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The Stranger
I love Orson Wells but this does not live up to "Citizen Kane", "The Magnificent Ambersons" or "Touch of Evil" level directing and acting. The film has a few suspenseful...
Orson Welles
Filmography
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The Trial
Adapted from the novel by Franz Kafka, THE TRIAL stars Anthony Perkins as Joseph K., an innocent victim charged with an unnamed crime. Masterfully directed by Orson Welles, who sets a riveting, maddening and brilliantly disturbing pace. While the source for THE TRIAL is described as "restored" it...Watch Movie
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Around the World
Orson Welles made his first of many forays into television in 1955 when he signed on to produce, direct and host a series of twenty-six travelogues for British television. Six were ultimately broadcast, taking viewers to Paris, London, Madrid, the Basque Country and Vienna...Watch Movie
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The Stranger
Having directed two undisputed masterpieces, CITIZEN KANE and THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, Orson Welles delved into the suspense film, crafting a baroque postwar thriller that drew upon the style of his previous work, while laying the groundwork for his later film noir classics THE LADY FROM...Watch Movie
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Too Much Johnson
In 1938, three years before CITIZEN KANE, New York theater tyro Orson Welles filmed comedy sequences for his stage production of TOO MUCH JOHNSON, a rapid-fire farce of mistaken identities. The slapstick prologue features Joseph Cotten doing Harold Lloyd antics through the...Watch Movie
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Too Much Johnson [workprint]
In 1938, three years before CITIZEN KANE, New York theater tyro Orson Welles filmed comedy sequences for his stage production of TOO MUCH JOHNSON, a rapid-fire farce of mistaken identities. Long assumed lost, the reels were found in 2008 and preserved through an international...Watch Movie![Watch Movie - Too Much Johnson [workprint], the Silent Comedy by Orson Welles | Fandor](//d3uc4wuqnt61m1.cloudfront.net/films/images/000/005/698/5698.D_210_118.jpg?1478223322 "Watch Movie - Too Much Johnson [workprint], the Silent Comedy by Orson Welles | Fandor")
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The Hearts of Age
CITIZEN KANE is perhaps the most famous directorial debut in movie history but it wasn't actually Orson Welles' first film. He'd already made a handful of shorts, the earliest being this project created at Illinois' progressive Todd School for Boys with fellow graduate William...Watch Movie
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Recent Reviews
The Stranger
There are suspenseful moments to be sure, but “thriller” is maybe an overstatement. Despite this, the film has some great dialogue – “Who but a Nazi would deny that Karl...
The Trial
I wish the protagonist had thrown the stick of dynamite instead of allowing it to defeat him. It showed throughout the movie how he talked too much instead of asking...
The Stranger
Tremendous direction. Loved the use of the clock/time throughout the film. If only the story and acting were more compelling. Even for the time, this is some seriously bad acting...