Orson Welles movies
by DumaDumel | created - 28 Nov 2015 | updated - 28 Nov 2015 | PublicAll of Orson Welles' movies in chronological order.
Note: list only includes films directed by Orson Welles.
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1. The Hearts of Age (1934)
8 min | Short
A colonial scene in the U.S. An old lady sits astride a bell while a man in blackface, wig, and livery pulls the bell rope. From an upper door emerges an old man, dressed as a dandy, who ... See full summary »
Directors: William Vance, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Virginia Nicolson, William Vance, Edgerton Paul
Votes: 1,270
2. Too Much Johnson (1938)
Not Rated | 67 min | Comedy
A woman has two lovers. When one man finds out about the other, he acts as a villain and chases after the protagonist.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Joseph Cotten, Virginia Nicolson, Edgar Barrier, Arlene Francis
Votes: 823
3. The Green Goddess (1939)
20 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Susan Fox, John Barrymore, William Alland
Votes: 24
4. Citizen Kane (1941)
PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery
Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dorothy Comingore, Agnes Moorehead
Votes: 465,748 | Gross: $1.59M
5. The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama, Romance
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
Directors: Orson Welles, Fred Fleck, Robert Wise | Stars: Tim Holt, Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter
Votes: 26,735
6. The Story of Samba (1943)
Short, Musical
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Linda Batista, Emilinha Borba, Balduina de Souza, Abigail Mauricio Horta
Votes: 25
7. Journey Into Fear (1943)
Approved | 68 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
An American ballistics expert in Turkey finds himself targeted by German agents. Safe passage home by ship is arranged for him, but he soon discovers that his pursuers are also on board.
Directors: Norman Foster, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Dolores Del Río, Ruth Warrick
Votes: 4,686
Uncredited.
8. The Stranger (1946)
Passed | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young, Philip Merivale
Votes: 28,701
9. The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Not Rated | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane, Glenn Anders
Votes: 33,289 | Gross: $0.01M
Uncredited.
10. Macbeth (1948)
Passed | 107 min | Drama, History, War
Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O'Herlihy, Roddy McDowall
Votes: 7,791
11. Black Magic (1949)
Passed | 105 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
Hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court.
Directors: Gregory Ratoff, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Nancy Guild, Akim Tamiroff, Frank Latimore
Votes: 1,465
Uncredited.
12. The Miracle of St. Anne (1950)
Short, Comedy
Series of rushes about cripples appearing in a Bible epic who are cured by a starlet playing Saint Anne.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Marcel Achard, Gaby André, Maurice Bessy, Pierre Beteille
Votes: 18
13. Othello (1951)
Approved | 90 min | Drama, Romance
The Moorish General Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his Lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality, it is all part of the scheme of a bitter Ensign named Iago.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Micheál MacLiammóir, Robert Coote, Suzanne Cloutier
Votes: 9,447
14. Three Cases of Murder (1954)
99 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A trilogy of fantastic stories involving murder and the supernatural.
Directors: David Eady, George More O'Ferrall, Wendy Toye, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, John Gregson, Elizabeth Sellars, Emrys Jones
Votes: 1,131
Segment "Lord Montdrago", uncredited.
15. Orson Welles' Sketch Book (1955)
15 min | Biography, Talk-Show
Orson Welles recounts various stories from his life while drawing sketches of the events.
Star: Orson Welles
Votes: 120
6 episodes.
16. Confidential Report (1955)
Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An elusive billionaire hires an American smuggler to investigate his past, leading to a dizzying descent into a cold-war European landscape.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Peter van Eyck, Michael Redgrave, Patricia Medina
Votes: 9,228
aka Confidential Report.
17. Moby Dick Rehearsed (1955 TV Movie)
75 min | Adventure, Drama
A play-within-a-play of Moby Dick by Orson Welles.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Christopher Lee, Patrick McGoohan, Wensley Pithey
Votes: 73
18. Orson Welles and People (1956 TV Special)
27 min | Short, Talk-Show
Director: Orson Welles | Star: Orson Welles
Votes: 34
19. Touch of Evil (1958)
PG-13 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping and police corruption in a Mexican border town.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia
Votes: 109,756 | Gross: $2.24M
20.
Colgate Theatre (1958– )
Episode:
The Fountain of Youth
(1958)
27 min | Drama
A couple is conflicted when they are offered a chance at youth.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Bill Goodwin, Billy House, Rick Jason
Votes: 524
One episode.
21. Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina (1958 TV Movie)
26 min | Documentary
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Gina Lollobrigida, Vittorio De Sica, Anna Gruber
Votes: 97
22. David and Goliath (1960)
Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Drama, Family
King Saul of the Israelites is visited in Jerusalem by the Prophet Samuel who foretells him that a war with The Philistines is inevitable and the shepherd David will become king.
Directors: Ferdinando Baldi, Richard Pottier, Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Ivica Pajer, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Massimo Serato
Votes: 836
His own scenes, uncredited.
23.
Tempo (1961–1968)
Episode:
The Art of Bullfighting/The Death of Fiction
(1961)
Documentary
Orson Welles in a specially commissioned film for Tempo examines bullfighting. While Truman Capote discusses the death of fiction.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Truman Capote, Orson Welles
One episode.
24. No Exit (1962)
85 min | Drama
A valet enters a hotel room with a man in tow. The windowless room has a single entrance and no mirrors. Two women are then led in; afterwards, the Valet leaves and locks the door. ... See full summary »
Directors: Tad Danielewski, Orson Welles | Stars: Viveca Lindfors, Rita Gam, Morgan Sterne, Ben Piazza
Votes: 171
Uncredited.
25. The Trial (1962)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Arnoldo Foà, Jess Hahn, Billy Kearns
Votes: 24,003
26. Nella terra di Don Chisciotte (1964– )
30 min | Documentary
Stars: Orson Welles, Paola Mori, Beatrice Welles, Arnoldo Foà
Votes: 38
27. Chimes at Midnight (1965)
Not Rated | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, History
When King Henry IV ascends to the throne, his heir, the Prince of Wales, is befriended by Sir John Falstaff, an old, overweight, fun-loving habitual liar. Through Falstaff's eyes we see the reign of King Henry IV and the rise of Henry V.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Margaret Rutherford, John Gielgud
Votes: 10,139 | Gross: $0.12M
28. Treasure Island (1965)
Short, Adventure, Drama
Orson Welles' unfinished adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic Treasure Island.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Keith Baxter, McIntosh Fergusin, Tony Beckley
Votes: 19
29. The Immortal Story (1968 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 58 min | Drama
In Macao, a wealthy merchant named Charles Clay hires two people to recreate a story of a sailor who is paid to impregnate a man's wife.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Jeanne Moreau, Roger Coggio, Norman Eshley
Votes: 3,468
30. The Southern Star (1969)
M/PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
In 1912 West Africa, diamond tycoon Kramer hires penniless American fortune hunter Dan Rockland, who's posing as a geologist, but when a huge diamond is found, everyone wants to steal it.
Directors: Sidney Hayers, Orson Welles | Stars: George Segal, Ursula Andress, Orson Welles, Ian Hendry
Votes: 609
Opening scenes, uncredited.
31. Vienna (1968)
8 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Welles presents a tour of Vienna. He visits the Sacher Hotel and the Wiener Riesenrad at the Prater amusement park. The film concludes with a spy film spoof, as Welles becomes involved in the abduction of a woman
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Senta Berger, Arte Johnson, Mickey Rooney, Orson Welles
Votes: 202
32. The Merchant of Venice (1969 TV Short)
36 min | Short, Drama
A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange ... See full summary »
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Charles Gray, Irina Maleeva, Mauro Bonanni
Votes: 139
33. An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon (1972 Video)
30 min | Short
Director: Orson Welles | Star: Orson Welles
Votes: 36
34. The Deep (1970)
111 min | Drama, Thriller
A couple's honeymoon trip aboard a yacht leads to a claustrophobic drama when another vessel runs into their voyage, apparently drifting.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Michael Bryant, Oja Kodar, Laurence Harvey, Jeanne Moreau
Votes: 286
35. One Man Band (1999)
29 min | Short, Comedy
Five comedy vignettes: 1) Churchill, 2) Swinging London, 3) Four Clubmen, 4) Stately Homes, 5) Tailors.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Charles Gray, Jonathan Lynn
Votes: 124
36. F for Fake (1973)
PG | 89 min | Documentary
A documentary about fraud and fakery.
Directors: Orson Welles, Gary Graver, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach | Stars: Orson Welles, Oja Kodar, François Reichenbach, Elmyr de Hory
Votes: 18,282
37. Filming 'Othello' (1978)
84 min | Documentary
Essay film shot for TV including Orson Welles reflections on Othello close to the Moviola, a chat with Hilton Edwards and Micheál MacLiammóir and fragments of a conversation with the audience in Boston after a screening of the film.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Micheál MacLiammóir, Hilton Edwards
Votes: 531
38. The Orson Welles Show (1979 TV Special)
74 min | Talk-Show
Directors: Orson Welles, Stanley Sheff | Stars: Orson Welles, Angie Dickinson, Dave Goelz, Jim Henson
Votes: 82
As G.O. Spelvin.
39. Filming 'the Trial' (1981)
82 min | Documentary
After a screening of 'The Trial' at the University of Southern California, Welles discussed with the public and tried to answer their questions.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Scott Alexander, Joseph McBride, Todd McCarthy, Myron Meisel
Votes: 191
40. The Dreamers (1982)
15 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
The Dreamers is an unfinished and unreleased film project directed and produced between 1980 and 1982 by Orson Welles, based on the short story by Karen Blixen.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Oja Kodar, Orson Welles
Votes: 49
41. The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh (1984)
3 min | Short
The film was intended as a private video letter from Welles to his friend and accountant Bill Cronshaw, who was ill. In the film, Welles sits behind a typewriter at his desk and quotes the journal of aviator Charles Lindbergh.
Director: Orson Welles | Star: Orson Welles
Votes: 186
42. Orson Welles' Magic Show (1985 TV Movie)
27 min
Orson Welles was a big fan of magic and in this television broadcast develops a number of traditional tricks.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Orson Welles, Allen Bracken, Angie Dickinson, Gary Graver
Votes: 128
43. Don Quixote (1992)
Not Rated | 116 min | Comedy, Drama
The story of a Spanish gentlemen gone mad and his dim-witted squire Sancho Panza, who set forth on a journey to right wrongs and accomplish good deeds in the name of chivalry.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Francisco Reiguera, Akim Tamiroff, Pepe Mediavilla, Juan Carlos Ordóñez
Votes: 905
Original footage.
44. It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (1993)
G | 87 min | Documentary
"It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles" is a 1993 documentary feature about Orson Welles's ill-fated Pan-American anthology film "It's All True," shot in 1941-42 but never completed.
Directors: Bill Krohn, Myron Meisel, Orson Welles, Richard Wilson | Stars: Manuel 'Jacare' Olimpio Meira, Jeronimo André De Souza, Raimundo 'Tata' Correia Lima, Manuel 'Preto' Pereira da Silva
Votes: 864
45. Around the World with Orson Welles (1955– )
26 min | Documentary
In 1955, Orson Welles directed and hosted a mini series for British television. He leads us through a few famous places of Europe with his inimitable touch. In Paris he introduces us to ... See full summary »
Stars: Orson Welles, Chris Wertenbaker, Kenneth Tynan, Art Buchwald
Votes: 168
7 episodes.
47. The Third Man (1949)
Approved | 93 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
Director: Carol Reed | Stars: Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard
Votes: 181,756 | Gross: $0.45M
Actor, did not direct.
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