Walter Murch
Born: 1943-07-12 in New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Editing
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.
Filmography
2025
- Vivien’s Wild Ride as Himself
2024
- Megalopolis ... (Thanks)
- Her Name Was Moviola as Self
- The Cinema Within
2021
- Remembering Return to Oz as Self
2020
- The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone ... (Editor)
- Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch as Himself
2019
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound as Self
- Coup 53 as Self - Film Editor
2018
2017
- 78/52 as Self
2015
- Tomorrowland ... (Editor)
2014
- Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as Self - Film and Sound Editor
2013
- Particle Fever ... (Editor)
2012
- Hemingway & Gellhorn ... (Editor)
- Side by Side as Self
2011
- Don't Expect Too Much as Himself
2010
- The Wolfman ... (Editor)
2009
- Tetro ... (Editor)
2008
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars ... (Director)
- The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't as Self
- The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped as Self
2007
- Youth Without Youth ... (Editor)
- Fog City Mavericks as Self
- Murch: Walter Murch on Editing as Himself
2005
- Jarhead ... (Editor)
- George Lucas: Creating an Empire as Self
2004
2003
- Cold Mountain ... (Editor)
2002
- K-19: The Widowmaker ... (Editor)
1999
- The Talented Mr. Ripley ... (Editor)
1998
1997
- The Apostle ... (Thanks)
1996
- The English Patient ... (Editor)
1995
- First Knight ... (Editor)
- Crumb ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
1994
- I Love Trouble ... (Editor)
1993
- Romeo Is Bleeding ... (Editor)
- House of Cards ... (Editor)
1990
- The Godfather Part III ... (Editor)
- Ghost ... (Editor)
- The Godfather Family: A Look Inside as Self
1989
- Call from Space ... (Editor)
1988
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being ... (Editor)
1986
- Captain EO ... (Editor)
1985
- Return to Oz ... (Director)
1981
- Dragonslayer ... (Sound Recordist)
1979
- Apocalypse Now ... (Editor)
- The Black Stallion ... (Screenplay)
1977
- Julia ... (Editor)
1974
- The Godfather Part II ... (Sound Re-Recording Mixer)
- The Conversation ... (Sound Designer)
1973
- American Graffiti ... (Sound Editor)
1972
- The Godfather ... (Post Production Consulting)
1971
- THX 1138 ... (Sound Editor)
- Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' as Self
1970
- Gimme Shelter ... (Sound)
1969
- The Rain People ... (Sound Editor)
1967
- Omnibus as Self
- The Emperor as Self
1953
- The Oscars as Self