Walter Murch
Known for Editing · 28 credits
- Born
- 1943-07-12 (age 82)
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, USA
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."
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Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (26)
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
as Self
78/52
2017
as Self
Side by Side
2012
as Self
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018
as Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
as Self
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
as Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
as Self - Film and Sound Editor
Fog City Mavericks
2007
as Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2008
as Self
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2005
as Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
2004
as Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
as Self
Coup 53
2019
as Self - Film Editor
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
1998
as Self
The Emperor
1967
as Self
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
2008
as Self
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
1971
as Self
Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch
2020
as Himself
Her Name Was Moviola
2024
as Self
Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
2006
as Self
Remembering Return to Oz
2021
as Self
The Cinema Within
2024
Don't Expect Too Much
2011
as Himself
Murch: Walter Murch on Editing
2007
as Himself
Vivien’s Wild Ride
2025
as Himself
Master Sessions with Walter Murch
as Self
About Walter Murch
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 Ric… With 28 credits spanning from 1953 to 2025, Walter Murch has appeared in 26 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Walter Murch Movies
- The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) — as Self
- 78/52 (2017) — as Self
- Side by Side (2012) — as Self
- Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) — as Self
- Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) — as Self
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