Walter Murch
Known For
Editing
Born
1943-07-12 in New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
Most Known For
The Oscars
as Self
Omnibus
as Self
Side by Side
as Self
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
as Self
78/52
as Self
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Film and Sound Editor
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
as Self
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
Her Name Was Moviola
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
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Self
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
as Self
Vivien’s Wild Ride
as Himself
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
as Self
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
as Self
Remembering Return to Oz
as Self
Coup 53
as Self - Film Editor