Walter Murch

Walter Murch

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."

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CREDITS
PHOTOS

TV Series

The Oscars

The Oscars

7
Omnibus

Omnibus

7.2

Movies

Remembering Return to Oz

Remembering Return to Oz

0
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

6.5
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

6.969
Side by Side

Side by Side

7.24
Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'

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

0
George Lucas: Creating an Empire

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

0
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

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

6.833
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

7.5
Master Sessions with Walter Murch

Master Sessions with Walter Murch

0
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

6.2
Her Name Was Moviola

Her Name Was Moviola

0
The Cinema Within

The Cinema Within

0
78/52

78/52

7.252
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

6.7
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

7.3
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

7.707
Murch: Walter Murch on Editing

Murch: Walter Murch on Editing

0
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

6.8
Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch

Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch

0
The Making of 'American Graffiti'

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

7.8
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

6
Fog City Mavericks

Fog City Mavericks

8.5
Coup 53

Coup 53

7.792
Don't Expect Too Much

Don't Expect Too Much

6
Vivien’s Wild Ride

Vivien’s Wild Ride

9