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Walter Murch

Known for: Editing

Biography: 1943-07-12 (81 years old)

Biography

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."

Filmography

all 65

Movies 63

self 24

TV Shows 2

Director 2

Screenplay 2

Self

Walter Murch

Biography

Filmography

all 65

Movies 63

self 24

TV Shows 2

Director 2

Screenplay 2

Her Name Was Moviola (2024)

The Cinema Within (2023)

Remembering Return to Oz (2021)

Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch (2020)

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019)

Coup 53 (2019)

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018)

78/52 (2017)

Tomorrowland (2015)

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)

Cutaways (2013)

Particle Fever (2013)

Milius (2013)

Hemingway & Gellhorn (2012)

Side by Side (2012)

The Wolfman (2010)

Tetro (2009)

Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)

The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped (2008)

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't (2008)

Youth Without Youth (2007)

Fog City Mavericks (2007)

Murch: Walter Murch on Editing (2007)

Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' (2006)

Jarhead (2005)

George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2005)

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004)

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' (2004)

Cold Mountain (2003)

K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)

The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998)

The Apostle (1997)

The English Patient (1996)

First Knight (1995)

Crumb (1994)

I Love Trouble (1994)

Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)

House of Cards (1993)

The Godfather Part III (1990)

Ghost (1990)

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside (1990)

Call from Space (1989)

The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)

Captain EO (1986)

Return to Oz (1985)

The Godfather Epic: 1901-1959 (1981)

Dragonslayer (1981)

The Black Stallion (1979)

Apocalypse Now (1979)

Julia (1977)

The Godfather Part II (1974)

The Conversation (1974)

American Graffiti (1973)

The Godfather (1972)

THX 1138 (1971)

Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' (1971)

Gimme Shelter (1970)

The Rain People (1969)

The Emperor (1967)

Touch of Evil (1958)

The Oscars (1953)

Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894)

Master Sessions with Walter Murch

Information

Known ForEditing

GenderMale

Birthday1943-07-12 (81 years old)

Birth PlaceNew York, New York, U.S.A.

RelativesConnie Angland

Known For
Editing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1943-07-12 (81 years old)

Birth Place
New York, New York, U.S.A.

Relatives
Connie Angland

Citizenships
United States of America

Residences
Bolinas, United States of America

Awards
Academy Award for Best Sound, Academy Award for Best Film Editing