Walter Murch
Biography
Walter Scott Murch (born July 12, 1943) is an American film editor, director, writer and sound designer. His work includes THX 1138, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather I, II, and III, American Graffiti, The Conversation, Ghost and The English Patient, with three Academy Award wins (from nine nominations: six for picture editing and three for sound mixing). For his work on Apocalypse Now, Murch was the first person to receive a credit as "Sound Designer." Murch was also the editor and re-recording mixer of Apocalypse Now Redux. In 1998, producer Rick Schmidlin chose Murch as his editor for the restoration of Orson Welles's Touch of Evil. Murch is the author of a popular book on film editing, In the Blink of an Eye, and is the subject of Michael Ondaatje's book The Conversations. Famed movie critic Roger Ebert called Murch "the most respected film editor and sound designer in the modern cinema." David Thomson calls Murch "the scholar, gentleman and superb craftsman of modern film", adding that in sound and editing, "he is now without a peer." Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Murch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (49)
Vivien’s Wild Ride
as Himself
2025
Megalopolis
Thanks (Crew)
2024
Her Name Was Moviola
as Self
2024
The Cinema Within
2024
Remembering Return to Oz
as Self
2021
Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch
as Himself
2020
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
2019
Coup 53
as Self - Film Editor
2019
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
as Self
2018
78/52
as Self
2017
Tomorrowland
Editor (Editing)
2015
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Film and Sound Editor
2014
Particle Fever
Editor (Editing)
2013
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Editor (Editing)
2012
Side by Side
as Self
2012
Don't Expect Too Much
as Himself
2011
The Wolfman
Editor (Editing)
2010
Tetro
Editor (Editing)
2009
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
as Self
2008
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
as Self
2008
Youth Without Youth
Editor (Editing)
2007
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
2007
Murch: Walter Murch on Editing
as Himself
2007
Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
as Self
2006
Jarhead
Editor (Editing)
2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Self
2005
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
2004
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
as Self
2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
as Self
2004
Cold Mountain
Editor (Editing)
2003
K-19: The Widowmaker
Editor (Editing)
2002
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Editor (Editing)
1999
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
as Self
1998
The Apostle
Thanks (Crew)
1997
The English Patient
Editor (Editing)
1996
First Knight
Editor (Editing)
1995
Crumb
Sound Re-Recording Mixer (Sound)
1994
I Love Trouble
Editor (Editing)
1994
Romeo Is Bleeding
Editor (Editing)
1993
House of Cards
Editor (Editing)
1993
The Godfather Part III
Editor (Editing)
1990
Ghost
Editor (Editing)
1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
as Self
1990
Call from Space
Editor (Editing)
1989
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Editor (Editing)
1988
Captain EO
Editor (Editing)
1986
Return to Oz
Director (Directing)
1985
Dragonslayer
Sound Recordist (Sound)
1981
The Black Stallion
Screenplay (Writing)
1979
