Walter Murch
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 | Editing |
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Most Rating | 8.627 |
Birthday | 1943-07-12 |
Place of Birth | New York, New York, U.S.A. |
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2021
Remembering Return to Oz
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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...
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Remembering Return to Oz
2008
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
6/3
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...
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The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
2004
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
7/105
Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2012
Side by Side
7.254/291
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...
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Side by Side
2006
Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
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Milan Kundera's rambling novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, though greatly admired, was thought by Hollywood studio executives to be "unfilmable...
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Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
2005
George Lucas: Creating an Empire
0/0
A Biography of George Lucas.
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George Lucas: Creating an Empire
2004
Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
6.833/6
The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'.
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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2004
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
7.5/6
A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.
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A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Master Sessions with Walter Murch
0/0
Docupod gallery showcasing Murch's pioneering work on THX 1138
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Master Sessions with Walter Murch
1971
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
6.2/7
The film features a conversation between Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, producer of THX 1138. They discuss Lucas' vision for the film, including his...
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Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
2024
Her Name Was Moviola
0/0
A documentary about cutting film... the way it used to be done.
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Her Name Was Moviola
2023
The Cinema Within
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THE CINEMA WITHIN is a documentary about the psychology of film editing, edited and directed by Chad Freidrichs (The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, The Experimenta...
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The Cinema Within
2017
78/52
7.2/130
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...
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78/52
2014
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.7/34
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter,...
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2018
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
7.3/37
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...
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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
1990
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
7.7/40
A documentary on the making of the three Godfather films, with interviews and recollections from the film makers and cast. This feature also includes...
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The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
2007
Murch: Walter Murch on Editing
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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...
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Murch: Walter Murch on Editing
2019
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
6.8/69
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2020
Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch
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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...
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Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch
1998
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
7.8/9
Documentary that features many interviews and other footage of the cast and crew for the film American Graffiti (1973)
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The Making of 'American Graffiti'
2008
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
6/4
Members of the crew recall the post-production process on the three 'Godfather' movies.
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The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
2007
Fog City Mavericks
8.5/2
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...
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Fog City Mavericks
2019
Coup 53
7.6/11
Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired with...
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Coup 53
2011
Don't Expect Too Much
6/5
Documentary about director/artist Nicholas Ray and his time as a University professor
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