Walter Murch

Personal Info

Birthday

July 12, 1943

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

New York, New York, U.S.A.

Also Known As

والتر مرچ

Walter Murch

Biography

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."

Known For

Filmography

2024
Her Name Was Moviola
as Self
2021
Remembering Return to Oz
as Self
2020
Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch
as Himself
2019
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
as Self
Coup 53
as Self - Film Editor
2018
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
as Self
2017
78/52
as Self
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Film and Sound Editor
2012
Side by Side
as Self
2011
Don't Expect Too Much
as Himself
2008
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
as Self
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
as Self
2007
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
Murch: Walter Murch on Editing
as Himself
2006
Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
as Self
2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
as Self
2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
as Self
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
as Self
1998
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
as Self
1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
as Self
1971
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
as Self