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Walter Murch

Screenwriter / Film Director | * 07/12/1943 (80) | New York, New York (United States of America (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 involved with the editing of Apocalypse Now Redux. In 1998, producer Rick Schmidlin chose Murch as his ed... ()
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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.".

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Adventure

Known for these Movies & Shows

Surveillance expert Harry Caul is hired by a mysterious client's brusque aide to tail a young couple. Tracking the pair through San Francisco's Union Square, Caul and his associate Stan manage to reco ...

The Conversation

PG

1974 | 3.8/5 | 1h 53min
Crime, Drama, Mystery
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In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World W ...

The English Patient

R

1996 | 3.6/5 | 2h 42min
Drama, Romance / Love, War
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At the height of the Vietnam war, Captain Benjamin Willard is sent on a dangerous mission that, officially, "does not exist, nor will it ever exist." His goal is to locate - and eliminate - a mysterio ...

Apocalypse Now

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1979 | 4.1/5 | 2h 27min
Drama, War
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People in the future live in a totalitarian society. A technician named THX 1138 lives a mundane life between work and taking a controlled consumption of drugs that the government uses to make puppets ...

THX 1138

R

1971 | 3.2/5 | 1h 26min
Science Fiction, Action, Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Walter Murch

Academy Award for Best Film Editing 2x Academy Award for Best Sound 6x Academy Award for Best Film Editing 3x Academy Award for Best Sound
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Movies with Walter Murch as Actor(21)

as himself2023 Master Sessions with Walter Murch
as himself2023 Her Name Was Moviola
as himself2021 Remembering Return to Oz
as Self - Film Editor2019 Coup 53
as himself2019 Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as himself2018 Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
as himself2017 78/52
as Self - Film and Sound Editor2014 Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as himself2012 Side by Side
as himself2008 The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
as himself2008 The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
as himself2007 Murch: Walter Murch on Editing
as himself2007 Fog City Mavericks
as himself2006 Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
as himself2005 George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as himself2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as himself2004 Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
as himself2004 A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
as himself1998 The Making of 'American Graffiti'
as himself1990 'The Godfather' Family: A Look Inside
as himself1971 Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

Movies with Walter Murch as Crew(49)

Editing/Editor2019 Coup 53
Writing/Writer2019 Coup 53
Editing/Editor2015 Tomorrowland
Editing/Editor2013 Particle Fever
Editing/Editor2012 Hemingway & Gellhorn
Editing/Editor2010 The Wolfman
Editing/Editor2009 Tetro
Editing/Editor2007 Youth Without Youth
Sound/Sound Designer2007 Youth Without Youth
Editing/Editor2005 Jarhead
Editing/Editor2003 Cold Mountain
Sound/Sound Re-Recording Mixer2003 Cold Mountain
Editing/Editor2002 K-19: The Widowmaker
Editing/Editor1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley
Sound/Sound Re-Recording Mixer1999 The Talented Mr. Ripley
Crew/Thanks1997 The Apostle
Editing/Editor1996 The English Patient
Sound/Sound Re-Recording Mixer1996 The English Patient
Sound/Sound Re-Recording Mixer1995 Crumb
Editing/Editor1995 First Knight
Sound/Sound Re-Recording Mixer1995 First Knight
Editing/Editor1994 I Love Trouble
Editing/Editor1993 House of Cards
Editing/Editor1993 Romeo Is Bleeding
Editing/Editor1990 The Godfather Part III
Sound/Sound Re-Recording Mixer1990 The Godfather Part III
Editing/Editor1990 Ghost
Sound/Sound Re-Recording Mixer1990 Ghost
Editing/Editor1989 Call from Space
Editing/Editor1988 The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Editing/Editor1986 Captain EO
Directing/Director1985 Return to Oz
Writing/Screenplay1985 Return to Oz
Sound/Sound Recordist1981 Dragonslayer
Writing/Screenplay1979 The Black Stallion
Editing/Editor1979 Apocalypse Now
Sound/Sound Designer1979 Apocalypse Now
Editing/Editor1977 Julia
Sound/Sound Designer1974 The Conversation
Sound/Sound Re-Recording Mixer1974 The Conversation
Sound/Sound Re-Recording Mixer1974 The Godfather Part II
Sound/Sound Montage Associate1974 The Godfather Part II
Sound/Sound Editor1974 The Godfather Part II
Sound/Sound Editor1973 American Graffiti
Sound/Sound Re-Recording Mixer1973 American Graffiti
Crew/Post Production Consulting1972 The Godfather
Sound/Sound Editor1971 THX 1138
Writing/Screenplay1971 THX 1138
Sound/Sound Editor1969 The Rain People

Full Name: Walter Murch
Born: Monday, 07/12 1943 (July) in New York, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 80 years + 288 days)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: USC School of Cinematic Arts, Johns Hopkins University, University of Southern California, Collegiate School
Member of: Phi Beta Kappa Society
Father: Walter Tandy Murch
Related to: Connie Angland, Mary Elizabeth MacCallum Scott
Walter Murch frequently works together with these people:
Francis Ford Coppola (39x, Crew)
George Lucas (23x, Crew)
Robert Duvall (16x, Actor)
Fred Roos (12x, Crew)
Gary Leva (11x, Crew)
Steven Spielberg (9x, Crew)
Carmine Coppola (9x, Crew)
Harrison Ford (7x, Actor)
Sofia Coppola (7x, Actress)
Anthony Minghella (7x, Crew)
Gray Frederickson (7x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:487448, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024