Walter Murch
Born
July 12, 1943 (82 years old)
Known For
Editing
Place of Birth
New York, New York, U.S.A.
Walter Scott Murch (born July 12, 1943) is an American film editor, director, writer and sound designer. With a career stretching back to 1969, including work on THX 1138, Apocalypse Now, The Godfather I, II, and III, American Graffiti, The Conversation, and The English Patient, with three Academy Award wins (from nine nominations: six for picture editing and three for sound mixing), he has been referred to by Roger Ebert as "the most respected film editor and sound designer in the modern cinema."
Known For
Her Name Was Moviola
Self
2024
The Cinema Within
2024
Remembering Return to Oz
Self
2021
Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch
Himself
2020
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
2019
Coup 53
Self - Film Editor
2019
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Self
2018
78/52
Self
2017
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Film and Sound Editor
2014
Side by Side
Self
2012
Don't Expect Too Much
Himself
2011
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Self
2008
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Self
2008
Fog City Mavericks
Self
2007
Murch: Walter Murch on Editing
Himself
2007
Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
Self
2006
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
2005
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
2004
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Self
2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
2004
Master Sessions with Walter Murch
Self
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Self
1998
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self
1990
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
1971
Vivien’s Wild Ride
Himself
Omnibus
Self · (1 episode)
1967
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953