1955 1h 47m Orson Welles

Mr. Arkadin

Name: Mr. Arkadin
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Made in Europe, Crime, Drama
Released: 1955
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Orson Welles, Akim Tamiroff, Grégoire Aslan, Patricia Medina

★ 7.1 IMDb

Mystery & Thriller Made in Europe Crime Drama

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 can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.

Writer Orson Welles

Cast Orson Welles, Akim Tamiroff, Grégoire Aslan, Patricia Medina

DP Jean Bourgoin

Production Designer Orson Welles

Music Paul Misraki

Essays and Criticism

On this film

The Complete Mr. Arkadin (aka Confidential Report) by Justin Stewart, Reverse Shot

On Orson Welles

The Magic World of Orson Welles, by James Naremore by Shannon Scott, Alphaville Orson Welles, Shakespeare, and Popular Culture by Blair Davis & Paul Heyer, Screening the Past Orson Welles – Painter by Michael C. Riedlinger, Senses of Cinema

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