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- ↑ Perkins, Roy; Stollery, Martin (2004). "Richard Best (1916-2004)". British Film Editors: The Heart of the Movie. BFI Publishing. p. 138. ISBN 9781844570072.
- ↑ The Dam Busters was 68th on this list based on a 1999 British Film Institute survey. "Best 100 British films - full list". BBC. 23 September 1999.
- ↑ Wadsworth, Chris (22 January 2016). "8.1 Comedy Shows". The Editor's Toolkit: A Hands-On Guide to the Craft of Film and TV Editing. CRC Press. p. 107. ISBN 9781317367765.
- ↑ Best, Richard (1998). Legard, John (ed.). "Five Happy Years At BTF". BTF Recollections.
My first editing experience was in the Army Film Unit ( Desert Victory , Burma Victory , etc.) and my last was BTF - so Documentary is the frame of my career and what better end could one have. CHEERS to all my BTF friends!!
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