Walter Murch

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."

  • Title: Walter Murch
  • Popularity: 3.954
  • Known For: Editing
  • Birthday: 1943-07-12
  • Place of Birth: New York, New York, U.S.A.
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Walter Murch Movies

  • 2021
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    Remembering Return to Oz

    Remembering Return to Oz

    1 2021 HD

    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...

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  • 2008
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    The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

    The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't

    6 2008 HD

    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...

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  • 2004
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    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

    The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

    6.968 2004 HD

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

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  • 2012
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    Side by Side

    Side by Side

    7.3 2012 HD

    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...

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  • 2006
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    Emotional History: The Making of 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being'

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

    1 2006 HD

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

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  • 2005
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    George Lucas: Creating an Empire

    George Lucas: Creating an Empire

    1 2005 HD

    A Biography of George Lucas.

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  • 2004
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    Artifact from the Future: The Making of 'THX 1138'

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

    6.833 2004 HD

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

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  • 2004
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    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    7.5 2004 HD

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

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  • 1970
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    Master Sessions with Walter Murch

    Master Sessions with Walter Murch

    1 1970 HD

    Docupod gallery showcasing Murch's pioneering work on THX 1138

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  • 1971
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    Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'

    6.214 1971 HD

    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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  • 2024
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    Her Name Was Moviola

    Her Name Was Moviola

    1 2024 HD

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

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  • 2023
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    The Cinema Within

    The Cinema Within

    1 2023 HD

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

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  • 2017
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    78/52

    78/52

    7.3 2017 HD

    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...

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  • 2014
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    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

    6.7 2014 HD

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

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  • 2018
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    Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

    Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

    7.3 2018 HD

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

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  • 1990
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    The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

    The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

    7.7 1990 HD

    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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  • 2007
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    Murch: Walter Murch on Editing

    Murch: Walter Murch on Editing

    1 2007 HD

    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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  • 2019
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    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

    6.8 2019 HD

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

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  • 2020
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    Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch

    Sight & Sound: The Cinema of Walter Murch

    1 2020 HD

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

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  • 1998
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    The Making of 'American Graffiti'

    The Making of 'American Graffiti'

    7.8 1998 HD

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

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  • 2008
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    The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

    The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped

    6 2008 HD

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

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  • 2007
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    Fog City Mavericks

    Fog City Mavericks

    8.5 2007 HD

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

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  • 2019
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    Coup 53

    Coup 53

    7.6 2019 HD

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

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  • 2011
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    Don't Expect Too Much

    Don't Expect Too Much

    6.2 2011 HD

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

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  • 2005
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    Jarhead

    Jarhead

    6.664 2005 HD

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  • 1979
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    Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

    8.277 1979 HD

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  • 1979
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    Apocalypse Now

    Apocalypse Now

    8.277 1979 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Godfather Part III

    The Godfather Part III

    7.4 1990 HD

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  • 1990
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    Ghost

    Ghost

    7.218 1990 HD

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  • 1996
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    The English Patient

    The English Patient

    7.2 1996 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Talented Mr. Ripley

    The Talented Mr. Ripley

    7.2 1999 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Conversation

    The Conversation

    7.5 1974 HD

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  • 1971
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    THX 1138

    THX 1138

    6.439 1971 HD

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  • 1993
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    Romeo Is Bleeding

    Romeo Is Bleeding

    6.2 1993 HD

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  • 1994
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    I Love Trouble

    I Love Trouble

    5.5 1994 HD

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  • 1995
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    First Knight

    First Knight

    6.1 1995 HD

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  • 2009
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    Tetro

    Tetro

    6.749 2009 HD

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  • 2007
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    Youth Without Youth

    Youth Without Youth

    6.1 2007 HD

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  • 2002
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    K-19: The Widowmaker

    K-19: The Widowmaker

    6.5 2002 HD

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  • 1985
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    Return to Oz

    Return to Oz

    6.7 1985 HD

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  • 1996
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    The English Patient

    The English Patient

    7.2 1996 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Black Stallion

    The Black Stallion

    7 1979 HD

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  • 2013
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    Particle Fever

    Particle Fever

    7.1 2013 HD

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  • 1997
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    The Apostle

    The Apostle

    6.3 1997 HD

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  • 1972
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    The Godfather

    The Godfather

    8.69 1972 HD

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  • 1993
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    House of Cards

    House of Cards

    6.3 1993 HD

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  • 1969
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    The Rain People

    The Rain People

    6.7 1969 HD

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  • 2010
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    The Wolfman

    The Wolfman

    5.9 2010 HD

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  • 2003
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    Cold Mountain

    Cold Mountain

    6.9 2003 HD

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  • 1995
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    First Knight

    First Knight

    6.1 1995 HD

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  • 2003
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    Cold Mountain

    Cold Mountain

    6.9 2003 HD

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  • 1990
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    Ghost

    Ghost

    7.218 1990 HD

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  • 2015
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    Tomorrowland

    Tomorrowland

    6.278 2015 HD

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  • 2012
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    Hemingway & Gellhorn

    Hemingway & Gellhorn

    6.1 2012 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    The Unbearable Lightness of Being

    6.9 1988 HD

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  • 2024
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    Her Name Was Moviola

    Her Name Was Moviola

    1 2024 HD

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  • 1999
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    The Talented Mr. Ripley

    The Talented Mr. Ripley

    7.2 1999 HD

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  • 1985
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    Return to Oz

    Return to Oz

    6.7 1985 HD

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  • 1989
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    Call from Space

    Call from Space

    10 1989 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Godfather Part II

    The Godfather Part II

    8.574 1974 HD

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  • 1971
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    THX 1138

    THX 1138

    6.439 1971 HD

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  • 1994
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    Crumb

    Crumb

    7.5 1994 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Godfather Part II

    The Godfather Part II

    8.574 1974 HD

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  • 1981
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    Dragonslayer

    Dragonslayer

    6.5 1981 HD

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  • 1970
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    Gimme Shelter

    Gimme Shelter

    7.4 1970 HD

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  • 2019
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    Coup 53

    Coup 53

    7.6 2019 HD

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  • 2019
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    Coup 53

    Coup 53

    7.6 2019 HD

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  • 1973
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    American Graffiti

    American Graffiti

    7.026 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    American Graffiti

    American Graffiti

    7.026 1973 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Conversation

    The Conversation

    7.5 1974 HD

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  • 1986
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    Captain EO

    Captain EO

    6.7 1986 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Godfather Part III

    The Godfather Part III

    7.4 1990 HD

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  • 1977
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    Julia

    Julia

    6.486 1977 HD

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  • 2007
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    Youth Without Youth

    Youth Without Youth

    6.1 2007 HD

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  • 1953
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    7 1953 HD

    An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a...

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  • 1970
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    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    8.5 1970 HD

    Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu and other Jedi Knights lead the Grand Army of the Republic against the droid army of the...

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