Movies by Orson Welles
As part of the cast:
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War of the Worlds Scandal (2007)
Cast: Orson Welles
Directed by: John Ross
On Oct. 30, 1938, families throughout New York state fled their homes, fearing an alien attack -- thanks to the all-too-convincing "War of the Worlds" radio broadcast by Orson Welles. This…
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Who Is Henry Jaglom? (2007)
Cast: Henry Jaglom, Candice Bergen, Orson Welles …
Directed by: Henry Alex Rubin, Jeremy Workman
In this offbeat documentary, filmmakers Henry Alex Rubin and Jeremy Workman explore the world of auteur Henry Jaglom, writer and director of such films as Sitting Ducks and New Year's…
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The Hitch Hiker (2004)
Cast: Orson Welles
Directed by: M. Anthony Jackson
Applying modern animation techniques to vintage radio theater, director Michael Anthony Jackson tells a spine-tingling tale of a man (voiced by Orson Welles) who descends into madness over…
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Rita (2003)
Cast: Kim Basinger, Rita Hayworth, Tab Hunter …
Kim Basinger narrates this engaging documentary that chronicles the life and career of the legendary Rita Hayworth, a complex and alluring actress who reached the pinnacle of Hollywood…
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The Best of Film Noir (1999)
Cast: Lana Turner, Cary Grant, Orson Welles …
Tough-talking private investigators meet melodramatic dames in this documentary about the film noir genre of the 1940s and '50s. Jeffrey Wells discusses the history of the genre, and…
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Working with Orson Welles (1993)
Cast: Orson Welles
Directed by: Gary Graver
Directed by Orson Welles's cinematographer, Gary Graver, this documentary profiles the latter years of the legendary filmmaker's professional life. Incorporating previously unseen…
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It's All True (1993)
Cast: Manuel 'Jacare' Olimpio Meira, Jeronimo André De Souza, Raimundo 'Tata' Correia Lima …
Directed by: Norman Foster, Bill Krohn
This movie finishes a project that started decades ago, when famed director Orson Welles planned to translate on film his experiences in Brazil in the 1940s as a cinematic envoy for the…
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Someone to Love (1988)
Cast: Sally Kellerman, Orson Welles, Andrea Marcovicci …
Directed by: Henry Jaglom
Unconventional independent filmmaker Henry Jaglom explores the elusive nature of love in this moving comedy. Director Danny Sapir (played by Jaglom) invites friends and acquaintances who…
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Transformers: The Movie (1986)
Cast: Robert Stack, Frank Welker, Scatman Crothers …
Directed by: Nelson Shin
The Autobots, those shape-shifting Saturday-morning superheroes, make their way to the big screen to defend the universe against the evil Decepticons in this full-length animated feature…
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Enchanted Journey (1984)
Cast: Orson Welles, Jim Backus
Captivated by stories of the Great North Forest, spunky chipmunk Glicko and his sister escape their comfy big-city home and strike out on an epic journey in search of their distant homeland.…
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Butterfly (1982)
Cast: Stacy Keach, Pia Zadora, Orson Welles …
Directed by: Matt Cimber
Winning a Golden Globe and two Razzies for her performance, Pia Zadora is the temptress you either love or hate in this erotically charged melodrama. After being dumped by a wealthy silver…
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History of the World: Part 1 (1981)
Cast: Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn …
Directed by: Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks's comic genius is unleashed in spades in this episodic spoof of history's seminal moments (narrated by Orson Welles), which begins with a brilliant send-up of the…
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Genocide (1981)
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Orson Welles
Directed by: Arnold Schwartzman
This 1981 Oscar-winning documentary tells the chilling, unforgettable story of the millions of men, women and children who were caught up in Hitler's World War II reign of terror.…
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The Secret of Nikola Tesla (1980)
Cast: Petar Bozovic, Strother Martin, Orson Welles …
Directed by: Krsto Papic
The life and work of Nikola Tesla -- the noted physicist, engineer and inventor -- is explored with some dramatic license in this absorbing biopic that sheds light on his murky existence.
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The Muppet Movie (1979)
Cast: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear …
Directed by: James Frawley
After deciding to pursue a career in acting, Kermit the Frog goes on a cross-country trek to find fame in Hollywood. Along the way, he meets Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy, Gonzo and the rest of the…
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A Woman Called Moses (1978)
Cast: Cicely Tyson, Orson Welles, Will Geer …
Directed by: Paul Wendkos
Narrated by Orson Welles, this 1978 made-for-TV movie stars Cicely Tyson as Harriet Tubman, who founded the Underground Railroad. At the risk of being recaptured, the abolitionist and former…
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Tut: The Boy King (1978)
Cast: Orson Welles
Orson Welles narrates this fascinating pass through the winding tomb of King "Tut" Tutankhamen, Egypt's iconic boy king who was just 9 years old when he assumed the throne -- and only 19…
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Rikki-Tikki-Tavi / Yankee Doodle Cricket (1975)
Cast: Chuck Jones, Mel Blanc, Orson Welles …
With two timeless tales of bravery, this Chuck Jones animation double feature suits the entire family. In Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (adapted from Kipling's story), an intrepid mongoose battles a…
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Bugs Bunny Superstar (1975)
Cast: Robert Clampett, Tex Avery, Friz Freleng …
Directed by: Larry Jackson
Orson Welles narrates this nostalgic look back at the origins of beloved Warner Bros. characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, featuring early black-and-white footage of…
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Mowgli's Brothers / A Very Merry Cricket (1973)
Cast: Chuck Jones, Mel Blanc, Orson Welles …
Two classic tales about what's really important in life make this Chuck Jones double bill an animation-fest for the entire family. An orphan learns about loyalty and love from his…
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The White Seal / A Cricket in Times Square (1973)
Cast: Chuck Jones, Mel Blanc, Orson Welles …
With two timeless tales about helping friends in need, this Chuck Jones animation double feature suits the entire family. In The White Seal (adapted from Kipling's story, voices by Roddy…
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F for Fake (1973)
Cast: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Joseph Cotten …
Directed by: Orson Welles
In this free-form documentary from the one and only Orson Welles -- his final major directorial effort -- the famed storyteller zigzags through a sardonic, fanciful tale of how art manages to…
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Chuck Jones Collection (1973)
Cast: Mel Blanc, Orson Welles, Roddy McDowall …
Directed by: Chuck Jones
Chuck Jones was the genius behind some of the most beloved cartoons in history. Experience six of the master animator's finest works in this collection that features Rudyard…
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Directed by John Ford (1971)
Cast: Orson Welles, James Stewart, Henry Fonda …
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
The life of distinguished American filmmaker John Ford is brought to the screen through a series of interviews with the legendary director himself, clips from some of his most well-known…
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A Safe Place (1971)
Cast: Tuesday Weld, Orson Welles, Jack Nicholson …
Directed by: Henry Jaglom
Ping-ponging between past and present, fantasy and reality, Henry Jaglom's hallucinatory drama stars Tuesday Weld as a delicate young woman whose ethereal sensibilities send her…
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Catch-22 (1970)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Martin Sheen, Richard Benjamin …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Capt. Yossarian (Alan Arkin) tries to escape the travesties of World War II by convincing his Air Force commanders that he's crazy. Hilarity ensues -- but so does reality as he watches…
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Waterloo (1970)
Cast: Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles …
Directed by: Sergei Bondarchuk
Shortly after he is forced to abdicate the emperorship and retire to Elba, Napoleon (Rod Steiger) roars back to the front in defiance of King Louis XVIII (Orson Welles). Wellington…
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The Kremlin Letter (1970)
Cast: Richard Boone, George Sanders, Max von Sydow …
Directed by: John Huston
A young intelligence officer (Patrick O'Neal) is thrust into the company of eccentric Western spies (Barbara Parkins, George Sanders and Richard Boone) when they recruit him to intercept…
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To Build a Fire (1969)
Cast: Ian Hogg, Orson Welles
Directed by: David Cobham
Based on a Jack London story, this adventure drama tells the tale of a novice camper (Ian Hogg) who becomes lost in the unfamiliar territory of the Yukon woods. When the traveler realizes…
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Casino Royale (1967)
Cast: Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, David Niven …
Directed by: John Huston, Val Guest, Ken Hughes …
Pressed back into service to foil a sinister world-domination plot and to pass the superspy baton to his dim-bulb nephew, retired agent James Bond (David Niven) commissions a collection of…
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A Man for All Seasons (1966)
Cast: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern …
Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
When Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) seeks approval from the English aristocracy to divorce his wife and marry commoner Anne Boleyn, Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) finds himself caught between a…
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Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Cast: Jean-Paul Belmondo, Charles Boyer, Gert Fröbe …
Directed by: Rene Clement
World War II is nearly over, but the Germans wage one last effort at destruction in Paris. But the French Resistance won't let them win -- not when Allied victory is so close at hand.…
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Churchill: The Finest Hours (1964)
Cast: Orson Welles, Winston Churchill, George Baker …
Directed by: Peter Baylis
As the Nazis unleash their destructive fury on Europe, Prime Minister Winston Churchill helps rally the British with his trademark gumption, wit and eloquence, as evidenced in these archival…
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The V.I.P.s (1963)
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Louis Jourdan …
Directed by: Anthony Asquith
This glossy drama set in London's Heathrow Airport follows a handful of passengers whose lives are changed when fog delays all flights overnight. The script profiles a wife (Elizabeth…
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The Trial (1962)
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Orson Welles …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Director Orson Welles's brilliant adaptation of Franz Kafka's existential novel casts Anthony Perkins as Josef K, a bank clerk who finds himself at the mercy of a powerful and…
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Mr. Arkadin: The Corinth Version (1962)
Cast: Orson Welles, Michael Redgrave, Akim Tamiroff …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Set in Cold War Europe, the cinematic saga of Mr. Arkadin, directed by and starring Orson Welles, regards an amnesiac billionaire who hires an American adventurer (Robert Arden) to…
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Mr. Arkadin: The Confidential Report Version (1962)
Cast: Orson Welles, Michael Redgrave, Akim Tamiroff …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Set in Cold War Europe, the cinematic saga of Mr. Arkadin, directed by and starring Orson Welles, regards an amnesiac billionaire who hires an American adventurer (Robert Arden) to…
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Mr. Arkadin: The Comprehensive Version (1962)
Cast: Orson Welles, Michael Redgrave, Akim Tamiroff …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Set in Cold War Europe, the cinematic saga of Mr. Arkadin, directed by and starring Orson Welles, regards an amnesiac billionaire who hires an American adventurer (Robert Arden) to…
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King of Kings (1961)
Cast: Jeffrey Hunter, Siobhan McKenna, Hurd Hatfield …
Directed by: Nicholas Ray
Jeffrey Hunter stars in the titular role in this expansive version of Jesus' story that hews faithfully to the New Testament. A moving Sermon on the Mount, a vixenish Salome dancing for…
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David and Goliath (1961)
Cast: Orson Welles, Ivica Pajer, Hilton Edwards …
Directed by: Ferdinando Baldi, Richard Pottier
Orson Welles stars in this familiar Old Testament tale about the Philistines and the Israelites. When the Philistines attack, the Israelites are hopeless against the fierce giant Goliath and…
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Masters of the Congo Jungle (1959)
Cast: Orson Welles
Orson Welles co-narrates this fascinating documentary exploring the culture and customs of the Congo jungle, filmed over the course of two years in the 1950s as a project of the Belgian…
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Compulsion (1959)
Cast: Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, Dean Stockwell …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
Based on the 1924 Leopold-Loeb murder trial, this classic courtroom drama tells the story of two wealthy psychopaths (Bradford Dillman and Dean Stockwell) who consider themselves above…
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Touch of Evil (1958)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Narcotics detective Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) sees his honeymoon cut short when a car crossing the U.S.-Mexico border explodes before his eyes. Vargas forsakes his bride (Janet Leigh) to…
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The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Cast: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa …
Directed by: Martin Ritt
Director Martin Ritt combines two William Faulkner stories into a smoldering drama starring Paul Newman as Ben Quick, a wandering handyman who arrives in Frenchman's Bend, Miss., where…
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Man in the Shadow (1958)
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Orson Welles, Colleen Miller …
Directed by: Jack Arnold
Virgil Renchler (Orson Welles) is an avaricious ranch owner in the Southwest, and Ben Sadler (Jeff Chandler) is the local sheriff investigating the murder of one of Renchler's workers in…
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Moby Dick (1956)
Cast: Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn …
Directed by: John Huston
Gregory Peck triumphs in his starring role as the obsessed Capt. Ahab in this big-screen version of Herman Melville's classic novel. Ahab longs to hunt down and kill Moby Dick, the great…
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Trouble in the Glen (1954)
Cast: Margaret Lockwood, Orson Welles, Forrest Tucker …
Directed by: Herbert Wilcox
Orson Welles stars as Sanin Mengues, a South American aristocrat living in Scotland. When Mengues decides to close a highway that runs through his glen, he angers the locals, including newly…
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King Lear (1953)
Cast: Orson Welles, Natasha Parry, Arnold Moss …
Directed by: Andrew McCullough
Orson Welles stars in the 1953 Omnibus version of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, originally broadcast on CBS using a shortened version of the play, which was staged by Peter Brook and…
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Othello (1952)
Cast: Orson Welles, Michael MacLiammoir, Robert Coote …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Orson Welles's notorious film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play -- which tied for honors as best film of the year at Cannes in 1952 -- tells the familiar tale of a Moor…
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The Black Rose (1950)
Cast: Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Cécile Aubry …
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
After leading an unsuccessful revolt against the king, 13th-century nobleman Walter of Gurnie flees England. After a journey to China, Walter returns to England, where King Edward welcomes…
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The Third Man (1949)
Cast: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Trevor Howard …
Directed by: Carol Reed
After arriving in post-World War II Vienna, unemployed pulp novelist Holly Martins (Joseph Cotten) learns that his friend Harry (Orson Welles) has died in an accident. Compelled to…
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Prince of Foxes (1949)
Cast: Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Wanda Hendrix …
Directed by: Henry King
In this Oscar-nominated epic set in Renaissance Italy, former peasant Andrea Orsini (Tyrone Power) serves the unscrupulous Duke Cesare Borgia (Orson Welles). But when Borgia sends him on a…
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The Lady from Shanghai (1948)
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Batten down the hatches -- it's gonna be one bumpy ride when Mike O'Hara (Orson Welles, who also wrote and directed) becomes a crew member on Arthur Bannister's (Everett…
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The Stranger (1946)
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Directed by and starring Orson Welles, this Academy Award-nominated film tells the story of Franz Kindler, a Nazi war criminal who has fled to Connecticut and assumed a new identity: Prof.…
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Orson Welles: The Stranger/Orson Welles on Film (1946)
Cast: Richard Long, Loretta Young, Edward G. Robinson …
Directed by: Orson Welles
This Academy Award-nominated thriller follows Franz Kindler (Orson Welles), a Nazi fugitive hiding out as a professor in a small Connecticut town. When his new wife (Loretta Young) begins to…
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Film Noir Collection: The Stranger (1946)
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Directed by and starring Orson Welles, this Academy Award-nominated film tells the story of Franz Kindler, a Nazi war criminal who has fled to Connecticut and assumed a new identity: Prof.…
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Jane Eyre (1944)
Cast: Orson Welles, Joan Fontaine, Margaret O'Brien …
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Orson Welles stars as Edward Rochester, the brooding employer of governess Jane Eyre in this adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's novel. Young Jane slowly frees Edward from his…
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The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Orson Welles's adaptation of the Booth Tarkington novel follows two upper-class Indianapolis families -- one whose glory is in decline, and another whose prosperity is only beginning --…
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Citizen Kane (1941)
Cast: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Orson Welles reinvented movies at the age of 26 with this audacious biography of newspaper baron Charles Foster Kane, which, in essence, was a thinly veiled portrait of publishing magnate…
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King Lear / The Forgotten Village / Jungle Book (1941)
Cast: Orson Welles, Natasha Parry, Margaret Phillips …
Directed by: Andrew McCullough, Herbert Kline, Alexander Hammid …
This collection of films based on literary classics features stories from far afield, including Shakespeare's "King Lear," John Steinbeck's The Forgotten Village and Rudyard…
As a director:
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The Dominici Affair (2000)
Directed by: Orson Welles
Compelled to explore a 1952 crime in which the members of a family vacationing in France were brutally murdered, legendary director Orson Welles began creating this film about the event for a…
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Orson Welles' Don Quixote (1992)
Cast: Francisco Reiguera, Akim Tamiroff, Jose Mediavilla …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Accompanied by his sidekick, Sancho Panza (Akim Tamiroff), Don Quixote (Francisco Reiguera) goes chasing windmills and encounters a fantastical world of castles, giants and beautiful maidens…
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F for Fake (1973)
Cast: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, Joseph Cotten …
Directed by: Orson Welles
In this free-form documentary from the one and only Orson Welles -- his final major directorial effort -- the famed storyteller zigzags through a sardonic, fanciful tale of how art manages to…
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The Trial (1962)
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Orson Welles …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Director Orson Welles's brilliant adaptation of Franz Kafka's existential novel casts Anthony Perkins as Josef K, a bank clerk who finds himself at the mercy of a powerful and…
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Mr. Arkadin: The Corinth Version (1962)
Cast: Orson Welles, Michael Redgrave, Akim Tamiroff …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Set in Cold War Europe, the cinematic saga of Mr. Arkadin, directed by and starring Orson Welles, regards an amnesiac billionaire who hires an American adventurer (Robert Arden) to…
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Mr. Arkadin: The Confidential Report Version (1962)
Cast: Orson Welles, Michael Redgrave, Akim Tamiroff …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Set in Cold War Europe, the cinematic saga of Mr. Arkadin, directed by and starring Orson Welles, regards an amnesiac billionaire who hires an American adventurer (Robert Arden) to…
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Mr. Arkadin: The Comprehensive Version (1962)
Cast: Orson Welles, Michael Redgrave, Akim Tamiroff …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Set in Cold War Europe, the cinematic saga of Mr. Arkadin, directed by and starring Orson Welles, regards an amnesiac billionaire who hires an American adventurer (Robert Arden) to…
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Touch of Evil (1958)
Cast: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Narcotics detective Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) sees his honeymoon cut short when a car crossing the U.S.-Mexico border explodes before his eyes. Vargas forsakes his bride (Janet Leigh) to…
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Othello (1952)
Cast: Orson Welles, Michael MacLiammoir, Robert Coote …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Orson Welles's notorious film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play -- which tied for honors as best film of the year at Cannes in 1952 -- tells the familiar tale of a Moor…
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The Lady from Shanghai (1948)
Cast: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Batten down the hatches -- it's gonna be one bumpy ride when Mike O'Hara (Orson Welles, who also wrote and directed) becomes a crew member on Arthur Bannister's (Everett…
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The Stranger (1946)
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Directed by and starring Orson Welles, this Academy Award-nominated film tells the story of Franz Kindler, a Nazi war criminal who has fled to Connecticut and assumed a new identity: Prof.…
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Orson Welles: The Stranger/Orson Welles on Film (1946)
Cast: Richard Long, Loretta Young, Edward G. Robinson …
Directed by: Orson Welles
This Academy Award-nominated thriller follows Franz Kindler (Orson Welles), a Nazi fugitive hiding out as a professor in a small Connecticut town. When his new wife (Loretta Young) begins to…
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Film Noir Collection: The Stranger (1946)
Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Orson Welles …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Directed by and starring Orson Welles, this Academy Award-nominated film tells the story of Franz Kindler, a Nazi war criminal who has fled to Connecticut and assumed a new identity: Prof.…
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The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Cast: Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Orson Welles's adaptation of the Booth Tarkington novel follows two upper-class Indianapolis families -- one whose glory is in decline, and another whose prosperity is only beginning --…
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Citizen Kane (1941)
Cast: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore …
Directed by: Orson Welles
Orson Welles reinvented movies at the age of 26 with this audacious biography of newspaper baron Charles Foster Kane, which, in essence, was a thinly veiled portrait of publishing magnate…