Born in 1915, he was a groundbreaking filmmaker, actor, and writer renowned for his innovative techniques and deep voice. He gained fame with the 1938 radio broadcast "The War of the Worlds," which caused widespread panic. His 1941 film "Citizen Kane" is often hailed as one of the greatest films ever made, known for its narrative structure and cinematography. Despite frequent battles with studios, he left a lasting impact on cinema with works like "The Magnificent Ambersons" and "Touch of Evil."
CITIZEN KANE
Citizen Kane is a groundbreaking American drama film directed by and starring Orson Welles. It follows the life of Charles Foster Kane, a wealthy...
THE KREMLIN LETTER
An intricate Cold War espionage thriller, The Kremlin Letter follows a young American operative drawn into a perilous web of double agents, forged...
F FOR FAKE
F for Fake is Orson Welles’s playful, metafictional documentary on truth, illusion, and authorship. It follows art forger Elmyr de Hory and biographer...
THE LONG, HOT SUMMER
Paul Newman stars as Ben Quick, a calculating outsider who arrives in a Mississippi river town to stake a claim on the Varner family's fortune. Orson...
MOBY DICK
John Huston's Moby Dick adapts Herman Melville's nautical epic into a towering 1950s film. Gregory Peck stars as the obsessed Captain Ahab, whose...
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS
A Man for All Seasons is a historical drama film depicting the final years of Sir Thomas More, the 16th-century Lord Chancellor of England who refused...