Orson Welles Movies

A surreal silent short composed of symbolic imagery and allegorical tableaux centered on themes of death and mortality.

A trio of stars read stories for kids.

This is a collection of Welles’ TV appearances from the 70s and 80s, including the one he did with Merv Griffin just hours before he died....

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

This documentary revealed Peter Sellers obsession with the occult. Sellers was a highly superstitious man who consulted fortune tellers, clairvoyants...

The earliest surviving film of Orson Welles—a vignette of his and Roger Hill's production of "Twelfth Night" at the Todd School for Boys.

A meta-theatrical adaptation of Moby-Dick in which a rehearsal evolves into a full performance, as actors are absorbed into the roles of Ishmael,...

A two-and-a-half hour documentary retrospective on the career of Orson Welles.

Our host (surreptitiously played by Abb Dickson in disguise) introduces us outside the castle and describes what - and who - are allowed in it,...

Orson Welles reads the poem especially for this film by Larry Jordan, which is dedicated to the late Wallace Berman, and is made possible by a grant...

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

A documentary featuring Donald Trump discussing Citizen Kane.

The Dreamers (1985) is a posthumous short film assembled by Oja Kodar from unfinished footage directed by Orson Welles in 1982. Edited after...

A Cartrivision program featuring two studio performances by Orson Welles on the figures of Socrates and Noah, produced for Sears’ home-video...

Jeanne Moreau, filmed by Jacques Rozier, meets with Jerry Lewis, Barbet Schroeder and Orson Welles, among others.

A man travels by foot in the snow with his dog.

Pier Paolo Pasolini's contribution to the omnibus film "RO.GO.PA.G" casts Orson Welles as a director attempting to make a film of the crucifixion of...

A vintage interview captures the artist reflecting on Citizen Kane and expounding on directing, acting and writing and his desire to bestow a...