Orson Welles

Orson Welles

George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985), best known as Orson Welles, was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio. Noted for his innovative dramatic productions as well as his distinctive voice and personality, Welles is widely acknowledged as one of the most accomplished dramatic artists of the twentieth century, especially for his significant and influential early work—despite his notoriously contentious relationship with Hollywood. His distinctive directorial style featured layered, nonlinear narrative forms, innovative uses of lighting such as chiaroscuro, unique camera angles, sound techniques borrowed from radio, deep focus shots, and long takes. Welles's long career in film is noted for his struggle for artistic control in the face of pressure from studios. Many of his films were heavily edited and others left unreleased. He has been praised as a major creative force and as "the ultimate auteur." After directing a number of high-profile theatrical productions in his early twenties, including an innovative adaptation of Macbeth and The Cradle Will Rock, Welles found national and international fame as the director and narrator of a 1938 radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's novel The War of the Worlds performed for the radio drama anthology series Mercury Theatre on the Air. It was reported to have caused widespread panic when listeners thought that an invasion by extraterrestrial beings was occurring. Although these reports of panic were mostly false and overstated, they rocketed Welles to instant notoriety. Citizen Kane (1941), his first film with RKO, in which he starred in the role of Charles Foster Kane, is often considered the greatest film ever made. Several of his other films, including The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), The Lady from Shanghai (1947), Touch of Evil (1958), Chimes at Midnight (1965), and F for Fake (1974), are also widely considered to be masterpieces. In 2002, he was voted the greatest film director of all time in two separate British Film Institute polls among directors and critics, and a wide survey of critical consensus, best-of lists, and historical retrospectives calls him the most acclaimed director of all time. Andrew Sarris in his influential book of film criticism The American Cinema: Directors and Directions 1929–1968 included him in the "pantheon" of the 14 greatest film directors who had worked in the United States. Well known for his baritone voice, Welles was also an extremely well regarded actor and was voted number 16 in AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars list of the greatest American film actors of all time. He was also a celebrated Shakespearean stage actor and an accomplished magician, starring in troop variety shows in the war years.
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
    Birthday
    5/6/1915
Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
8
A Man for All Seasons
A Man for All Seasons
7.3
The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons
7.3
Chimes at Midnight
Chimes at Midnight
7.2
The Third Man
The Third Man
7.9
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil
7.8
History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I
6.8
The Trial
The Trial
7.4
Twelve Plus One
Twelve Plus One
5.3
The Transformers: The Movie
The Transformers: The Movie
7.1
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
7
Catch-22
Catch-22
6.7
The Lady from Shanghai
The Lady from Shanghai
7.4
Is Paris Burning?
Is Paris Burning?
7.2
The Stranger
The Stranger
7.2
And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None
5.7
House of Cards
House of Cards
4.9
Journey into Fear
Journey into Fear
6
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
5.4
The Deep
The Deep
0
Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees
Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees
0
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
6.9
Don Quixote
Don Quixote
6.1
According to Occam's Razor
According to Occam's Razor
0
Welles' Language
Welles' Language
6
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional
0
Casino Royale
Casino Royale
5.3
Waterloo
Waterloo
7.1
Follow the Boys
Follow the Boys
5.2
The Battle of Neretva
The Battle of Neretva
6.6
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
6.1
Macbeth
Macbeth
7.3
Butterfly
Butterfly
5.1
The Long, Hot Summer
The Long, Hot Summer
7.1
Compulsion
Compulsion
7.1
Necromancy
Necromancy
4.5
The Lost Print: The Making of Orson Welles’ The Magnificent Ambersons
0
The Vikings
The Vikings
7.1
F for Fake
F for Fake
7.4
Napoleon
Napoleon
6.3
The V.I.P.s
The V.I.P.s
6.2
American: An Odyssey to 1947
American: An Odyssey to 1947
0
The Black Rose
The Black Rose
6.6
The Southern Star
The Southern Star
6.9
Prince of Foxes
Prince of Foxes
6
From Introduction to Orson Welles’s Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight
From Introduction to Orson Welles’s Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight
0
Mr. Arkadin
Mr. Arkadin
6.9
Tomorrow Is Forever
Tomorrow Is Forever
6.1
Three Cases of Murder
Three Cases of Murder
5.7
The Kremlin Letter
The Kremlin Letter
6.1
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance
0
Malpertuis
Malpertuis
6.4
Othello
Othello
7.4
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
The Man Who Saw Tomorrow
7.1
Royal Affairs in Versailles
Royal Affairs in Versailles
6.8
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
6.4
The Biggest Battle
The Biggest Battle
4.5
The Dominici Affair by Orson Welles
The Dominici Affair by Orson Welles
6
Tepepa
Tepepa
6.5
The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla
The Secret Life of Nikola Tesla
6.1
Slapstick of Another Kind
Slapstick of Another Kind
2.7
A Safe Place
A Safe Place
5.3
Hot Tomorrows
Hot Tomorrows
6
Trent's Last Case
Trent's Last Case
5.4
Ten Days' Wonder
Ten Days' Wonder
6.5
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
7.9
The Immortal Story
The Immortal Story
7.1
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"
0
The Late Great Planet Earth
The Late Great Planet Earth
3.7
Voyage of the Damned
Voyage of the Damned
6
David and Goliath
David and Goliath
3.6
Black Magic
Black Magic
6.3
It's All True
It's All True
7.6
Ferry to Hong Kong
Ferry to Hong Kong
5.5
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
Ro.Go.Pa.G.
7.2
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
7.4
Future Shock
4.7
Get to Know Your Rabbit
Get to Know Your Rabbit
5.1
The Fountain of Youth
The Fountain of Youth
6.2
The Force Beyond
The Force Beyond
4.3
The Spanish Earth
The Spanish Earth
6.6
The Witching
The Witching
0
Marco the Magnificent
Marco the Magnificent
5.4
It Happened One Christmas
It Happened One Christmas
3.2
Filming Othello
Filming Othello
7.3
Mysterious Castles of Clay
Mysterious Castles of Clay
5.8
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
5.5
Trouble in the Glen
Trouble in the Glen
5.7
Where Is Parsifal?
Where Is Parsifal?
3.5
Return to Glennascaul
Return to Glennascaul
6.4
It's All Brazil
It's All Brazil
6.2
The Road to Bresson
The Road to Bresson
6.8
Parkinson at 50
Parkinson at 50
10
Too Much Johnson
Too Much Johnson
5.3
The Tartars
The Tartars
5.5
Is It Always Right to Be Right?
Is It Always Right to Be Right?
5.9
Hot Money
Hot Money
2
Man, Beast and Virtue
Man, Beast and Virtue
6.7
Someone to Love
Someone to Love
5.3
The Fight for Rome
The Fight for Rome
6
Magic with the Stars
Magic with the Stars
0
King Lear
King Lear
8
Centinelas del Silencio
Centinelas del Silencio
6.4
The Greatest Adventure--The Story of Man's Voyage to the Moon
The Greatest Adventure--The Story of Man's Voyage to the Moon
0
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote
5.5
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
6
Tall Tales: The Ireland of Orson Welles
Tall Tales: The Ireland of Orson Welles
9
Notre Dame de la Croisette
Notre Dame de la Croisette
6
Othelo The Great
Othelo The Great
0
Edge of Outside
Edge of Outside
5.8
The Sailor from Gibraltar
The Sailor from Gibraltar
5.7
The Dreamers
The Dreamers
5
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
5.3
The Roots of Heaven
The Roots of Heaven
6.2
Crack in the Mirror
Crack in the Mirror
7.5
To Build a Fire
To Build a Fire
7.6
Orson Welles in Spain
5
Man in the Shadow
Man in the Shadow
6.8
The Muppet Movie
The Muppet Movie
7.2
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
7.5
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
The Battle Over Citizen Kane
7.2
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years
5
Looking Back Before You Leap
Looking Back Before You Leap
0
Ten Days That Shook the World
Ten Days That Shook the World
6.2
It's Pretty, but is it Art?
It's Pretty, but is it Art?
0
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.7
Flame of Persia
Flame of Persia
0
The Other Side of the Wind
The Other Side of the Wind
6.7
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
0
A King's Story
A King's Story
5.7
The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
5.9
Upon This Rock
Upon This Rock
0
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend
7.3
Tut: The Boy King
0
This Is Orson Welles
This Is Orson Welles
7.4
The Hearts of Age
The Hearts of Age
5.4
Jodorowsky's Dune
Jodorowsky's Dune
7.8
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
6.9
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night
6
The Shadow Knows
The Shadow Knows
0
Vienna
Vienna
6
Lucifer et moi
Lucifer et moi
0
LIFE BEYOND: Visions of Alien Life
LIFE BEYOND: Visions of Alien Life
10
Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson
5.4
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice
8
LIFE BEYOND I: The Dawn
LIFE BEYOND I: The Dawn
9.3
On the tracks of a filmmaker
On the tracks of a filmmaker
0
Who's Out There?
Who's Out There?
6.3
Jim Henson Idea Man
Jim Henson Idea Man
7.8
The Battle of Grovers Mill
The Battle of Grovers Mill
0
A Step Away
0
The Last Sailors: The Final Days of Working Sail
The Last Sailors: The Final Days of Working Sail
9
Moby Dick
Moby Dick
0
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
7.2
Orson Welles' Magic Show
Orson Welles' Magic Show
6.3
Lafayette
Lafayette
5
Filming 'The Trial'
Filming 'The Trial'
7
The Finest Hours
The Finest Hours
6.3
Portrait: Orson Welles
Portrait: Orson Welles
5.8
Directed by John Ford
Directed by John Ford
6.8
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
6.5
Oedipus the King
4.7
King of Kings
King of Kings
7.1
Start the Revolution Without Me
Start the Revolution Without Me
5.8
Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali
Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali
1
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
7.5
Freedom River
6.3
With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film
0
London
London
0
An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon
An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon
0
A Huey P. Newton Story
A Huey P. Newton Story
5.2
The Well
The Well
0
From Fiber to Fabric: Wool's a Natural
From Fiber to Fabric: Wool's a Natural
0
Lost in La Mancha
Lost in La Mancha
7
Show-Business at War
Show-Business at War
7
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?
5.7
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3
0
Duel in the Sun
Duel in the Sun
6.3
Rita
Rita
8.5
A Horse Called Nijinsky
A Horse Called Nijinsky
10
The Orson Welles Show
The Orson Welles Show
0
Disorder
Disorder
5
The Greenstone
The Greenstone
1.5
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
7.2
The Quest for Fire Adventure
The Quest for Fire Adventure
6
Working with Orson Welles
Working with Orson Welles
5.5
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons
6.2
Bugs Bunny Superstar
Bugs Bunny Superstar
7.2
The Enchanted Journey
The Enchanted Journey
7.8
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces
6.5
The Eyes of Orson Welles
The Eyes of Orson Welles
7.1
The Hitch Hiker
The Hitch Hiker
0
The Battle of Sutjeska
The Battle of Sutjeska
6.4
The Welles Raft
The Welles Raft
0
High Journey
High Journey
6
Orson Welles: The Paris Interview
Orson Welles: The Paris Interview
4
Around the World of Mike Todd
Around the World of Mike Todd
6
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
7.7
Battle for Survival
0
Orson Welles at the Cinémathèque Française
Orson Welles at the Cinémathèque Française
0
The Other Side of Welles
The Other Side of Welles
0
Hopper/Welles
Hopper/Welles
5.9
The Cave
The Cave
0
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
7
The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art
The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art
5.8
The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
5
Rosabella - La storia italiana di Orson Welles
Rosabella - La storia italiana di Orson Welles
0
Genocide
Genocide
7.2
Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina
Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina
6.7
Orson Welles' Sketch Book
Orson Welles' Sketch Book
6.5
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon
0
The Psychic Connection
The Psychic Connection
0
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years
0
A Legend a Lifetime: Citizen Welles
0
King Penguin: Stranded Beyond the Falklands
0
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
Baryshnikov in Hollywood
0
Out of Darkness
0
The Battle of Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz
6.7
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
6
Disorder Is 20 Years Old
0
Orson Welles - The Marketed Genius
0
Doug Henning's World of Magic
Doug Henning's World of Magic
0
Let Poland Be Poland
Let Poland Be Poland
0
The Magic History of Cinema
0
Embers & Dust
Embers & Dust
6.7
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
6.3
The Great Buster: A Celebration
The Great Buster: A Celebration
7.2
South Seas Adventure
South Seas Adventure
5.7
River of the Ocean
0
Mexico City, Old and New
0
Lords of the Forest
Lords of the Forest
6
Know Your Ally: Britain
Know Your Ally: Britain
4.6
An Arabian Night
0
It's Not All True
It's Not All True
6.6
The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed
0
To Try Again... and Succeed
0
The Enemy Before Us
0
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner
0
The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis
0
Kelly Country
0
The Double McGuffin
The Double McGuffin
5.3
Power and Corruption
0
Search for the Titanic
0
In Our Hands
0
Magnificent Monsters of the Deep
0
Almonds and Raisins
Almonds and Raisins
0
NBC: The First Fifty Years
0
The New Deal for Artists
The New Deal for Artists
0
A Gift of Harvest
0
Wagner e Venezia
0
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
0
Vive le cinema!
Vive le cinema!
0
Brasil
Brasil
7.2
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.9
Caesar's Guide to Gaming with Orson Welles
Caesar's Guide to Gaming with Orson Welles
0
The Land of the Basques
The Land of the Basques
0
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
The Blinding of Isaac Woodard
0
Beggars Would Ride
Beggars Would Ride
0
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
Who Is Henry Jaglom?
6.6
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
6
Magic Mirror Maze
Magic Mirror Maze
0
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