Walter Murch

Walter Murch

Editing
Born 1943-07-12 New York City, New York, USA 66 credits Academy Awards 3 BAFTA Awards 1

Awards

Won 3 Academy Awards

Academy Awards 3 won · 5 nominated

BAFTA Awards 1 won

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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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Filmography — top 60 of 66
Acting 40 credits
The Godfather
The Godfather
1972 · ★ 8.7 · Post Production Consulting
The Godfather Part II
The Godfather Part II
1974 · ★ 8.6 · Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Editor
Omnibus
Omnibus
1967 · Self
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · ★ 8.3 · Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Oscars
The Oscars
1953 · ★ 7.0 · Self
The Godfather Part III
The Godfather Part III
1990 · ★ 7.4 · Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ghost
Ghost
1990 · ★ 7.2 · Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The English Patient
The English Patient
1996 · ★ 7.1 · Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Talented Mr. Ripley
1999 · ★ 7.2 · Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
First Knight
First Knight
1995 · ★ 6.1 · Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Cold Mountain
Cold Mountain
2003 · ★ 6.9 · Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Conversation
The Conversation
1974 · ★ 7.5 · Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
American Graffiti
American Graffiti
1973 · ★ 7.0 · Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
THX 1138
THX 1138
1971 · ★ 6.4 · Screenplay, Sound Editor
Dragonslayer
Dragonslayer
1981 · ★ 6.6 · Sound Recordist
Tetro
Tetro
2009 · ★ 6.8 · Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Youth Without Youth
Youth Without Youth
2007 · ★ 6.1 · Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019 · ★ 6.9 · Self
The Rain People
The Rain People
1969 · ★ 6.6 · Sound Editor
Crumb
Crumb
1995 · ★ 7.5 · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Side by Side
Side by Side
2012 · ★ 7.3 · Self
Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
1970 · ★ 7.3 · Sound
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990 · Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008 · Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · Self - Film and Sound Editor
Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch
Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch
2020 · Himself
The Emperor
The Emperor
1967 · Self
78/52
78/52
2017 · ★ 7.2 · Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · ★ 7.0 · Self
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018 · Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005 · Self
Fog City Mavericks
Fog City Mavericks
2007 · Self
Coup 53
Coup 53
2019 · Writer, Self - Film Editor, Editor
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998 · Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004 · Self
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
1971 · Self
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
2008 · Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004 · Self
Her Name Was Moviola
Her Name Was Moviola
2024 · Writer, Self
Vivien’s Wild Ride
Vivien’s Wild Ride
2025 · Himself
Other credits 27 credits
Writing 5 credits
Directing 2 credits
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