Orson Welles Movies

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

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

An essay on how could Welles' Touch of Evil and his story about the border between USA and Mexico influence Trump's imagination.

The story of a famously lavish five-day party held by the Shah of Iran in 1971 to celebrate 2,500 years of Persian monarchy. The event was held at a...

A trio of stars read stories for kids.

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

A restored 1970 cinéma vérité conversation between Orson Welles and Dennis Hopper, filmed during the production of "The Other...

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

An unfinished 1971 film project in which Orson Welles performs readings from Moby Dick against a minimalist blue-screen setting, conceived as a...

In this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.

A King's Story is a 1965 British documentary film directed by Harry Booth about the life of King Edward VIII, from his birth until abdication in...

Advertising golden boy Andrew Quint is fed up with his fabulously successful life. In very dramatic fashion, he quits his job to return to writing...

A film essay about Brazil discovered through Orson Welles' eyes during the shooting of It's All True.

An Englishman with amnesia tries to discover why he is at the center of a Latin American coup.

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...

An unbroadcast 1958 essay-film by Orson Welles, blending documentary, personal reflection, and cultural portraiture in a subjective study of Italy...

A collection of memories from a tumultuous time at University.

A movie made for closed circuit television to be played in Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Orson Welles explains the rules of various gaming,....

An unfinished omnibus film project by Orson Welles exploring Latin American life through documentary and dramatized non-fiction.