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Peter Zinner

Editor, also producer and director · Died November 13, 2007, aged 88

Born
July 24, 1919
Died
November 13, 2007 (aged 88)
Works as
Editor, also producer and director
Titles
32 on MovieCove · 43 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 18% in 30 days

What are Peter Zinner's films like?

Across their 27 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 56th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 38th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 95th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 99th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime 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
Morality
21%
Bonds
20%
Self
20%
Power
18%
Society
9%
Survival
9%
Ideas
2%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 27 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 7 · Serious 6 · Dark 14

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 14 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 1

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 10 · Intense 13

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

A split, not a type: Steady 14 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 18 · Some laughs 7 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 14 · Even-paced 12 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 5

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 6 · Affecting 10 · Heavy 11

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

Resolved 20 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
19
Melancholic
8
Contemplative
7
Dread
7
Hopeful
5
Other
26

How their films linger

Thought-provoking13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet11
  • Tragic5
  • Ambiguous2

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 Peter Zinner's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 19 of their 32 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (8).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Peter Zinner'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

43 credits, 32 with a MovieCove page.

  • 10,000 Black Men Named George(2002)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Conspiracy(2001)

    Editor · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • American Tragedy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Editor

  • Dirty Pictures(2000)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • The Omega Code(1999)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Motel Blue (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Editor

  • A Gun, a Car, a Blonde(1997)

    Editor · Producer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Enemy Within(1994)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Citizen Cohn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Editor

  • Gladiator(1992)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Ted & Venus(1991)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Hunt for Red October(1990)

    as ADM Yuri Padorin, Chief Political Officer, Soviet Navy

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture(1990)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • War and Remembrance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 12 episodes · Editor

  • Saving Grace(1986)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • War and Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Editor

  • Running Brave(1983)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Winds of War (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 7 episodes · Editor

  • An Officer and a Gentleman(1982)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • The Salamander(1981)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Foolin' Around(1980)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh(1979)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • The Deer Hunter(1978)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Tintorera: Killer Shark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Editor

  • A Star Is Born(1976)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Foxtrot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Editor

  • Mahogany(1975)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Godfather Part II(1974)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Joe(1974)

    Associate Producer · Editor

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Chino(1973)

    Supervising Editor

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Godfather(1972)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Darling Lili(1970)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • The Red Tent(1969)

    Editor · Other · Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • They Saved Hitler's Brain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Music Editor · Music Supervisor

  • In Cold Blood(1967)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Gunn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Editor

  • The Professionals(1966)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Lord Jim(1965)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Naked Kiss(1964)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • King Kong vs. Godzilla(1963)

    Music Editor · Music Supervisor · Supervising Film Editor

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Varan the Unbelievable(1962)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Rider on a Dead Horse(1962)

    Music Editor

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Wild Harvest (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1962)

    Editor

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1962 to 2001.

Biggest box office

The Godfather (1972)

$251M worldwide

Highest rated

The Godfather (1972)

Midcredits 99th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 41: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting1 of 41: 1 only directing, 0 with another roleProducing3 of 41: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleEditing34 of 41: 29 only editing, 5 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew7 of 41: 5 only other crew, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score52nd

41 titles, 5 with more than one role — editing and other crew overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1960s11 · crew1970s11 · crew1980s8 · crew1990s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew2000s3 · 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 Peter Zinner's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 58th percentile, the median of all 32; across their 27 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Reach · how many have seen their films

66thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 27

Midcredits score across 32 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th5

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 32 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved6
  • Crowd Pleaser13
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · editor

Ted & Venus (1991)

84th percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

The Godfather (1972)

Midcredits 99th · 94% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 47/100 in their films, across 26 reviewed titles; fans 56, detractors 29. 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 Peter Zinner's work okay for kids?

Across up to 11 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles28–89 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity11 titles15–58 · median 42 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles32–82 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs9 titles40–58 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense9 titles31–84 · median 66 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Peter Zinner work with?

People who share at least 2 of Peter Zinner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Frank Pierson shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers