Walter Murch
An image from The Godfather, one of the productions that also features Walter Murch.
Walter Murch

Walter Murch

July 12, 1943 — 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."

The Godfather

The Godfather

1972

The Godfather Part II

The Godfather Part II

1974

Apocalypse Now

Apocalypse Now

1979

The Godfather Part III

The Godfather Part III

1990

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland

2015

Ghost

Ghost

1990

The Talented Mr. Ripley

The Talented Mr. Ripley

1999

Jarhead

Jarhead

2005