Orson Welles Movies

1965
Americans on Everest
Americans on Everest
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"In 1963, Swiss climber Norman Dyhrenfurth began 'a little war against a big mountain.' Leading 19 Americans, 32 Sherpas, and 909 porters carrying 27...
1970
The Enemy Before Us
The Enemy Before Us
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Jeff Dillon decides to revisit the scenes of his impoverished youth, and learns sadly that "you can't go home again".
1974
A Legend a Lifetime: Citizen Welles
A Legend a Lifetime: Citizen Welles
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1970
An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. II – Clarence Darrow
An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. II – Clarence Darrow
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A half-hour Cartrivision program in which Orson Welles performs material attributed to Clarence Darrow, produced for Sears as part of the American...
1980
A Step Away
A Step Away
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Focuses on the performance of various elite athletes during the PanAmerican Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1979. Athletes showcased in the...
2023
From Introduction to Orson Welles’s Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight
From Introduction to Orson Welles’s Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight
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A strobing deconstruction of Orson Welles' Chimes at Midnight.
1979
The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis
The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis
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1964
The Finest Hours
The Finest Hours
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A biography of Winston Churchill, shown through re-creations and actual film footage and told by Orson Welles.
1970
An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. I – Selections from George Ade, Thomas Wolfe, Mark Twain
An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. I – Selections from George Ade, Thomas Wolfe, Mark Twain
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A half-hour Cartrivision program in which Orson Welles performs literary selections associated with American writers George Ade, Thomas Wolfe, and...
2002
Filming 'The Trial'
Filming 'The Trial'
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An unfinished 1981 essay-documentary project by Orson Welles, based on a filmed Q&A session at USC following a screening of The Trial, intended as a...
1999
One Man Band
One Man Band
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One Man Band (1999) is a posthumous archival reconstruction created by the Munich Film Museum from unfinished footage shot by Orson Welles between...
1977
From Fiber to Fabric: Wool's a Natural
From Fiber to Fabric: Wool's a Natural
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Explores the history of the woolen textile industry from earliest times until the present day.
1986
Unseen Lollo
Unseen Lollo
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1960
Five Columns on the Front Page: Hong Kong as seen by Orson Welles
Five Columns on the Front Page: Hong Kong as seen by Orson Welles
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Filmed in 1960 during a break in the production of "Ferry to Hong Kong," this short documentary records Orson Welles’s three-week journey...
2017
The Magic History of Cinema
The Magic History of Cinema
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The Magic History Of Cinema is an international documentary showcasing magic and movies long continued history and explores how the origins of cinema...
2025
The Scorpion and the Frog
The Scorpion and the Frog
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A frog agrees to help a scorpion cross a river despite the frog's suspicions.
2000
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
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An unfinished 1971 film project in which Orson Welles performs readings from Moby Dick against a minimalist blue-screen setting, conceived as a...
1978
Caesar's Guide to Gaming with Orson Welles
Caesar's Guide to Gaming with Orson Welles
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A movie made for closed circuit television to be played in Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Orson Welles explains the rules of various gaming,....
2004
The Hitch Hiker
The Hitch Hiker
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A haunting visual adaptation of Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre radio performance. We are introduced to Ronald Adams: a man who, during a cross country...
1973
The Cave
The Cave
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Carried by a rich narration from Orson Welles, this rarely seen 1973 animated adaptation of Plato’s 'allegory of the cave' populates the tale...