A renowned director's twilight years, delving into his unfulfilled ambitions and personal turmoil as his illustrious career winds down.A renowned director's twilight years, delving into his unfulfilled ambitions and personal turmoil as his illustrious career winds down.A renowned director's twilight years, delving into his unfulfilled ambitions and personal turmoil as his illustrious career winds down.
Ingrid Bergman
- Self (segment "Salute to Orson Welles")
- (archive footage)
Michael Bryant
- (segment "The deep")
- (archive footage)
Charles Gray
- (segment "Taylor's shop"
- (archive footage)
- …
Laurence Harvey
- (segment "The deep")
- (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau
- (segment "The Deep")
- (archive footage)
Orson Welles
- Self
- (archive footage)
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Did you know
- Trivia"The One Man Band" was originally the title that Orson Welles was going to use for an autobiographical film featuring his unfinished work from the '70s and '80s.
- Alternate versionsThe UK TV version includes clips from Other Side of the Wind, The (1972)
- ConnectionsFeatured in Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
Featured review
This is a loving film essay on Orson Welles and his unfinished films. Its an interesting look at the man who was just trying to make the films he wanted to on his own terms. Made with the assistance of Welles' longtime companion Oja Kodar this film lets us see a number of his unrealized projects for the first time. Its a treat for anyone who has been interested in Orson Welles and heard stories of these lost treasures; or for any one curious to what end he was putting the money got from his numerous film and television roles. While I'm not sure what I would have thought of some of the films (The Dreamers for example) I find that I'm very interested in where he was going with other (his Moby Dick, which consisted of him simply reciting passages from the book is an interesting idea). I especially loved some of the short humorous bits that Welles put together, his Churchill film is very funny, as his is bit with two English tailors. As a person who has been very critical of Welles of late, due in large part to extreme disillusionment with his Don Quixote (which I found to be a crashing bore) I find that this film re-awakened my respect for the man. Its not a perfect film, most of the pieces we see only awaken a desire to see more of the unfinished films and at times it seems to go on too long. Still this is a must see if you're interested in Welles or cinema, especially its lost treasures.
- dbborroughs
- Dec 12, 2005
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- Orson Welles: One-Man Band
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- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was Orson Welles: The One-Man Band (1995) officially released in India in English?
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