Orson Welles
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985), best known as Orson Welles, 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, Welles is widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished dramatic artists of the twentieth century, especially for his significant and influential early work—despite his notoriously contentious relationship with Hollywood. His distinctive directorial style featured layered, nonlinear narrative forms, innovative uses of lighting such as chiaroscuro, unique camera angles, sound techniques borrowed from radio, deep focus shots, and long takes. Welles's long career in film is noted for his struggle for artistic control in the face of pressure from studios. Many of his films were heavily edited and others left unreleased. He has been praised as a major creative force and as "the ultimate auteur." After directing a number of high-profile theatrical productions in his early twenties, including an innovative adaptation of Macbeth and The Cradle Will Rock, Welles found national and international fame as the director and narrator of a 1938 radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds performed for the radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was reported to have caused widespread panic when listeners thought that an invasion by extraterrestrial beings was occurring. Although these reports of panic were mostly false and overstated, they rocketed Welles to instant notoriety. Citizen Kane (1941), his first film with RKO, in which he starred in the role of Charles Foster Kane, is often considered the greatest film ever made. Several of his other films, including The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), Touch of Evil (1958), Chimes at Midnight (1965), and F for Fake (1974), are also widely considered to be masterpieces. In 2002, he was voted the greatest film director of all time in two separate British Film Institute polls among directors and critics, and a wide survey of critical consensus, best-of lists, and historical retrospectives calls him the most acclaimed director of all time. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States. Well known for his baritone voice, Welles was also an extremely well regarded actor and was voted number 16 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars list of the greatest American film actors of all time. He was also a celebrated Shakespearean stage actor and an accomplished magician, starring in troop variety shows in the war years.
King of Kings
as Narrator (Voice)Who is Jesus, and why does he impact all he meets? He is respected and reviled, emulated and...
Movie pageCitizen Kane
as Charles Foster KaneNewspaper magnate Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a...
Movie pageHistory of the World: Part I
as NarratorAn uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the...
Movie pageThe Third Man
as Harry LimeIn postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a...
Movie pageMoby Dick
as Father MappleIn 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New...
Movie pageThe Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of...
Movie pageThe Vikings
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Einar, brutal son of Ragnar and future heir to his throne, tangles with Eric, a wily slave, for...
Movie pageCasino Royale
as Le ChiffreSir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James...
Movie pageTouch of Evil
as Police Captain Hank QuinlanWhen a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug...
Movie pageShogun
as NarratorAn English navigator becomes both pawn and player in the deadly political games in feudal Japan.
Movie pageThe Muppet Movie
as Lew LordA Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he...
Movie pageCatch-22
as Brigadier General DreedleA bombardier in World War II tries desperately to escape the insanity of the war. However,...
Movie pageThe Long, Hot Summer
as Will VarnerAccused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly...
Movie pageDuel in the Sun
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)Beautiful half-breed Pearl Chavez becomes the ward of her dead father's first love and finds...
Movie pageThe Lady from Shanghai
as Michael O'HaraA romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.
Movie pageJodorowsky's Dune
as Self (Archival Footage)Shot in France, England, Switzerland and the United States, this documentary covers director...
Movie pageA Man for All Seasons
as Cardinal WolseyA depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir...
Movie pageIs Paris Burning?
as Konsul NordlingNear the end of World War II, Gen. Dietrich von Choltitz receives orders to burn down Paris if...
Movie pageAnd Then There Were None
as Voice on TapeTen people are invited to a hotel in the Iranian desert, only to find that an unseen person is...
Movie pageChimes at Midnight
as FalstaffHenry IV usurps the English throne, sets in motion the factious War of the Roses and now faces a...
Movie pageThe Stranger
as Prof. Charles RankinAn investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi,...
Movie pageThe Trial
as Albert HastlerJosef K wakes up in the morning and finds the police in his room. They tell him that he is on...
Movie pageJourney into Fear
as Colonel HakiAn American ballistics expert in Turkey finds himself targeted by Nazi agents. Safe passage home...
Movie pageMacbeth
as MacbethA Scottish warlord and his wife murder their way to a pair of crowns.
Movie pageLost in La Mancha
as Self (archive footage)Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed...
Movie pageVoyage of the Damned
as José EstedesA luxury liner carries Jewish refugees from Hitler's Germany in a desperate fight for survival.
Movie pageThe Magnificent Ambersons
as Narrator (voice)The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the...
Movie pageOthello
as OthelloWhen a secret marriage is planned between Othello, a Moorish general, and Desdemona, the...
Movie pageTreasure Island
as Long John SilverYoung Jim Hawkins finds himself serving with pirate captain Long John Silver in search of a...
Movie pageThe Other Side of the Wind
as Journalist (uncredited)Surrounded by fans and skeptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years...
Movie pageRo.Go.Pa.G.
as The 'Director' (segment "La ricotta")Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.
Movie pageWaterloo
as Louis XVIIIAfter defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is...
Movie pageCompulsion
as Jonathan WilkTwo close friends kidnap and murder a young boy and are defended in court by a renowned attorney...
Movie pageThe Black Rose
as BayanIn the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England....
Movie pageThe Battle of Neretva
as ČetnikIn January 1943 the German army, afraid of an Allied invasion of the Balkans, launched a great...
Movie pageMr. Arkadin
as Gregory ArkadinClaiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of...
Movie pageFinal Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
as (archive footage)A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look,...
Movie pageThey'll Love Me When I'm Dead
as Self (archive footage)As his life comes to its end, famous Hollywood director Orson Welles puts it all on the line at...
Movie pageRoyal Affairs in Versailles
as Benjamin FranklinWitty narration follows the history of Versailles Palace; founded by Louis XIII, enlarged by...
Movie pageThe Great Buster: A Celebration
as Self (archive footage)A celebration of the life and career of one of America's most influential and celebrated...
Movie pageJane Eyre
as Edward RochesterAfter a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a...
Movie pageF for Fake
as SelfDocuments the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later...
Movie pageThe Roots of Heaven
as Cy SedgewickIn Fort Lamy, French Equitorial Africa, idealist Morel launches a one-man campaign to preserve...
Movie pageLa Classe américaine
as Self (archive footage)George Abitbol, the classiest man in the world, dies tragically during a cruise. The director of...
Movie pageStart the Revolution Without Me
as The NarratorAn account of the adventures of two sets of identical twins, badly scrambled at birth, on the...
Movie pageA Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
as SelfMartin Scorsese celebrates American movies from the silent classics to the Hollywood of the...
Movie pageClint Eastwood: The Last Legend
as Self (archive footage)The portrait of the last cowboy Hollywood legend dives into the 65 years of an extraordinary...
Movie pageDavid and Goliath
as King SaulWhen the Philistines attack, the Israelites are hopeless against the fierce giant Goliath and...
Movie pageThe Fight for Rome
as JustinianA Roman noble, Cethegus, tries to start a war, setting the Ostrogoths and their Queen,...
Movie pageThe Battle of Austerlitz
as Robert FultonNapoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor and fights the English, Austrians and Russians in 1802.
Movie pageThe Secret Life of Nikola Tesla
as J.P. MorganLife and times of Nikola Tesla, famous scientist whose inventions were stolen, but whose...
Movie pageNapoleon
as Sir Hudson LoweThe film follows the life of Napoleon from his early life in Corsica to his death at Saint...
Movie pagePrince of Foxes
as Cesare BorgiaIn 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which...
Movie pageTepepa
as Colonel CascorroThe Mexican guerilla leader Tepepa and his gang fight against the chief of police, Cascorro.
Movie pageThe Immortal Story
as Charles ClayAn aged, wealthy trader plots with his servant to recreate a maritime tall tale, using a local...
Movie pageStreet Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show...
Movie pageButterfly
as Judge RauchJess Tyler lives a quiet life next to an abandoned mining factory by himself in the desert. His...
Movie pageThe V.I.P.s
as Max BudaWealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal...
Movie pageThe Kremlin Letter
as BresnavitchWhen an unauthorized letter is sent to Moscow alleging the U.S. government's willingness to help...
Movie pageTomorrow Is Forever
as John Andrew MacDonaldIn 1918, Elizabeth MacDonald learns that her husband, John Andrew, has been killed in the war....
Movie pageNatalie Wood: What Remains Behind
as Self (archive footage)Explore the personal and professional triumphs and challenges of actor Natalie Wood, which have...
Movie pageThe Eyes of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)A poetic journey into the visual world of the legendary filmmaker and actor Orson Welles...
Movie pageThe Man Who Saw Tomorrow
as Presenter / Narrator (voice)Hosted by Orson Welles, this documentary utilizes a grab bag of dramatized scenes, stock...
Movie pageMarco the Magnificent
as Akerman, Marco's TeacherYoung Marco Polo travels to China to help Kublai Khan fight against rebels, headed by his own...
Movie pageNotre Dame de la Croisette
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)A woman goes to Cannes and, lost in its chaos and unable to obtain tickets, ends up watching it...
Movie pageMalpertuis
as CassaviusMalpertuis is the name of an old, rambling mansion which is in reality a labyrinth where...
Movie pageDon Quixote
as SelfDon Quixote, accompanied by Sancho Panza, wander the roads of Spain protecting the weak and...
Movie pageBlack Magic
as Joseph Balsamo aka Count CagliostroA hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court.
Movie pageSlapstick (Of Another Kind)
as Aliens' Father (voice)A rich, beautiful couple give birth to deformed alien twins who, when their heads are together,...
Movie pageToo Much Johnson
as Keystone KopThis film was not intended to stand by itself, but was designed as the cinematic aspect of...
Movie pageParkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)Sir Michael Parkinson looks back over his 50 years as a broadcaster, revealing some tricks of...
Movie pageI'll Never Forget What's'isname
as Jonathan LuteAdvertising golden boy Andrew Quint is fed up with his fabulously successful life. In very...
Movie pageLon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
as Self (archive footage)Lon Chaney, the silent movie star and makeup artist, renowned for his various characterizations...
Movie pageDirected by John Ford
as Narrator (voice)A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
Movie pageMan in the Shadow
as Virgil RenchlerIn effect, modern cow town Spurline is run by Virgil Renchler, owner of the Golden Empire Ranch....
Movie pageMagician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
as Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible...
Movie pageBugs Bunny: Superstar
as Narrator (voice)Animator Robert Clampett presents a history of "Termite Terrace," the little shack on the Warner...
Movie pageRikki-Tikki-Tavi
as Narrator / Nag / Chuchundra (voice)Rikki is a young mongoose who is adopted by a human family after nearly drowning in the river....
Movie pageSwiss Family Robinson
as Opening NarratorA family setting out for a new life across the sea is shipwrecked on a deserted island. The...
Movie pageSouth Seas Adventure
as NarratorCinerama takes you on a South Seas Adventure to tropical islands set like sparkling jewels in...
Movie pageThe Biggest Battle
as NarratoreA story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both...
Movie pageTwelve Plus One
as MarkanMario, a young philanderer, receives 13 antique chairs in a bad state by inheritance and decides...
Movie pageBrother, Can You Spare a Dime?
as Self (archive footage)Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American...
Movie pageCameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Genghis Khan / Bayan (archive footage)In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the...
Movie pageLouis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive Footage)An intimate and revealing look at the world-changing musician, presented through a lens of...
Movie pageThe Battle Over Citizen Kane
as Self (archive footage)Documentary about the battle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst over Welles'...
Movie pageSomeone to Love
as Danny's FriendA Hollywood film director assembles a group of friends and strangers for a social gathering on...
Movie pageA Safe Place
as The MagicianNoah, a young woman who lives alone in New York, is dating two very different men, Fred and...
Movie pageTen Days' Wonder
as Théo Van HornCharles Van Horn, son of rich and powerful Théo Van Horn, calls upon his former teacher Paul...
Movie pageTrent's Last Case
as Sigsbee MandersonWhen a wealthy business man is found dead reporter Philip Trent is sent to investigate. Against...
Movie pageThe Battle of Sutjeska
as Winston ChurchillThe headquarters of the Marshal Tito's Liberation Army are surrounded by Axis forces. The...
Movie pageLafayette
as Benjamin FranklinThe story of Lafayette, the 19 year old pacifist who takes the side of the Colonials during the...
Movie pageThree Cases of Murder
as Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)Three stories of murder and the supernatural: A museum worker is introduced to a world behind...
Movie pageThe Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
as JustinianThe devious general Cethegus plays the Byzantine and Gothic forces against each other for his...
Movie pageThe Hearts of Age
as DeathA colonial scene in the U.S. An old lady sits astride a bell while a man in blackface, wig, and...
Movie pageA Huey P. Newton Story
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)The story of how the radical Huey P. Newton developed the Black Panther Party based on his...
Movie pageFilming Othello
as HostFilming Othello is a 1978 documentary film directed by and starring Orson Welles about the...
Movie pageWhere Is Parsifal?
as KlingsorTucked away in his castle, a hypochondriac inventor plays generous host to a revolving cast of...
Movie pageThe Fountain of Youth
as the narratorA couple is conflicted when they are offered a chance at youth. Based on John Collier's short...
Movie pageFerry to Hong Kong
as Captain HartMark Conrad, a habitual drunk and troublemaker with a shady past, is expelled by Hong Kong...
Movie pageFollow the Boys
as Orson Welles (uncredited)During World War II, all the studios put out "all-star" vehicles which featured virtually every...
Movie pageThe Tartars
as BurundaiThe Tartars and the Vikings maintain a fragile peace in the harsh landscape of the Russian...
Movie pageNight of 100 Stars
as SelfThe most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took...
Movie pageShut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
as HimselfIn 1987, Eddie Lee Sausage and Mitch Deprey recorded the nightly squabbles of their over-the-top...
Movie pageThe Southern Star
as PlankettComedy adventure based on a Jules Verne novel about the ups and downs of jewel thieves in the...
Movie pageAlfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
as Self (archive footage)After the war, almost by chance, Alfonso Sansone starts to produce documentary films and moves...
Movie pageJeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one...
Movie pageHouse of Cards
as LeschenhautIn 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to...
Movie pageMan, Beast and Virtue
as Captain Perella, the BeastPaolino, a teacher at an elementary school near Naples, appears nervous for a few days and his...
Movie pageThe Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
as Self (archive footage)For the first time in their careers, all the Muppets (except the ones that couldn't make it,...
Movie pageAFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special
as Self (archive footage)TCM host Ben Mankiewicz hosts this 50th anniversary special, with archival footage from 50 years...
Movie pageThis Is Orson Welles
as SelfMisunderstood genius, superstar, Hollywood’s fallen angel... Orson Welles left his indelible...
Movie pageCentinelas del Silencio
as uncreditedSentinels of Silence is a 1971 short documentary film on ancient Mexican civilizations. The film...
Movie pageVienna
as HimselfOrson Welles talks fantasy and magic in this short Vienna travelogue.
Movie pageNecromancy
as Mr. CatoAfter Lori Brandon suffers a stillbirth, her husband Frank obtains a job with a toy company in...
Movie pageGet to Know Your Rabbit
as Mr. DelasandroA young businessman goes to a magic expert to learn hardness and skill with his cynical and...
Movie pageLords of the Forest
as Narrator (voice)Documentary about the inhabitants, both human and animal, of the Belgian Congo. Released in 1958.
Movie pageTen Days That Shook the World
as NarratorAn epic presentation of the turbulent days leading to the Russian Revolution. Based on the...
Movie pageTo Build a Fire
as Narrator (voice)A man travels by foot in the snow with his dog.
Movie pageGenocide
as Narrator (voice)The mass murder of Jewish people by the Nazi regime is chronicled, with a warning that...
Movie pageAccording to Occam's Razor
as uncreditedA mockumentary look at the myths and realities surrounding aliens and UFOs. A hybrid of genres...
Movie pageAmerican: An Odyssey to 1947
as Self (archive footage)In the early 1930s, Orson Welles ascends to unprecedented stardom while President Franklin...
Movie pageIt's Pretty, but is it Art?
as Self (voiceover)As Orson Welles, I might say: Art is the grand illusion, a mirror reflecting the complexities of...
Movie pageAround the World of Mike Todd
as Self - Narrator"Around the World with Mike Todd" serves as a summarization of the Todd's career, and his role...
Movie pageThe Rime of the Ancient Mariner
as NarratorOrson Welles reads the poem especially for this film by Larry Jordan, which is dedicated to the...
Movie pageWelles' Language
as uncreditedOrson Welles acted in Brazilian culture and music by deeply researching Brazil's historical...
Movie pageFrom Introduction to Orson Welles’s Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight
as FalstaffA strobing deconstruction of Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight.
Movie pageThe Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
as himselfOrson Welles sits in his chair behind his typewriter where he sends a message out to his dying...
Movie pageThe New Deal for Artists
as Narrator (voice)The Arts Project of the Work Projects Administration (1935-1942) was a USA government agency...
Movie pageNASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3
as NarratorWhat if other life was out there? Join us as we try to answer that most-asked question.l With...
Movie pageA Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner
as Self (archive footage)Born in Berlin in 1896, Lotte Eisner became famous for her passionate involvement in the world...
Movie pageOrson Welles: The One-Man Band
as Self (archive footage)Orson Welles' archives of unfinished/never released movies and the last years of his life from...
Movie pageReturn to Glennascaul: A Story That Is Told in Dublin
as NarratorOrson Welles, taking a break from the filming of "Othello," is driving in the Irish countryside...
Movie pageOrson Welles: The Paris Interview
as HimselfA vintage interview captures the artist reflecting on Citizen Kane and expounding on directing,...
Movie pageThe Road to Bresson
as SelfA Dutch documentary about legendary French filmmaker Robert Bresson.
Movie pageOrson Welles' Sketch Book
as Self - HostOrson Welles recounts various stories from his life while drawing sketches of the events.
Movie pageSoft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali
as NarratorA documentary about surrealist artist Salvador Dali, narrated by Orson Welles.
Movie pageThe Witching
as Mr. CatoThis is Gordon's re-edit of his 1972 horror film Necromancy starring Orson Welles and Pamela...
Movie pageIs It Always Right to Be Right?
as NarratorThe world is divided into factions, on opposite sides of issues; each side is, of course, right....
Movie pageThe Orson Welles Show
as SelfUnsold pilot for a talk show hosted by Orson Welles.
Movie pageMiss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees
as Self - Narrator (voice)Jane Goodall has spent five years observing the chimps in Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika),...
Movie pageThe Other Side of Welles
as Self (archive footage)Film The Other Side of Welles portrays the life, work and intellectual heritage of Orson Welles...
Movie pageThe Merchant of Venice
as ShylockA short film directed by Orson Welles based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name....
Movie pageCelebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
as Self"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that...
Movie pageThe Man Who Came to Dinner
as Sheridan WhitesideLecturer and broadcaster Sheridan Whiteside has been invited to dinner at the home of a pompous...
Movie pageTrouble in the Glen
as Sanin Cejador y MenguesMajor Jim "Lance" Lansing, an American ex-pilot of the U.S. Air Corps, returns to Scotland after...
Movie pageEdge of Outside
as Self (archive footage)An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W....
Movie pageKing Lear
as King LearIn this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after...
Movie pageFilmmakers vs. Tycoons
as Self (archive footage)How the cinema industry does not respect the author's work as it was conceived, how manipulates...
Movie pageConey Island Baby
as uncreditedOn vacation, distant dogs barking, looking for truth...
Movie pageWho's Out There?
as HostOrson Welles — with contributions from scientists George Wald, Carl Sagan, and others — examines...
Movie pageCrack in the Mirror
as Hagolin / LamerciereThree stars appear in two separate but intertwined stories of romantic triangles gone wrong in...
Movie pageFrank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
as SelfGala tribute to the Chairman of the Board.
Movie pageHot Money
as Sheriff PaisleyBurt, a clever ex-con, has changed his identity and has managed to land a job as a deputy in...
Movie pageCaesar's Guide to Gaming with Orson Welles
as HimselfA movie made for closed circuit television to be played in Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Orson...
Movie pageShow-Business at War
as SelfA multi-studio effort to show the newsreel audience the progress of the Hollywood war effort.
Movie pageThe Sailor from Gibraltar
as uncreditedAlan, after quarreling with his girlfriend Sheila, becomes intrigued by Anna, a mysterious widow...
Movie pageOrson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina
as Self - Host1958 documentary film by Orson Welles. It was funded by ABC TV. Around 30 minutes long, it...
Movie pageThe Blinding of Isaac Woodard
as Himself (archive footage)In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a Black army sergeant on his way home to South Carolina after serving in...
Movie pageRita
as (archive footage)Biography of 1940's sex goddess Rita Hayworth.
Movie pageThe Spanish Earth
as Narrator (voice)A propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the Republican government...
Movie pageDisorder
as SelfVariations on the cultural and intellectual explosion in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés district in...
Movie pageTudo é Brasil
as Self (archive footage)A film essay about Brazil discovered through Orson Welles' eyes during the shooting of It's All...
Movie pageMysterious Castles of Clay
as NarratorMysterious Castles of Clay is a 1978 film about a termite colony; filmed in Kenya by film-makers...
Movie pageTwelfth Night
as NarratorThe earliest surviving film of Orson Welles, a vignette of his and Roger Hill's production of...
Movie pageKnow Your Ally: Britain
as Narrator/Bob (helpful taxi passenger)Know Your Ally: Britain was a 45-minute propaganda film made in 1944. It was narrated by Walter...
Movie pageThe Enchanted Journey
as PippoEnthralled with tales of the Great North Forest conveyed to him by friendly carrier pigeon...
Movie pageA Horse Called Nijinsky
as NarratorDocumentary, narrated by Orson Welles, about the legendary race horse Nijinsky, one of the...
Movie pageUpon This Rock
as Michelangelo (voice)Drama describing the story of the building of Saint Peter's Cathedral, Vatican, Rome.
Movie pageThe Double McGuffin
as NarratorSome school kids stumble across a briefcase full of money, when they go back for it, they find a...
Movie pageThe Late Great Planet Earth
as SelfThe Late, Great Planet Earth is the title of a best-selling 1970 book co-authored by Hal Lindsey...
Movie pageWho Is Henry Jaglom?
as Self (archive footage)Hailed by some as a cinematic genius, a feminist voice and a true maverick of American cinema,...
Movie pageMoby Dick
as Captain Ahab / Starbuck / Ishmael (archive footage)Moby Dick is an unfinished film by Orson Welles, filmed in 1971. It is not to be confused with...
Movie pageThe Finest Hours
as Narrator (voice)A biography of Winston Churchill, shown through re-creations and actual film footage and told by...
Movie pageThe Psychic Connection
as NarratorVisual observation of psychic phenomena including psychic surgery, prior life regressions, skin...
Movie pageThe Hitch Hiker
as Ronald AdamsA haunting visual adaptation of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre radio performance. We are...
Movie pageHopper/Welles
as SelfCaptures a 1970 meeting between the movie industry titan Orson Welles and the then-rising star...
Movie pageIt Happened One Christmas
as Henry F. PotterIt's Christmas Eve 1944 in the small town of Bedford Falls, New York. A despondent and suicidal...
Movie pageThe Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art
as NarratorThe Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art is a 1974 American documentary film directed by Herbert...
Movie pageThe Welles Raft
as Himself (Archive Footage)The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True...
Movie pageThe Deep
as as Russ BrewerA couple's honeymoon trip aboard a yacht leads to a claustrophobic drama when another vessel...
Movie pageThe Cave
as NarratorCarried by a rich narration from Orson Welles, this rarely seen 1973 animated adaptation of...
Movie pageThe Dreamers
as Marcus KleekFootage shot for Orson Welles' unfinished and unreleased film project, edited into a short...
Movie pageVive le cinema!
as uncreditedJeanne Moreau, filmed by Jacques Rozier, meets with Jerry Lewis, Barbet Schroeder and Orson...
Movie pageFlame of Persia
as NarratorDocumentary film about the 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire.
Movie pageMagic with the Stars
as HostHollywood celebrities assist magicians in a program of magic and illusion.
Movie pageBaryshnikov in Hollywood
as Self - NarratorThe famed dancer encounters various characters in a busy day at work on a movie studio lot.
Movie pageFrom Fiber to Fabric: Wool's a Natural
as NarratorExplores the history of the woolen textile industry from earliest times until the present day.
Movie pageLondon
as Winston Churchill / George Bernard ShawFive comedy vignettes: 1) Churchill, 2) Swinging London, 3) Four Clubmen, 4) Stately Homes, 5)...
Movie pageIt's All True
as SelfA documentary about Orson Welles's unfinished three-part film about South America.
Movie pageLooking Back Before You Leap
as General Zaroff (voice)A collection of memories from a tumultuous time at University.
Movie pagePortrait: Orson Welles
as SelfExcerpts and fragments from different interviews with Orson Welles making a statement to...
Movie pageThe Greenstone
as Narrator (voice)Living on the edge of the woods, a young boy (Joseph Cory) dedicates himself to finding a...
Movie pageThe Dominici Affair by Orson Welles
as Self (archive footage)In 1956, Orson Welles directed 'The Tragedy of Lurs', an episode of the television series...
Movie pageHigh Journey
as NarratorIn this film, ten European countries (France, Italy, Greece, Norway, Denmark, the Netherlands,...
Movie pageOrson Welles' Magic Show
as SelfWelles had a lifelong interest in magic, having been taught his first magic tricks by Harry...
Movie pageBrasil
as Self (archive footage)João Gilberto receives Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia during the recording of...
Movie pageWorking with Orson Welles
as Himself (Archive Footage)"Working with Orson Welles" is a low-budget production put together by Gary Graver, who worked...
Movie pageLet Poland Be Poland
as SelfBroadcast live via satellite around the world on January 31, 1982, this special produced by the...
Movie pageEmbers & Dust
as Professor Richard Pierson / Self (voice) (archive sound)Embers and Dust focuses on the perspective of a young farm boy and his family, and how the night...
Movie pageA King's Story
as NarratorA King's Story is a 1965 British documentary film directed by Harry Booth about the life of King...
Movie pageHot Tomorrows
as Parklawn Mortuary (voice)A portrait of a young man, Michael, so obsessed with death that he decorates his room with a...
Movie pageAlmonds and Raisins
as NarratorThis documentary examines the dozens of Yiddish-language talking films made in the United States...
Movie pageTall Tales: The Ireland of Orson Welles
as SelfThe story of famous actor and director Orson Welles is told through his two visits to the...
Movie pageThe Greatest Adventure--The Story of Man's Voyage to the Moon
as NarratorThe planning and implementation of the first flight to the moon, narrated by Orson Welles.
Movie pageThe Quest for Fire Adventure
as NarratorOrson Welles explains the creation process of a unique motion picture, a first of its kind, with...
Movie pageThe Last Sailors: The Final Days of Working Sail
as NarratorNeil Hollander sailed a ten-meter sailboat nearly 25,000 miles meeting and working alongside...
Movie pageFilming 'The Trial'
as SelfIn 1981, Welles gave a 90-minute question-and-answer session at the University of Southern...
Movie pageAn Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon
as uncreditedIn October 1970, at his Hollywood home, Welles recorded voice-overs for short stories intended...
Movie pageOrson Welles at the Cinémathèque Française
as HimselfOn April 24th, 1982, when Orson Welles was invited to Paris to receive the Légion d'honneur from...
Movie pageBeggars Would Ride
as NarratorCrime film directed by a 24-year-old Gary Graver.
Movie pageThe Force Beyond
as Himself (archive footage)Speculative "documentary" about alien visitations on Earth, UFO sightings and how aliens are...
Movie pageIt's Not All True
as Himself (archive footage)Orson Welles goes to Brazil to shoot his documentary It's All True.
Movie pageEmergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
as (archive footage)An essay on how could Welles' Touch of Evil and his story about the border between USA and...
Movie pageThe Paranormal Peter Sellers
as Self (Archive footage)This documentary revealed Peter Sellers obsession with the occult. Sellers was a highly...
Movie pageThe Shadow Knows
as Self (archive footage)This exhaustive documentary covers the history and legacy of Walter B. Gibson's character, THE...
Movie pageThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as SelfThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...
TV Show pageShogun
as NarratorAn English navigator becomes both a player and pawn in complex political games in feudal Japan.
TV Show pageMoonlighting
as Orson WellesAfter being duped and going bankrupt, model Maddie is convinced by David to become a partner in...
TV Show pageThe Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
TV Show pageMagnum, P.I.
as uncreditedA private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a...
TV Show pageI Love Lucy
as Orson WellesCuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife....
TV Show pageThe Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...
TV Show pageNational Geographic Specials
as NarratorNational Geographic Specials
TV Show pageNight Gallery
as uncreditedRod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a...
TV Show pageThe Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
TV Show pageThe Ed Sullivan Show
as Self / King LearThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
TV Show pageWhat's My Line?
as Self - PanelistFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
TV Show pageOmnibus
as King LearOmnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
TV Show pageThe Name of the Game
as NarratorThe Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...
TV Show pageThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
as SelfThe Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts is a NBC television special show hosted by entertainer Dean...
TV Show pageRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
as SelfAn American sketch comedy television program hosted by comedians Dan Rowan and Dick Martin.
TV Show pageOrson Welles' Great Mysteries
as Self - HostOrson Welles' Great Mysteries was a British television series The series was an anthology of...
TV Show pageTalking Pictures
as Self (archive footage)A look back at television appearances by legends of the silver screen, using archive footage to...
TV Show pageThe Magic of David Copperfield
as uncreditedThe annual specials of magic featuring the world's leading illusionist. David Copperfield weaves...
TV Show pageThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
as SelfIn 1973 the American Film Institute initiated its Life Achievement Award, to be presented to a...
TV Show pageHallmark Hall of Fame
as Sheridan WhitesideHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
TV Show pageA Woman Called Moses
as Narrator (voice)A television miniseries based on the life of Harriet Tubman, the escaped African American slave...
TV Show pageIn the Land of Don Quixote
as HimselfItalian-language documentary travelogue series about Spain, made by Orson Welles.
TV Show pageAround the World with Orson Welles
as Host: Orson Welles"Around The World With Orson Welles" (broadcast in France under the title: Le Carnet De Voyage...
TV Show pageAround the World with Orson Welles
as Self (Host)"Around The World With Orson Welles" (broadcast in France under the title: Le Carnet De Voyage...
TV Show pageDoug Henning's World of Magic
as SelfDoug Henning's World of Magic was the first of seven annual prime-time television specials...
TV Show pageScene of the Crime
as uncreditedSuspense anthology series hosted by Orson Welles who asks the audience to solve the crime...
TV Show pageOrson Welles' Sketch Book
as Himself - HostOrson Welles' Sketch Book is a series of six short television commentaries by Orson Welles for...
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