Orson Welles Movies

Profile of Orson Welles, looking at his life and career in theatre, radio and particularly film.

An epic presentation of the turbulent days leading to the Russian Revolution. Based on the classic work by John Reed, this important documentary...

This exhaustive documentary covers the history and legacy of Walter B. Gibson's character, The Shadow, from the pulps to radio and beyond.

Misunderstood genius, superstar, Hollywood’s fallen angel... Orson Welles left his indelible mark on the 20th century.

Drama describing the story of the building of Saint Peter's Cathedral, Vatican, Rome.

A half-hour Cartrivision program in which Orson Welles performs material attributed to Clarence Darrow, produced for Sears as part of the American...

The film recalls Orson Welles’ Italian period. “Rosabella” is the translation, proposed by the first Italian adaptation, of...

Short vignettes explore different facets of human behavior and social issues.

Jeff Dillon decides to revisit the scenes of his impoverished youth, and learns sadly that "you can't go home again".

This is Gordon's re-edit of his 1972 horror film Necromancy starring Orson Welles and Pamela Franklin. This version features brand new scenes (mostly...

A biography of Winston Churchill, shown through re-creations and actual film footage and told by Orson Welles.

Jane Goodall has spent five years observing the chimps in Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika), Africa. One of her discoveries is that they use primitive...

Filming Othello is a 1978 documentary film directed by and starring Orson Welles about the making of his award-winning 1952 production Othello. The...

A half-hour studio reading in which Orson Welles performs Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince, created for Sears’ Cartrivision home-video...

A documentary featuring Donald Trump discussing Citizen Kane.

Biggest Hollywood stars in Italy from 1950 to 1970 through Cinecittà Luce's archives.

Orson Welles sits in his chair behind his typewriter where he sends a message out to his dying friend Bill Cronshaw: a passage from the journal of...

A darkly comic fable about vanity and desire, "The Fountain of Youth" follows a newly married couple whose relationship is destabilized by the...

Orson Welles goes to Brazil to shoot his documentary It's All True.