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1942
1h 28m
Orson Welles
The Magnificent Ambersons
★ 7.6 IMDb
Drama
Romance
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
Writer
Orson Welles
Cast
Joseph Cotten
,
Dolores Costello
,
Anne Baxter
,
Tim Holt
DP
Orson Welles
Production Designer
Albert S. D'Agostino
Music
Bernard Herrmann
Essays and Criticism
On this film
A new version of The Magnificent Ambersons restores Welles’ vision
by Louis Spong,
Little White Lies
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,
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Awards & Festivals
Nominated
Academy Award for Best Picture
Nominated
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
Nominated
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Nominated
Academy Award for Best Art Direction, Black and White
More from Orson Welles
Citizen Kane
1941
Touch of Evil
1958
F for Fake
1973
Chimes at Midnight
1965
Mr. Arkadin
1955
The Other Side of the Wind
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