Walter Murch

Walter Murch

Born: July 12, 1943
in New York, New York, U.S.A.
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."

Movies for Walter Murch...

The Cinema Within
Title: The Cinema Within
Released: May 25, 2023
Type: Movie
THE CINEMA WITHIN is a documentary about the psychology of film editing, edited and directed by Chad Freidrichs (The Pruitt-Igoe Myth, The Experimental City).
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Remembering Return to Oz
Title: Remembering Return to Oz
Character: Self
Released: November 19, 2021
Type: Movie
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 intimate details about the production of the cult classic fantasy, from such names as director Walter Murch, producers Paul Maslansky and Colin Michael Kitchens, the late Gary Kurtz, and actors Fairuza Balk, Emma Ridley, Justin Case, Pons Marr, Deep Roy and Sophie Ward.
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Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch
Title: Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch
Character: Himself
Released: March 27, 2020
Type: Movie
Legendary film editor and sound designer Walter Murch talks about his work and philosophy. (Based on over 50 hours of Murch's lectures, interviews, and commentaries.)
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Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Title: Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Character: Self
Released: October 25, 2019
Type: Movie
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
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Coup 53
Title: Coup 53
Character: Self - Film Editor
Released: September 1, 2019
Type: Movie
Tehran, Iran, August 19, 1953. A group of Iranian conspirators who, with the approval of the deposed tyrant Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, have conspired with agents of the British MI6 and the US CIA, manage to put an end to the democratic government led by Mohammad Mosaddegh, a dramatic event that will begin the tragic era of coups d'état that, orchestrated by the CIA, will take place, over the following decades, in dozens of countries around the world.
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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Title: Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Character: Self
Released: December 7, 2018
Type: Movie
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 narrative fiction film; author of hundreds of movies, but banished from history books. Ignored and forgotten. At last remembered.
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78/52
Title: 78/52
Character: Self
Released: October 13, 2017
Type: Movie
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 story of the man behind the curtain and his greatest obsession.
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Title: Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Character: Self - Film and Sound Editor
Released: December 12, 2014
Type: Movie
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.
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Side by Side
Title: Side by Side
Character: Self
Released: August 19, 2012
Type: Movie
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 filmmaking has emerged, creating a groundbreaking evolution in the medium. Keanu Reeves explores the development of cinema and the impact of digital filmmaking via in-depth interviews with Hollywood masters, such as James Cameron, David Fincher, David Lynch, Christopher Nolan, Martin Scorsese, George Lucas, Steven Soderbergh, and many more.
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The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Title: The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Character: Self
Released: September 23, 2008
Type: Movie
Members of the crew recall the post-production process on the three 'Godfather' movies.
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The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Title: The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Character: Self
Released: June 3, 2008
Type: Movie
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 conception and shooting.
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Fog City Mavericks
Title: Fog City Mavericks
Character: Self
Released: October 24, 2007
Type: Movie
Fog City Mavericks: The Filmmakers of San Francisco is a compelling exploration of the legendary filmmakers who call the San Francisco Bay Area home including George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola, Clint Eastwood, Chris Columbus and producer Saul Zaentz. The special weaves interviews, commentaries and unforgettable moments from some of the most visionary movies ever created such as American Graffiti, the Star Wars film series, the Indiana Jones film series, The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus, Toy Story, The Incredibles, Lost in Translation, Flags of Our Fathers and many others. It also features interviews with those who have worked with Bay Area mavericks: Steven Spielberg, Michael Douglas, Anthony Minghella, Milos Forman and Frank Darabont.
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Murch: Walter Murch on Editing
Title: Murch: Walter Murch on Editing
Character: Himself
Released: January 26, 2007
Type: Movie
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 following. As one of the original members of American Zoetrope Studios, he has taken part in the evolution of American cinema. Walter explains his unconventional approach to his craft, leading us through the productions and experiences that have influenced his methods and techniques in filmmaking.
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Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
Title: Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'
Character: Self
Released: February 7, 2006
Type: Movie
Milan Kundera's rambling novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, though greatly admired, was thought by Hollywood studio executives to be "unfilmable." Director Philip Kaufman and producer Saul Zaentz proved them wrong. Emotional History follows Kaufman and Zaentz as they enlist the help of screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière and legendary film editor Walter Murch to turn the Kundera novel into an imaginative exploration of politics and eroticism, set against the backdrop of the Russian invasion of Czechoslovakia. Our documentary goes in-depth to discover how indelible moments in the film - Lena Olin kneeling on a dressing mirror; Russian tanks invading Prague; Juliette Binoche photographing her boyfriend's nude mistress; became a part of cinematic history.
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George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Title: George Lucas: Creating an Empire
Character: Self
Released: January 27, 2005
Type: Movie
A Biography of George Lucas.
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Title: The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Character: Self
Released: October 12, 2004
Type: Movie
Documentary about the art of film editing. Clips are shown from many groundbreaking films with innovative editing styles.
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A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Title: A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
Character: Self
Released: September 14, 2004
Type: Movie
A fascinating chronicle of the birth and rise of the radically different independent studio founded by director Francis Ford Coppola.
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Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Title: Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Character: Self
Released: August 14, 2004
Type: Movie
The Making of feature for the George Lucas movie 'THX 1138'.
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The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Title: The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Character: Self
Released: September 15, 1998
Type: Movie
Documentary that features many interviews and other footage of the cast and crew for the film American Graffiti (1973)
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The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Title: The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Character: Self
Released: July 12, 1990
Type: Movie
A documentary on the making of the three Godfather films, with interviews and recollections from the film makers and cast. This feature also includes the original screen tests of some of the actors for "The Godfather" film, and some candid moments on the set of "The Godfather: Part III."
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Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Title: Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'
Character: Self
Released: March 1, 1971
Type: Movie
The film features a conversation between Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, producer of THX 1138. They discuss Lucas' vision for the film, including his ideas about science fiction in general and in particular his concept of the "used future" which would famously feature in his film Star Wars. Intercut with this discussion is footage shot prior to the start of production of THX 1138 showing several of its actors having their heads shaved, a requirement for appearing in the film. In several cases the actors are shown being shaved in a public location. For example, Maggie McOmie is shaved outside the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, while Robert Duvall watches a sporting event as his hair is cut off. Another actor, Marshall Efron, who would later play an insane man in the film, cut off his own hair and was filmed doing so in a bathtub.
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Title: The Oscars
Character: Self
Released: March 19, 1953
Type: TV
An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette, officially the Academy Award of Merit, that is better known by its nickname Oscar.
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Her Name Was Moviola
Title: Her Name Was Moviola
Character: Himself
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
A documentary about cutting film... the way it used to be done.
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Master Sessions with Walter Murch
Title: Master Sessions with Walter Murch
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Docupod gallery showcasing Murch's pioneering work on THX 1138