Walter Murch
Editing
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.
Known for
Editing25
movieCoup 53
2019
Editor
movieTomorrowland
2015
Editor
movieParticle Fever
2013
Editor
movieThe Wolfman
2010
Editor
movieTetro
2009
Editor
movieJarhead
2005
Editor
movieCold Mountain
2003
Editor
movieFirst Knight
1995
Editor
movieI Love Trouble
1994
Editor
movieHouse of Cards
1993
Editor
movieGhost
1990
Editor
movieCall from Space
1989
Editor
movieCaptain EO
1986
Editor
movieApocalypse Now
1979
Editor
movieJulia
1977
Editor
Acting28
movieVivien’s Wild Ride
2025
Himself
movieCoup 53
2019
Self - Film Editor
movie78/52
2017
Self
movieMagician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014
Self - Film and Sound Editor
tvOmnibus
1967
Self
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
Sound17
movieTetro
2009
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
movieYouth Without Youth
2007
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
movieCold Mountain
2003
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
movieThe Talented Mr. Ripley
1999
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
movieThe English Patient
1996
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
movieFirst Knight
1995
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
movieCrumb
1995
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
movieThe Godfather Part III
1990
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
movieGhost
1990
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
movieDragonslayer
1981
Sound Recordist
movieApocalypse Now
1979
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
movieThe Godfather Part II
1974
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Editor
movieThe Conversation
1974
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
movieAmerican Graffiti
1973
Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Editor
movieTHX 1138
1971
Sound Editor
movieThe Rain People
1969
Sound Editor
Writing5
movieCoup 53
2019
Writer
movieReturn to Oz
1985
Screenplay
movieThe Black Stallion
1979
Screenplay
movieTHX 1138
1971
Screenplay
Crew3
movieMegalopolis
2024
Thanks
movieThe Apostle
1997
Thanks
movieThe Godfather
1972
Post Production Consulting
Directing2
tvStar Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
Director
movieReturn to Oz
1985
Director