Tom Priestley

Editor. Born 22 April 1932 in London, England, UK. Died 25 December 2023.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m score

Oscar nomination

Born

22 April 1932, London, England, UK

Died

25 December 2023

Active

1965–1979

Frequently works with

John Boorman

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

71Fi1m

68Critics

We rate Tom’s work 3 points above the press, across 4 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 601

Of 4 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 4 films
Screen time: 8 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $100m across 4 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar nomination
Active: 1965–1979

Genres

Drama3
Horror2
Thriller2
Adventure1
Romance1

Best and worst on Fi1m

88BestRepulsion1965

38WorstExorcist II: The Heretic1977

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

101960s

101970s

71980s

12000s

Directors most worked with

John Boorman2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 nominated

Nominated1973Best Film Editing · Deliverance

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.