
Society
6%
Ideas
6%
Family bonds8 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeOppression3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 28 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 5 · Serious 9 · Dark 14

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 21 · Stylized 7 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 17 · Intense 6

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 19 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 21 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 3

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 12 · Engaged 15 · Full focus 1

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 8 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 13

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 21 · Open-ended 6 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
17
Melancholic
15
Dread
7
Contemplative
7
Warm
4
Other
21

How their films linger

Thought-provoking11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet10
  • Tragic8
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Sidney Katz's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Sidney Katz's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

53 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Nightmare on the 13th Floor(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Traveling Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Editor

  • Run Till You Fall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Editor

  • Shakedown on the Sunset Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Editor

  • Who Is Julia? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Editor

  • Seize the Day(1986)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all films

  • Covenant(1985)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Key to Rebecca(1985)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • This Wife for Hire (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Editor

  • Crazy like a Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Editor

  • He's Fired, She's Hired(1984)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Love Thy Neighbor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Editor

  • Right of Way(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Café Flesh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Editor

  • Bare Essence (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • The Day the Bubble Burst(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Editor

  • Skag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Editor

  • Beyond Westworld(1980)

    Show Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • The Family Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Editor

  • Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • The Country Western Murders(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Who'll Save Our Children?(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Ring of Passion(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Girl Called Hatter Fox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Editor

  • The Beatles at Shea Stadium (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Editor

  • The Premonition (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Editor

  • The Story of David(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Story of David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · Editor

  • Rancho Deluxe(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Man on a Swing(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • F. Scott Fitzgerald and 'the Last of the Belles'(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Kojak(1973)

    Show 4 episodes · Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams(1973)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Life Study (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Editor

  • Play It As It Lays(1972)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Mind Snatchers(1972)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Dealing: Or The Berkeley-to-Boston Forty-Brick Lost-Bag Blues(1972)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Lovers and Other Strangers(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Diary of a Mad Housewife(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Female Animal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Editor

  • Last Summer(1969)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Teacher, Teacher (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Editor

  • Paper Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Editor

  • The Swimmer(1968)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • A Lovely Way to Die(1968)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Defenders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • The Pusher(1960)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Kiss Her Goodbye(1959)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Never Love a Stranger(1958)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Vice President (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Script

  • The Strange One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 51 titles from 1957 to 1990.

Biggest box office

The Pusher (1960)

$1.7K worldwide

Highest rated

The Swimmer (1968)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Beyond Westworld (1980)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing1 of 51: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 51: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleEditing49 of 51: 48 only editing, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndOther crew1 of 51: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s4 · crew1960s7 · crew1970s22 · crew1980s17 · crew1990s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Sidney Katz's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 28; across their 28 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Approval · how many liked their films

53rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Reach · how many have seen their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 28

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th9
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 30 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · editor

The Day the Bubble Burst (1982)

82nd percentile spread · 19% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Swimmer (1968)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 39/100 in their films, across 23 reviewed titles; fans 50, detractors 25. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Sidney Katz's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 60 · intenseMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Sidney Katz work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sidney Katz's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Perry shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and cinematographers

Producers