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AROUND WORLD WITH ORSON WELLES
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Orson Welles directed and served as host for this unique British television documentary series in which he toured some of the great cities of Europe and met with prominent and everyday citizens. Originally a six-part series, the final episode (promisingly titled The Third Man Returns to Vienna) has sadly been lost. All five remaining episodes are included on this volume. Welles visits with Jean Cocteau and Juliette Greco in Paris, attends a bullfight in Madrid, meets the Chelsea Pensioners in London and more. Orson Welles---Great Britain---1955---133 mins.
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CITIZEN KANE (70TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTOR'S EDITION)
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The Citizen Kane of movies turns 70. Don't drop the snow globe in terms of picking up your copy, packed with a warehouse worth of bonus material.
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CITIZEN WELLES: THE STRANGER/THE TRIAL/HEARTS OF AGE
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This collection gives Welles admirers the chance to see the director working firmly within the studio system, as a true outsider, and as a young artist making his first cinematic experiment. The Stranger (1946, 95 mins.), made for RKO, is a solid thriller starring Welles, Edward G. Robinson and Loretta Young in the story of a Nazi war criminal hiding in small town America. The Trial (1963, 118 mins.) is a "nightmarish, labyrinthine expressionist comedy" (Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader), based on Franz Kafka's novel and starring Anthony Perkins as Joseph K. Filmed in France, Italy and Yugoslavia, it is one of the best films Welles made as a Hollywood outcast. In addition to these two features, this set includes the short Hearts of Age (1934, 4 mins.), Welles' first film--a silent, experimental short co-directed by William Vance. Film critic Jeffrey Lyons provides optional audio commentaries for the films and the disc also includes theatrical trailers, photo galleries, and a 30-minute documentary on The Orson Welles/William Vance---USA/France/West Germany/Italy---1934/1946/1963 ---247 mins.
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DOMINICI AFFAIR
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Originally made by Orson Welles as a 26-minute film for his British television series, Around the World with Orson Welles, this documentary has been expanded for this release. The film explores the 1952 slaying of a family in rural France that sent shock waves through the nation. In addition to the original footage, newly discovered archival materials are included along with a return to the scene of the murders with a journalist who assisted Welles on Orson Welles---Great Britain---1955/1999---52 mins.
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DON QUIXOTE (WELLES)
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A valuable artifact for Orson Welles aficionados, this retelling of Cervantes's masterpiece is comprised of Welles's raw footage, shot between 1970 and 1976, and reassembled by exploitation filmmaker Jess Franco. While there is no telling how close in proximity this version is to Welles's true vision (arguably it is very different), the auteur's images are characteristically fascinating. What is known of the work suggests that it could have been one of the director's most formally daring and intricately sculpted cinematic masterpieces--regardless, the images shown here are bizarre and absorbing. Also known as Don Quijote de Orson Welles. Orson Welles/Jess Franco---USA/Spain---1992---115 mins.
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F FOR FAKE (WELLES)
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Orson Welles's "magnificent confidence game, a trick, a seduction and a magic act: a buoyant film about forgery and fakery" (Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune).
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IT'S ALL TRUE
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Orson Welles went to Brazil, where he hoped to make a film that captured the essence of that beautiful country. Because of disagreements with the studio over the amount of money he spent it was never completed. Now, using footage he shot and combining interviews with actual crew members, this unfinished work and its tale of lost opportunity can at last be told. Orson Welles/Richard Wilson/Myron Meisel/Bill Krohn---USA---1993---85 mins.
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JOURNEY INTO FEAR ( SPANISH )
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Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre of the Air Players tackle foreign intrigue in this WWII spy drama set in Turkey. Joseph Cotten is the naive American targeted for death who is offered assistance by Turkish policeman Welles. With Agnes Moorehead, Ruth Warrick and Everett Sloane. Welles co-directed (with Norman Foster) and his scenes stand out. B&W. Orson Welles---USA---1942---68 mins.
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KING LEAR (WELLES)
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The legendary Omnibus production of Shakespeare's masterpiece, starring Orson Welles.
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LADY FROM SHANGHAI
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Orson Welles' great thriller stars Rita Hayworth as the millionairess in a web of intrigue that includes Welles being accused of murder, and concludes in the legendary climax played out in a hall of mirrors. "Complex, courageous, and utterly compelling" (Martyn Auty, Time Out Film Guide). Orson Welles---USA---1948---87 mins.
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MACBETH (WELLES) SPANISH
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Orson Welles' Macbeth was shot in 23 days on an extremely low budget, yet is memorable for its rhythm, murky atmosphere of evil, and imaginative visualizations.
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MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, THE
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Produced, written and directed by Orson Welles, the follow-up film to Citizen Kane, and a work of depth and genius. Welles traces the details of a midwestern family's tragedy. From the novel by Booth Tarkington. With Tim Holt, Anne Baxter, and Agnes Moorehead. In English with Spanish subtitles. IMPORT. PAL. Region 2.
Orson Welles---USA---1942---88 mins.
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ORSON WELLES COLLECTION
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Four feature-length classics, a television appearance, and two documentaries round out this Welles anthology. The Stranger (1946, 95 mins.) stars Welles as an escaped Nazi war criminal, Loretta Young as his unsuspecting wife, and Edward G. Robinson as the War Crimes inspector who tracks him down. King Lear (Andrew McCullough, 1953, 73 mins.) is a legendary production of Shakespeare's masterpiece. David and Goliath (Ferdinando Baldi, Richard Potter, 1961, 95 mins.) is a classic retelling of the age-old fable of David and Goliath, with Orson Welles delivering a colorful performance as King Saul. The Trial (Orson Welles, 1963, 118 mins.) is Welles' brilliant adaptation of Kafka's masterpiece. Anthony Perkins stars as the young clerk Josef K., who is arrested and put on trial without ever knowing his crime. The collection also includes an appearance by Welles on The Herb Shriner Show (1956) and two documentaries: Hollywood Remembers Orson Welles and Hollywood Couples: Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth. Orson Welles/Andrew McCullough/Ferdinando Baldi/Richard Potter---USA/Ita ly---1946-1963---456 mins.
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RKO 281
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Inspired by the documentary The Battle Over Citizen Kane, this well-acted telefilm dramatizes the behind-the-scenes struggle between Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst that ensued when the millionaire publisher realized the young filmmaker was using his life as the model for his movie masterpiece. Liev Schreiber stars as Welles, James Cromwell plays Hearst, John Malkovich portrays Herman Mankiewicz and Melanie Griffith plays Marion Davies. Roy Scheider and Brenda Blethyn also star. From the director of The Young Benjamin Ross---USA---1999---87 mins.
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STRANGER, THE ( WELLES )
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Orson Welles followed his production of Citizen Kane and Magnificent Ambersons with this thriller. Welles stars as an escaped Nazi war criminal, Loretta Young is his unsuspecting wife, and Edward G. Robinson is the War Crimes inspector who tracks him down. Orson Welles---USA---1946---95 mins.
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TOUCH OF EVIL (SPECIAL EDITION)
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A lovingly crafted version of one of Orson Welles' best films, starring Charlton Heston and the director as a corrupt cop in a drug-infested border town.
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TOUCH OF EVIL 50TH ANNIV EDITI
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Film Noir doesn't get as sleazy or as exhilarating as this. Orson Welles' final Hollywood studio film delves into the seedy underbelly of racism and opportunism with this examination of a Mexican-American border town murder and the corpulent police Captain Hank Quinlan (Welles) who may have a hand in it. Charlton Heston plays a Mexican narcotics officer distrustful of the captain and Janet Leigh is his new bride, a target of retaliation when her husband puts the squeeze on both Quinlan and the head of a powerful family of drug dealers (played to the hilt by Akim Tamiroff). For the first time, all three versions--the preview version, the theatrical version, and the restored version based on Welles' vision--are included in this 2-DVD set. Boosting this classic are memorable supporting performances by Marlene Dietrich, Dennis Weaver and Joseph Calleia. Don't forget to look for uncredited performances by Joseph Cotten as a coroner and Mercedes McCambridge as a gang member who Orson Welles---USA---1958---112 mins.
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TRIAL (WELLES)
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Orson Welles considered this masterful adaptation of Franz Kafka's novel the best film of his brilliant career. Anthony Perkins stars as the young clerk Josef K., who is arrested and put on trial without ever knowing his crime. The cast includes Jeanne Moreau and Welles himself. Filmed in a deserted railway station in Paris, the movie captures the nightmarish world of Kafka's mythical police state. Underrated to this day, The Trial is a must see for anyone interested in Welles or great cinema in general. Orson Welles---France---1963---118 mins.
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