Orson Welles

Recently added

The V.I.P.s
6.3

The V.I.P.s

Sep. 01, 1963

The V.I.P.s

Wealthy passengers fogged in at London’s Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.
The Trial
7.6

The Trial

Dec. 21, 1962

The Trial

Josef K wakes up in the morning and finds the police in his room. They tell him that he is on trial but nobody tells him what he is accused of. ...
The Tartars
4.6

The Tartars

Aug. 18, 1961

The Tartars

The Tartars and the Vikings maintain a fragile peace in the harsh landscape of the Russian Steppe. When the leader of the Vikings, Oleg, declines ...
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
6.9

Ro.Go.Pa.G.

Feb. 19, 1963

Ro.Go.Pa.G.

Four short films by four different directors dealing with the principles of modern life.
The Battle of Austerlitz
6.2

The Battle of Austerlitz

Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself emperor and fights the English, Austrians and Russians in 1802.
Compulsion
7.4

Compulsion

Apr. 01, 1959

Compulsion

Two close friends kidnap and murder a young boy and are defended in court by a renowned attorney who makes an impassioned plea against capital ...
Touch of Evil
8

Touch of Evil

Mar. 30, 1958

Touch of Evil

When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, ...
South Seas Adventure
7

South Seas Adventure

Jul. 16, 1958

South Seas Adventure

Cinerama takes you on a South Seas Adventure to tropical islands set like sparkling jewels in dreamy cerulean waters. Thrill to the lure of ...
The Roots of Heaven
6.3

The Roots of Heaven

Oct. 15, 1958

The Roots of Heaven

In Fort Lamy, French Equitorial Africa, idealist Morel launches a one-man campaign to preserve the African elephant from extinction, which he ...
The Long, Hot Summer
7.3

The Long, Hot Summer

May. 17, 1958

The Long, Hot Summer

Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
Man in the Shadow
6.8

Man in the Shadow

Dec. 12, 1957

Man in the Shadow

In effect, modern cow town Spurline is run by Virgil Renchler, owner of the Golden Empire Ranch. One night, two of Virgil’s henchmen go a ...
Mr. Arkadin
7.1

Mr. Arkadin

Aug. 09, 1955

Mr. Arkadin

Claiming that he doesn’t know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he ...
Three Cases of Murder
6.5

Three Cases of Murder

Mar. 15, 1955

Three Cases of Murder

Three stories of murder and the supernatural: A museum worker is introduced to a world behind the pictures he sees every day. When two lifelong ...
Trent’s Last Case
6

Trent’s Last Case

Sep. 22, 1952

Trent’s Last Case

When a wealthy business man is found dead reporter Philip Trent is sent to investigate. Against the police conclusions, he suspects the assumed ...
Othello
7.5

Othello

Nov. 27, 1951

Othello

When a secret marriage is planned between Othello, a Moorish general, and Desdemona, the daughter of Senator Brabantio, her old suitor Roderigo ...
The Black Rose
6.2

The Black Rose

Sep. 01, 1950

The Black Rose

In the 13th century, Walter of Gurnie, a disinherited Saxon youth, is forced to flee England. With his friend, Tristram, he falls in with the ...
The Third Man
8.1

The Third Man

Aug. 31, 1949

The Third Man

In postwar Vienna, Austria, Holly Martins, a writer of pulp Westerns, arrives penniless as a guest of his childhood chum Harry Lime, only to ...
Prince of Foxes
6.9

Prince of Foxes

Nov. 11, 1949

Prince of Foxes

In 1500, Duke Cesare Borgia hopes to marry his sister to the heir apparent of Ferrara, which impedes his conquest of central Italy. On this ...
Black Magic
6.4

Black Magic

Aug. 19, 1949

Black Magic

A hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV’s court.
Macbeth
7.4

Macbeth

Oct. 01, 1948

Macbeth

A Scottish warlord and his wife murder their way to a pair of crowns.
Tomorrow Is Forever
7.3

Tomorrow Is Forever

Feb. 20, 1946

Tomorrow Is Forever

In 1918, Elizabeth MacDonald learns that her husband, John Andrew, has been killed in the war. Elizabeth bears John’s son and eventually ...
The Stranger
7.3

The Stranger

Jul. 02, 1946

The Stranger

An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi, who may be hiding out in a small town in the ...
Jane Eyre
7.5

Jane Eyre

Dec. 24, 1943

Jane Eyre

After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house to care for his young daughter.
The Magnificent Ambersons
7.6

The Magnificent Ambersons

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
Citizen Kane
8.3

Citizen Kane

Apr. 17, 1941

Citizen Kane

Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every ...
Too Much Johnson
5.7

Too Much Johnson

Oct. 09, 2013

Too Much Johnson

This film was not intended to stand by itself, but was designed as the cinematic aspect of Welles’ Mercury Theatre stage presentation of ...
The Spanish Earth
6.5

The Spanish Earth

Jul. 10, 1937

The Spanish Earth

A propaganda film made during the Spanish Civil War in support of the Republican government against the rebellion by Gen. Francisco ...
The New Deal for Artists
7.3

The New Deal for Artists

The Arts Project of the Work Projects Administration (1935-1942) was a USA government agency established to support writers, theater people, ...
The Biggest Battle
4.7

The Biggest Battle

Feb. 07, 1978

The Biggest Battle

A story of how World War II affected the lives of a German family and an American family, both of whom had sons and fathers fighting in the war.