Cast & creator
Walter Murch
Best known for Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Godfather, The Godfather Part III
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.
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1953–2025 · acting roles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (83)
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Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Director
2008
The Godfather
Post Production Consulting
1972
The Godfather Part III
Editor
1990The Godfather Part III
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
1990
Omnibus
Self
1967
The Godfather Part II
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
1974The Godfather Part II
Sound Editor
1974
The Oscars
Self
1953
Apocalypse Now
Editor
1979Apocalypse Now
Sound Designer
1979Apocalypse Now
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
1979
Ghost
Editor
1990Ghost
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
1990
Tomorrowland
Editor
2015
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Editor
1999The Talented Mr. Ripley
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
1999
The Wolfman
Editor
2010
Megalopolis
Thanks
2024
The English Patient
Editor
1996The English Patient
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
1996
Cold Mountain
Editor
2003Cold Mountain
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
2003
The Conversation
Sound Designer
1974The Conversation
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
1974
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Editor
1988
First Knight
Editor
1995First Knight
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
1995
Jarhead
Editor
2005
American Graffiti
Sound Editor
1973American Graffiti
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
1973
K-19: The Widowmaker
Editor
2002
Return to Oz
Director
1985Return to Oz
Screenplay
1985
Hemingway & Gellhorn
Editor
2012
I Love Trouble
Editor
1994
Romeo Is Bleeding
Editor
1993
Dragonslayer
Sound Recordist
1981
The Black Stallion
Screenplay
1979
Youth Without Youth
Editor
2007Youth Without Youth
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
2007
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self
2019
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
Editor
1992
THX 1138
Sound Editor
1971THX 1138
Screenplay
1971
Julia
Editor
1977
Side by Side
Self
2012
Tetro
Editor
2009Tetro
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
2009
The Apostle
Thanks
1997
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Self
2018
The Emperor
Self
1967
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Self - Film and Sound Editor
2014
House of Cards
Editor
1993
Captain EO
Editor
1986
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
2004
The Rain People
Sound Editor
1969
78/52
Self
2017
Crumb
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
1995
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self
1990
Gimme Shelter
Sound
1970
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Self
2004
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Self
2008
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Self
2002
Coup 53
Self - Film Editor
2019Coup 53
Writer
2019Coup 53
Editor
2019
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Self
1998Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
2004
Fog City Mavericks
Self
2007
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Self
1971
Call from Space
Editor
1989
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Self
2008
Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
Self
2006
Remembering Return to Oz
Self
2021
Her Name Was Moviola
Self
2024Her Name Was Moviola
Writer
2024
Particle Fever
Editor
2013
Don't Expect Too Much
Himself
2011
Vivien’s Wild Ride
Himself
2025
Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch
Himself
2020
The Cinema Within
2024Master Sessions with Walter Murch
Self
Murch: Walter Murch on Editing
Himself
2007