Orson Welles Movies

A dramatization of the heroic jangada voyage, from Fortaleza to Rio de Janeiro, undertaken by four impoverished fishermen to file grievances in...

Explores the history of the woolen textile industry from earliest times until the present day.

In 1981, Welles gave a 90-minute question-and-answer session at the University of Southern California after a screening of The Trial. He had his...

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

In October 1970, at his Hollywood home, Welles recorded voice-overs for short stories intended for use on special screens at the Sears chain stores....

A remake of the Orson Welles film The Other Side of the Wind, it evokes the rascality of the Our Gang comedies, and it probes the cliché: "Is...

A frog agrees to help a scorpion cross a river despite the frog's suspicions.

In June 1978, at his Arizona home, Welles films a series of conversations with his mentor Roger Hill, whom he has known since childhood.

As Orson Welles, I might say: Art is the grand illusion, a mirror reflecting the complexities of the human soul. It's a symphony of ideas, emotions,...

Platos allegory of the cave as told by Orson Welles

Review the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter in 1922 with archival photographs and reviews the highlights of the treasure trove with...

Orson Welles pitches to potential investors his vision of a largely improvised bullfighter movie about an existential, James Dean type troubadour who...

This is a two-reel short appealing for financial support from Americans to assist in the feeding and resettlement in Palestine of 1.5 million...