Walter Murch
Editing
Born July 12, 1943 in New York City, New York, USA
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."
Filmography
Vivien’s Wild Ride
Himself
Megalopolis
Her Name Was Moviola
Self
The Cinema Within
Remembering Return to Oz
Self
The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone
Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch
Himself
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
Coup 53
Self - Film Editor
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Self
78/52
Self
Tomorrowland
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Film and Sound Editor
Particle Fever
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Side by Side
Self
Don't Expect Too Much
Himself
The Wolfman
Tetro
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Self
Youth Without Youth
Fog City Mavericks
Self
Murch: Walter Murch on Editing
Himself
Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
Self
Jarhead
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Self
Cold Mountain
K-19: The Widowmaker
The Talented Mr. Ripley
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Self
The Apostle
The English Patient
First Knight
Crumb
I Love Trouble
Romeo Is Bleeding
House of Cards
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
The Godfather Part III
Ghost
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self
Call from Space
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Captain EO
Return to Oz
Dragonslayer
The Black Stallion
Apocalypse Now
Julia
The Godfather Part II
The Conversation
American Graffiti
The Godfather
THX 1138
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
Gimme Shelter
The Rain People
Omnibus
Self
The Emperor
Self
The Oscars
Self