Walter Murch

Walter Murch

1943-07-12 New York, New York, U.S.A. 61 Credits

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...

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Megalopolis

Megalopolis

2024

Thanks

5.2

Genius artist Cesar Catilina seeks to leap the City of New Rome into a utopian, idealistic future, while his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, remain...

Her Name Was Moviola

Her Name Was Moviola

2024

as Self

Acting

A documentary about cutting film... the way it used to be done.

Her Name Was Moviola

Her Name Was Moviola

2024

Writer

Writing

A documentary about cutting film... the way it used to be done.

The Cinema Within

The Cinema Within

2024

Acting

THE CINEMA WITHIN is a documentary about the psychology of film editing, edited and directed by Chad Freidrichs (The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, The Experimenta...

Remembering Return to Oz

Remembering Return to Oz

2021

as Self

Acting

The gathered memories and warm recollections of the cast and crew of the 1985 Walt Disney Pictures film, RETURN TO OZ. For the first time, we get inti...

Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch

Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch

2020

as Himself

Acting

Legendary film editor and sound designer Walter Murch talks about his work and philosophy. (Based on over 50 hours of Murch's lectures, interviews, an...

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019

as Self

6.8
Acting

The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

Coup 53

Coup 53

2019

as Self - Film Editor

7.8
Acting

Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired with...

Coup 53

Coup 53

2019

Editor, Writer

7.8
Writing

Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired with...

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018

as Self

7.3
Acting

The epic life story of Alice Guy-Blaché (1873–1968), a French screenwriter, director and producer, true pioneer of cinema, the first person who made a...

78/52

78/52

2017

as Self

7.3
Acting

The most famous murder scene in movie history comprises 78 camera settings and 52 cuts: the shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. 78/52 tells the...

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland

2015

Editor

6.3

Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment emba...

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014

as Self - Film and Sound Editor

6.7
Acting

The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter,...

Particle Fever

Particle Fever

2013

Editor

7.1

As the Large Hadron Collider is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time -...

Hemingway & Gellhorn

Hemingway & Gellhorn

2012

Editor

6.1

Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.

Side by Side

Side by Side

2012

as Self

7.2
Acting

Since the invention of cinema, the standard format for recording moving images has been film. Over the past two decades, a new form of digital filmmak...

Don't Expect Too Much

Don't Expect Too Much

2011

as Himself

6.0
Acting

Documentary about director/artist Nicholas Ray and his time as a University professor

The Wolfman

The Wolfman

2010

Editor

5.9

Lawrence Talbot, an American man on a visit to Victorian London to make amends with his estranged father, gets bitten by a werewolf and, after a moonl...

Tetro

Tetro

2009

Editor

6.8

Bennie travels to Buenos Aires to find his long-missing older brother, a once-promising writer who is now a remnant of his former self. Bennie's disco...

The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

2008

as Self

6.0
Acting

Members of the crew recall the post-production process on the three 'Godfather' movies.

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

2008

as Self

6.5
Acting

On the 35th anniversary of the release of the landmark film "The Godfather," (March 15, 1972) we look back at the time and place of the film's concept...

Youth Without Youth

Youth Without Youth

2007

Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.1

Professor of language and philosophy Dominic Matei is struck by lightning and ages backwards from 70 to 40 in a week, attracting the world and the Na...

Fog City Mavericks

Fog City Mavericks

2007

as Self

8.5
Acting

Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home i...

Murch: Walter Murch on Editing

Murch: Walter Murch on Editing

2007

as Himself

Acting

MURCH is a portrait of Academy Award winning editor and sound designer Walter Murch, whose unique approach to an invisible craft has fueled a visible ...

Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'

Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'

2006

as Self

Acting

Milan Kundera's rambling novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, though greatly admired, was thought by Hollywood studio executives to be "unfilmable...

Jarhead

Jarhead

2005

Editor

6.7

Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swofford and his unit a...

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

George Lucas: Creating an Empire

2005

as Self

Acting

A Biography of George Lucas.

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004

as Self

7.0
Acting

Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

2004

as Self

7.5
Acting

A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.

Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

2004

as Self

6.8
Acting

The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'.

Cold Mountain

Cold Mountain

2003

Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.9

In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts ...

K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker

2002

Editor

6.5

When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.

The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999

Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.2

Tom Ripley is a calculating young man who believes it's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody. Opportunity knocks in the form of a wealthy U...

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

1998

as Self

7.8
Acting

Documentary that features many interviews and other footage of the cast and crew for the film American Graffiti (1973)

The Apostle

The Apostle

1997

Thanks

6.3

After his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.

The English Patient

The English Patient

1996

Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.2

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 w...

First Knight

First Knight

1995

Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

6.1

The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancel...

Crumb

Crumb

1994

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.5

This movie chronicles the life and times of R. Crumb. Robert Crumb is the cartoonist/artist who drew Keep On Truckin', Fritz the Cat, and played a maj...

I Love Trouble

I Love Trouble

1994

Editor

5.5

Rival Chicago reporters Sabrina Peterson and Peter Brackett join forces to uncover a train wreck conspiracy.

Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993

Editor

6.3

A corrupt cop gets in over his head when he tries to assassinate a beautiful Russian hit-woman.

House of Cards

House of Cards

1993

Editor

6.2

When Ruth Matthews's husband is killed in a fall at an archaeological dig, her daughter Sally handles her father's death in a very odd manner. As Sall...

The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

1990

Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.4

In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sin...

Ghost

Ghost

1990

Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.2

After a young man is murdered, his spirit stays behind to warn his lover of impending danger, with the help of a reluctant psychic.

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

1990

as Self

7.7
Acting

A documentary on the making of the three Godfather films, with interviews and recollections from the film makers and cast. This feature also includes ...

Call from Space

Call from Space

1989

Editor

10.0

A movie director and his wanna-be actor/eccentric inventor nephew are filming a low-budget sci-fi movie. Things get interesting when the nephews' biza...

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

The Unbearable Lightness of Being

1988

Editor

6.9

Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to...

Return to Oz

Return to Oz

1985

Director, Screenplay

6.7
Directing Writing

Dorothy, saved from a psychiatric experiment by a mysterious girl, finds herself back in the land of her dreams, and makes delightful new friends, and...

Dragonslayer

Dragonslayer

1981

Sound Recordist

6.5

A sorcerer and his apprentice are on a mission to kill an evil dragon to save the King’s daughter from being sacrificed according to a pact that the K...

The Black Stallion

The Black Stallion

1979

Screenplay

7.0
Writing

While traveling with his father, young Alec becomes fascinated by a mysterious Arabian stallion that is brought on board and stabled in the ship he is...

Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

1979

Editor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

8.3

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." ...

Julia

Julia

1977

Editor

6.5

At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Editor

8.6

In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone at...

The Conversation

The Conversation

1974

Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer

7.5

A paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.

American Graffiti

American Graffiti

1973

Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Editor

7.0

A couple of high school graduates spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college.

The Godfather

The Godfather

1972

Post Production Consulting

8.7

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corl...

THX 1138

THX 1138

1971

Screenplay, Sound Editor

6.4
Writing

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...

Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

1971

as Self

6.2
Acting

The film features a conversation between Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, producer of THX 1138. They discuss Lucas' vision for the film, including his ...

Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

1970

Sound

7.3

A detailed chronicle of the famous 1969 tour of the United States by the British rock band The Rolling Stones, which culminated with the disastrous an...

The Rain People

The Rain People

1969

Sound Editor

6.6

When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.

Master Sessions with Walter Murch

N/A

as Self

Acting

Docupod gallery showcasing Murch's pioneering work on THX 1138

Vivien’s Wild Ride

N/A

as Himself

9.0
Acting

When veteran film editor Vivien Hillgrove discovers that she is losing her sight, she embarks on an unconventional documentary memoir.