Freedom River (1971)

Director:

Sam Weiss

Writers:

Joseph Cavella (screenplay), Warren H. Schmidt (parable)

Stars:

Orson Welles

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Orson Welles	...	Narrator (voice)

Storyline

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Genres:

Animation | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1971 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Stephen Bosustow Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Color:

Color

User Reviews

My Surprise

Freedom River is getting more attention now than it did in 1971 when I wrote the screenplay. Here's the genesis of the film: For several years, Bosustow Productions, a small studio for which I wrote several films, had asked Orson Welles, then living in Paris, to narrate one of their films. He never responded. When I finished the Freedom River script, we sent it to him together with a portable reel to reel tape recorder and a sizable check and crossed our fingers. He was either desperate for money or (I would rather believe) something in it touched him because two weeks later we got the reel back with the narration word for word and we were on our way. Joseph C. Cavella HowToWriteComedy.com