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Orson Welles movies

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  • Joseph Cotten in Too Much Johnson (1938)

    1. Too Much Johnson

    19381h 7mNot Rated
    5.7 (891)
    A woman has two lovers. When one man finds out about the other, he acts as a villain and chases after the protagonist.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsJoseph CottenVirginia NicolsonEdgar Barrier
  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)

    2. Citizen Kane

    19411h 59mPG100Metascore
    8.3 (481K)
    Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy Comingore
    won Oscar for Best Writing in Original Screenplay in 1942
  • Anne Baxter, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Dolores Costello, and Tim Holt in The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

    3. The Magnificent Ambersons

    19421h 28mApproved93Metascore
    7.6 (28K)
    The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
    DirectorsOrson WellesFred FleckRobert WiseStarsTim HoltJoseph CottenDolores Costello
  • Joseph Cotten, Dolores Del Río, Jack Moss, and Ruth Warrick in Journey Into Fear (1943)

    4. Journey Into Fear

    19431h 8mApproved
    6.5 (4.9K)
    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.
    DirectorsNorman FosterOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDolores Del Río
    an okay suspense thriller
  • Edward G. Robinson, Orson Welles, and Loretta Young in The Stranger (1946)

    5. The Stranger

    19461h 35mApproved76Metascore
    7.3 (30K)
    An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesEdward G. RobinsonLoretta Young
    a mediocre film noir movie
  • Rita Hayworth in The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

    6. The Lady from Shanghai

    19471h 27mApproved
    7.5 (35K)
    Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsRita HayworthOrson WellesEverett Sloane
    a good film noir moive
  • Orson Welles and Jeanette Nolan in Macbeth (1948)

    7. Macbeth

    19481h 47mApproved
    7.4 (8.2K)
    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.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJeanette NolanDan O'Herlihy
  • Frances Chan, Mantan Moreland, and Sidney Toler in Black Magic (1944)

    8. Black Magic

    19441h 7mApproved
    6.3 (1.7K)
    Charlie searches for a murderer amidst numerous ghosts conjured up by a strange variety of spiritualists and occultists.
    DirectorPhil RosenStarsSidney TolerMantan MorelandFrances Chan
  • Orson Welles and Suzanne Cloutier in Othello (1951)

    9. Othello

    19511h 30mApproved
    7.5 (9.9K)
    The Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesMicheál MacLiammóirRobert Coote
  • Orson Welles, Alan Badel, Eddie Byrne, John Gregson, Emrys Jones, Leueen MacGrath, and Elizabeth Sellars in Three Cases of Murder (1954)

    10. Three Cases of Murder

    19541h 39m
    6.5 (1.2K)
    A trilogy of fantastic stories involving murder and the supernatural.
    DirectorsDavid EadyGeorge More O'FerrallWendy ToyeStarsOrson WellesJohn GregsonElizabeth Sellars
  • Confidential Report (1955)

    11. Confidential Report

    19551h 33mNot Rated
    7.1 (9.7K)
    An elusive billionaire hires an American smuggler to investigate his past, leading to a dizzying descent into a cold-war European landscape.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesPeter van EyckMichael Redgrave
  • Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, and Janet Leigh in Touch of Evil (1958)

    12. Touch of Evil

    19581h 35mPG-1399Metascore
    7.9 (113K)
    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 he needs.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsCharlton HestonOrson WellesJanet Leigh
    an excellent film noir classic
  • David and Goliath (1960)

    13. David and Goliath

    19601h 35mApproved
    4.8 (894)
    King Saul of the Israelites is visited in Jerusalem by the Prophet Samuel who foretells him that a war with The Philistines is inevitable and the shepherd David will become king.
    DirectorsFerdinando BaldiRichard PottierOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesIvica PajerEleonora Rossi Drago
  • No Exit (1962)

    14. No Exit

    19621h 25m
    6.7 (182)
    A valet guides a man into a windowless, mirrorless hotel room with a single entrance. Two women join them, then the valet locks them inside. Trapped, the trio realizes they're in hell, anticipating a grim fate.
    DirectorsTad DanielewskiOrson WellesStarsViveca LindforsRita GamMorgan Sterne
  • Orson Welles, Anthony Perkins, Romy Schneider, and Jeanne Moreau in The Trial (1962)

    15. The Trial

    19621h 59mNot Rated
    7.6 (26K)
    An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsAnthony PerkinsArnoldo FoàJess Hahn
    Tony Perkins is excellent in this film
  • Chimes at Midnight (1965)

    16. Chimes at Midnight

    19651h 55mNot Rated94Metascore
    7.6 (11K)
    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 Henry V.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJeanne MoreauMargaret Rutherford
  • Orson Welles, Ursula Andress, and George Segal in The Southern Star (1969)

    17. The Southern Star

    19691h 44mM/PG
    5.4 (651)
    In 1912 West Africa, diamond tycoon Kramer hires penniless American fortune hunter Dan Rockland, who's posing as a geologist, but when a huge diamond is found, everyone wants to steal it.
    DirectorsSidney HayersOrson WellesStarsGeorge SegalUrsula AndressOrson Welles
  • Orson Welles and Jeanne Moreau in The Deep (1970)

    18. The Deep

    19701h 51m
    6.5 (297)
    A couple's honeymoon trip aboard a yacht leads to a claustrophobic drama when another vessel runs into their voyage, apparently drifting.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsMichael BryantOja KodarLaurence Harvey
  • Orson Welles in F for Fake (1973)

    19. F for Fake

    19731h 29mPG87Metascore
    7.7 (19K)
    A documentary about fraud and fakery.
    DirectorsOrson WellesGary GraverOja KodarStarsOrson WellesOja KodarFrançois Reichenbach
  • Filming 'Othello' (1978)

    20. Filming 'Othello'

    19781h 24m
    7.4 (561)
    Essay film shot for TV including Orson Welles reflections on Othello close to the Moviola, a chat with Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir and fragments of a conversation with the audience in Boston after a screening of the film.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesMicheál MacLiammóirHilton Edwards
  • Filming 'the Trial' (1981)

    21. Filming 'the Trial'

    19811h 22m
    7.3 (206)
    After a screening of 'The Trial' at the University of Southern California, Welles discussed with the public and tried to answer their questions.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsScott AlexanderJoseph McBrideTodd McCarthy
  • Don Quixote (1992)

    22. Don Quixote

    19921h 56mNot Rated
    6.0 (939)
    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.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsFrancisco ReigueraAkim TamiroffPepe Mediavilla
  • It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (1993)

    23. It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles

    19931h 27mG
    7.1 (895)
    "It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles" is a 1993 documentary feature about Orson Welles's ill-fated Pan-American anthology film "It's All True," shot in 1941-42 but never completed.
    DirectorsBill KrohnMyron MeiselOrson WellesStarsManuel 'Jacare' Olimpio MeiraJeronimo André De SouzaRaimundo 'Tata' Correia Lima

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