Orson Welles

Orson Welles

May 6, 1915 · 111 years old

George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio. Noted for his innovative dramatic productions as well as his distinctive voice and personality, Well…

Known For

44 titles
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Citizen Kane

Citizen Kane

1941 · 1h 59m · Movie

Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'

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The Third Man

The Third Man

1949 · 1h 44m · Movie

Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.

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Touch of Evil

Touch of Evil

1958 · 1h 35m · Movie

A Mexican official and his American wife are targeted in a Texas border town by the crime family he's trying to put behind bars for drug trafficking, as his concern grows over the tactics of the local detective whose cooperation h...

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History of the World: Part I

History of the World: Part I

1981 · 1h 32m · Movie

Mel Brooks brings his one-of-a-kind comic touch to the history of mankind covering events from the Old Testament to the French Revolution in a series of episodic comedy vignettes.

6.8
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The Transformers: The Movie

The Transformers: The Movie

1986 · 1h 24m · Movie

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.

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A Man for All Seasons

A Man for All Seasons

1966 · 2h 0m · Movie

The story of English statesman Sir Thomas More who defied King Henry VIII after Henry rejected the Roman Catholic Church in order to obtain a divorce and remarry.

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The Lady from Shanghai

The Lady from Shanghai

1947 · 1h 27m · Movie

Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot.

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Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967 · 2h 11m · Movie

In an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.

5.0
9
The Other Side of the Wind

The Other Side of the Wind

2018 · 2h 2m · Movie

At a media-swamped party to celebrate his 70th birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director is faced both with voracious fans and unsettling questions about what became of his lead...

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10
The Stranger

The Stranger

1946 · 1h 35m · Movie

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi.

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Catch-22

Catch-22

1970 · 2h 2m · Movie

A military pilot makes a valiant effort to be certified insane during World War II so that he can be excused from flying missions. But there's a catch.

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The Magnificent Ambersons

The Magnificent Ambersons

1942 · 1h 28m · Movie

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

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The Trial

The Trial

1962 · 1h 59m · Movie

An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges.

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14
F for Fake

F for Fake

1973 · 1h 29m · Movie

A documentary about fraud and fakery.

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15
Waterloo

Waterloo

1970 · 2h 3m · Movie

Facing the decline of everything he has worked to obtain, conqueror Napoleon Bonaparte and his army confront the British at the Battle of Waterloo.

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The Long, Hot Summer

The Long, Hot Summer

1958 · 1h 55m · Movie

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

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Chimes at Midnight

Chimes at Midnight

1965 · 1h 55m · Movie

When King Henry IV ascends to the throne, his heir, the Prince of Wales, is befriended by Sir John Falstaff, an old, overweight, fun-loving habitual liar. Through Falstaff's eyes we see the reign of King Henry IV and the rise of H...

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18
Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

1943 · 1h 37m · Movie

After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.

7.5
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Confidential Report

Confidential Report

1955 · 1h 33m · Movie

An elusive billionaire hires an American smuggler to investigate his past, leading to a dizzying descent into a cold-war European landscape.

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20
Macbeth

Macbeth

1948 · 1h 47m · Movie

Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.

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Compulsion

Compulsion

1959 · 1h 43m · Movie

Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case.

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They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

2018 · 1h 38m · Movie

In the final fifteen years of the life of legendary director Orson Welles, he pins his Hollywood comeback hopes on a film, The Other Side of the Wind (2018), in itself a film about an aging film director trying to finish his last ...

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23
Journey Into Fear

Journey Into Fear

1943 · 1h 8m · Movie

An American ballistics expert in Turkey finds himself targeted by German agents. Safe passage home by ship is arranged for him, but he soon discovers that his pursuers are also on board.

6.5
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The Battle of Neretva

The Battle of Neretva

1969 · 1h 45m · Movie

World War II drama about the 1943 battle around the Neretva River between Axis forces and Yugoslav partisan units.

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The Immortal Story

The Immortal Story

1968 · 58m · Movie

In Macao, a wealthy merchant named Charles Clay hires two people to recreate a story of a sailor who is paid to impregnate a man's wife.

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Tomorrow Is Forever

Tomorrow Is Forever

1946 · 1h 44m · Movie

An American World War I soldier whose disfigured face is reconstructed by Austrian plastic surgeons returns home after 20 years, but no one recognizes him, his widow is married to another man, and his son is a grown young man.

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Ro.Go.Pa.G.

Ro.Go.Pa.G.

1963 · 2h 2m · Movie

Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.

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Prince of Foxes

Prince of Foxes

1949 · 1h 47m · Movie

An unscrupulous agent for the Borgias suffers a change of heart when asked to betray a noble count and his much younger, very beautiful wife.

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Butterfly

Butterfly

1982 · 1h 48m · Movie

In 1937 Nevada, silver mine caretaker Jess Tyler is reunited with his teenage daughter Kady who will do anything to persuade Jess to let her have claim to the mine.

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A Safe Place

A Safe Place

1971 · 1h 34m · Movie

A strange young woman lives in a fantasy world where she can never grow up.

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The Eyes of Orson Welles

The Eyes of Orson Welles

2018 · 1h 55m · Movie

Mark Cousins dives deep into the visual world of legendary director and actor Orson Welles to reveal a portrait of the artist as he's never been seen before.

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It Happened One Christmas

It Happened One Christmas

1977 · 1h 49m · Movie

In the spirit of "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), a young woman must give up her dream and remain in her small hometown as head of her family's Building and Loan business.

6.0
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The Battle of Austerlitz

The Battle of Austerlitz

1960 · 2h 2m · Movie

Another of Napoleon's adventures in this epic reconstruction of the battle of Austerlitz, where he had the greatest victory of his career, over the Russians.

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34
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022 · 1h 46m · Movie

Follow the life and legacy of the master and so-called founding father of jazz, America's first pop star, and cultural ambassador.

7.4
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Don Quixote

Don Quixote

1992 · 1h 56m · Movie

The story of a Spanish gentlemen gone mad and his dim-witted squire Sancho Panza, who set forth on a journey to right wrongs and accomplish good deeds in the name of chivalry.

6.0
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The Spanish Earth

The Spanish Earth

1937 · 52m · Movie

A documentary showing the struggle of the Spanish Republican government against a rebellion by ultra-right-wing forces led by Gen. Francisco Franco and backed by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy.

6.5