Richard Mettler, Film Editor of 'Anthropoid' and 'Desert Warrior,' Dies at 56 After Cancer Battle
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Summary
Richard Mettler, a 56-year-old film editor known for Anthropoid (2016) and the upcoming Desert Warrior (2025), died June 1 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York after an eight-year battle with cancer. He began his career editing music videos, including Beyoncé's "Mine" featuring Drake (2013), before transitioning to feature films. His first feature, Metro Manila (2013), won the Sundance World Cinema Audience Award.
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· 1 pulledRichard Mettler, a film editor whose credits included Anthropoid (2016) starring Jamie Dornan and Cillian Murphy and the 2025 historical drama Desert Warrior starring Anthony Mackie, died June 1 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City following an eight-year battle with cancer.
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