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Walter Murch

Walter Murch

Editing • New York City, New York, USA • Born July 12, 1943

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Walter Murch, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Films

Filmography (27)

Megalopolis

Megalopolis

2024 • Science Fiction, Drama • 2h 18m
47
Thanks
Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland

2015 • Mystery, Science Fiction • 2h 10m
64
Editor
Hemingway & Gellhorn

Hemingway & Gellhorn

2012 • Drama, Romance • 2h 35m
63
Editor
The Wolfman

The Wolfman

2010 • Horror • 1h 43m
59
Editor
Tetro

Tetro

2009 • Drama • 2h 7m
68
Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Youth Without Youth

Youth Without Youth

2007 • Mystery, Drama • 2h 5m
61
Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jarhead

Jarhead

2005 • Drama, War • 2h 3m
70
Editor
Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

2003 • Adventure, Romance • 2h 34m
72
Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h 18m
67
Editor
The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999 • Thriller, Crime • 2h 20m
74
Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The English Patient

The English Patient

1996 • Drama, Romance • 2h 42m
74
Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
First Knight

First Knight

1995 • Action, Adventure • 2h 14m
60
Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993 • Crime, Drama • 1h 50m
65
Editor
The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

1990 • Thriller, Crime • 2h 42m
76
Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ghost

Ghost

1990 • Mystery, Thriller • 2h 7m
71
Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988 • Drama, Romance • 2h 51m
72
Editor
Return to Oz

Return to Oz

1985 • Adventure, Fantasy • 1h 49m
68
Director
Screenplay
Dragonslayer

Dragonslayer

1981 • Adventure, Fantasy • 1h 48m
66
Sound Recordist
Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

1979 • Drama, War • 2h 27m
84
Editor
Sound Designer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Black Stallion

The Black Stallion

1979 • Adventure, Family • 1h 58m
74
Screenplay
Julia

Julia

1977 • Thriller, Drama • 1h 57m
71
Editor
The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974 • Crime, Drama • 3h 22m
90
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Editor
The Conversation

The Conversation

1974 • Mystery, Crime • 1h 54m
77
Sound Designer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
American Graffiti

American Graffiti

1973 • Comedy, Drama • 1h 53m
74
Sound Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972 • Crime, Drama • 2h 55m
92
Post Production Consulting
THX 1138

THX 1138

1971 • Science Fiction, Drama • 1h 26m
66
Sound Editor
Screenplay
The Rain People

The Rain People

1969 • Drama • 1h 41m
68
Sound Editor

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