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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-07-12 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

New York, New York, U.S.A.

Walter Murch

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."

Known For

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The Godfather Part III

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Tomorrowland

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Apocalypse Now

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Ghost

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The English Patient

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The Wolfman

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Cold Mountain

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First Knight

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Jarhead

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The Talented Mr. Ripley

Acting

2024

Her Name Was Moviola as Self

The Cinema Within

2021

Remembering Return to Oz as Self

2020

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

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché as Self

2017

78/52 as Self

2014

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles as Self - Film and Sound Editor

2012

Side by Side as Self

2011

Don't Expect Too Much as Himself

2008

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't as Self

The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped as Self

2007

Murch: Walter Murch on Editing as Himself

Fog City Mavericks as Self

2006

Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being' as Self

2005

George Lucas: Creating an Empire as Self

2004

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing as Self

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138' as Self

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope as Self

1998

The Making of 'American Graffiti' as Self

1990

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside as Self

1971

Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138' as Self

1953

The Oscars as Self

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Master Sessions with Walter Murch as Self

Vivien’s Wild Ride as Himself

Editing

2019

Coup 53 as Editor

2015

Tomorrowland as Editor

2013

Particle Fever as Editor

2012

Hemingway & Gellhorn as Editor

2010

The Wolfman as Editor

2009

Tetro as Editor

2007

Youth Without Youth as Editor

2005

Jarhead as Editor

2003

Cold Mountain as Editor

2002

K-19: The Widowmaker as Editor

1999

The Talented Mr. Ripley as Editor

1996

The English Patient as Editor

1995

First Knight as Editor

1994

I Love Trouble as Editor

1993

Romeo Is Bleeding as Editor

House of Cards as Editor

1990

Ghost as Editor

The Godfather Part III as Editor

1989

Call from Space as Editor

1988

The Unbearable Lightness of Being as Editor

1986

Captain EO as Editor

1979

Apocalypse Now as Editor

1977

Julia as Editor

Sound

2007

Youth Without Youth as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

2003

Cold Mountain as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

1999

The Talented Mr. Ripley as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

1996

The English Patient as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

1995

First Knight as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

1994

Crumb as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

1990

Ghost as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Godfather Part III as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

1981

Dragonslayer as Sound Recordist

1979

Apocalypse Now as Sound Designer

1974

The Conversation as Sound Designer

The Godfather Part II as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

The Godfather Part II as Sound Editor

The Conversation as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

1973

American Graffiti as Sound Re-Recording Mixer

American Graffiti as Sound Editor

1971

THX 1138 as Sound Editor

1970

Gimme Shelter as Sound

1969

The Rain People as Sound Editor

Writing

2024

Her Name Was Moviola as Writer

2019

Coup 53 as Writer

1985

Return to Oz as Screenplay

1979

The Black Stallion as Screenplay

1971

THX 1138 as Screenplay

Directing

2008

Star Wars: The Clone Wars as Director

1985

Return to Oz as Director

Crew

2024

Megalopolis as Thanks

1997

The Apostle as Thanks

1972

The Godfather as Post Production Consulting