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George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American film director, actor, theatre director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked extensively in film, theatre, television and radio. Noted for his innovative dramatic productions as well as his distinctive voice and personality, Welles is widely acknowledged as one of the…

Filmography296 films
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  1. Charmed Lives: A Family Romance2028
  2. War of the Worlds2026
  3. The Making Of2026
  4. Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas2026
  5. WeirdWorld2025
  6. Human Nature in Eleven Parts2025
  7. The Scorpion and the Frog2025
  8. Othelo The Great2024
  9. The Battle of Grovers Mill2024
  10. Aliens Uncovered: Close Encounters2024
  11. Jim Henson Idea Man2024
  12. From Introduction to Orson Welles’s Falstaff: Chimes at Midnight2023
  13. It's Pretty, but is it Art?2023
  14. Looking Back Before You Leap2023
  15. Clint Eastwood: The Last Legend2022
  16. American: An Odyssey to 19472022
  17. Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues2022
  18. The Welles Raft2022
  19. My Guest is Orson Welles2021
  20. The Real Charlie Chaplin2021
  21. Tall Tales: The Ireland of Orson Welles2021
  22. Parkinson at 502021
  23. Morceaux de Cannes2021
  24. Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street2021
  25. The Blinding of Isaac Woodard2021
  26. Hopper/Welles2020
  27. Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind2020
  28. Emergency: Donald Trump’s "Touch of Evil"2019
  29. The Other Side of the Wind2018
  30. They'll Love Me When I'm Dead2018
  31. The Eyes of Orson Welles2018
  32. Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit2018
  33. The Magic History of Cinema2017
  34. Embers & Dust2016
  35. Decadence and Downfall: The Shah of Iran's Ultimate Party2016
  36. This Is Orson Welles2015
  37. Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles2014
  38. Alfonso Sansone: Producer by Chance2014
  39. Too Much Johnson2013
  40. Jodorowsky's Dune2013
  41. Magic Mirror Maze2012
  42. The Shadow Knows2012
  43. Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen2012
  44. Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure2011
  45. Jucy2010
  46. Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff2010
  47. Orson Welles: The Paris Interview2010
  48. Hollywood sul Tevere2009
  49. Lucifer et moi2009
  50. Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story2007
  51. The Deep2007
  52. Lost in "The Thinking"2005
  53. Orson Welles Talks With Roger Hill2005
  54. Filmmakers vs. Tycoons2005
  55. The Other Side of Welles2005
  56. The Well2005
  57. Orson Welles Uncut2005
  58. The Hitch Hiker2004
  59. The UFO Conspiracy2004
  60. The Dominici Affair by Orson Welles2003
  61. Filming 'The Trial'2002
  62. Lost in La Mancha2002
  63. The Movie Movie (An Excerpt)2002
  64. A Huey P. Newton Story2001
  65. NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 32001
  66. The Paranormal Peter Sellers2001
  67. Orson Welles in the Land of Don Quixote2000
  68. Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces2000
  69. Moby Dick2000
  70. One Man Band1999
  71. According to Occam's Razor1999
  72. Hi-Fi1999
  73. It's All Brazil1997
  74. Who Is Henry Jaglom?1997
  75. Celebração - 100 Anos do Cinema Nacional1997
  76. The Battle Over Citizen Kane1996
  77. Orson Welles: The One-Man Band1995
  78. The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies1995
  79. La Classe américaine1993
  80. It's All True1993
  81. Rosabella - La storia italiana di Orson Welles1993
  82. Working with Orson Welles1993
  83. Don Quixote1992
  84. The Complete 'Citizen Kane'1991
  85. Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio1991
  86. With Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film1990
  87. Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream1990
  88. Welles' Language1990
  89. On the tracks of a filmmaker1988
  90. Someone to Love1987
  91. Unseen Lollo1986
  92. It's Not All True1986
  93. The Transformers: The Movie1986
  94. The Muppets: A Celebration of 30 Years1986
  95. The Dreamers1985
  96. Orson Welles' Magic Show1985
  97. The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Michael Landon1984
  98. Almonds and Raisins1984
  99. The Road to Bresson1984
  100. The Last Sailors: The Final Days of Working Sail1984
  101. In Our Hands1984
  102. The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh1984
  103. Where Is Parsifal?1984
  104. The Witching1983
  105. Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?1983
  106. The Psychic Connection1983
  107. King Penguin: Stranded Beyond the Falklands1983
  108. Orson Welles at the Cinémathèque Française1983
  109. Hot Money1983
  110. Slapstick of Another Kind1982
  111. Wagner e Venezia1982
  112. Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady1982
  113. The Orson Welles Story1982
  114. Baryshnikov in Hollywood1982
  115. Genocide1982
  116. Night of 100 Stars1982
  117. Doug Henning's World of Magic1982
  118. Butterfly1982
  119. Let Poland Be Poland1982
  120. Magic with the Stars1982
  121. The Quest for Fire Adventure1982
  122. A Gift of Harvest1981
  123. Brasil1981
  124. Search for the Titanic1981
  125. The New Deal for Artists1981
  126. History of the World: Part I1981
  127. The Man Who Saw Tomorrow1981
  128. Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park1980
  129. The Secret of Nikola Tesla1980
  130. A Step Away1980
  131. The Greenstone1980
  132. The New Media Bible: Book of Genesis1979
  133. Frank Sinatra: The First 40 Years1979
  134. To Try Again... and Succeed1979
  135. Filming Othello1979
  136. The Muppet Movie1979
  137. The Double McGuffin1979
  138. The Orson Welles Show1979
  139. The Greatest Adventure--The Story of Man's Voyage to the Moon1979
  140. Orson Welles at The Magic Castle1978
  141. The Biggest Battle1978
  142. The Late Great Planet Earth1978
  143. Caesar's Guide to Gaming with Orson Welles1978
  144. Mysterious Castles of Clay1978
  145. It Happened One Christmas1977
  146. The Lions of Capitalism: Some Call It Greed1977
  147. The Force Beyond1977
  148. Tut: The Boy King1977
  149. Hot Tomorrows1977
  150. The Shirley MacLaine Special: Where Do We Go from Here?1977
  151. From Fiber to Fabric: Wool's a Natural1977
  152. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner1977
  153. Voyage of the Damned1976
  154. NBC: The First Fifty Years1976
  155. Bugs Bunny Superstar1976
  156. A Mother's Tale1976
  157. Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?1975
  158. Orson Welles - Das vermarktete Genie1975
  159. Magnificent Monsters of the Deep1975
  160. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi1975
  161. Who's Out There?1975
  162. The Challenge... A Tribute to Modern Art1974
  163. A Legend a Lifetime: Citizen Welles1974
  164. And Then There Were None1974
  165. Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still1974
  166. Power and Corruption1973
  167. Kelly Country1973
  168. F for Fake1973
  169. The Battle of Sutjeska1973
  170. The Cave1973
  171. The Man Who Came to Dinner1972
  172. Treasure Island1972
  173. Necromancy1972
  174. Get to Know Your Rabbit1972
  175. Malpertuis1972
  176. Jeanne Moreau : Vive le cinéma !1972
  177. Future Shock1972
  178. Ten Days' Wonder1971
  179. A Safe Place1971
  180. Directed by John Ford1971
  181. Sentinels of Silence1971
  182. Flame of Persia1971
  183. Freedom River1971
  184. An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. I – Selections from George Ade, Thomas Wolfe, Mark Twain1970
  185. An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. II – Clarence Darrow1970
  186. An Evening with Orson Welles: My Little Boy1970
  187. An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon1970
  188. An Evening with Orson Welles: The Happy Prince1970
  189. An Evening with Orson Welles: Two Wise Old Men – Socrates and Noah1970
  190. Is It Always Right to Be Right?1970
  191. Waterloo1970
  192. The Enemy Before Us1970
  193. Catch-221970
  194. Start the Revolution Without Me1970
  195. The Kremlin Letter1970
  196. A Horse Called Nijinsky1970
  197. The Merchant of Venice (Rushes)1970
  198. Upon This Rock1970
  199. Soft Self-Portrait of Salvador Dali1969
  200. The Merchant of Venice1969
  201. The Battle of Neretva1969
  202. Twelve Plus One1969
  203. The Southern Star1969
  204. The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal1969
  205. Tepepa1969
  206. To Build a Fire1969
  207. The Fight for Rome1968
  208. The Immortal Story1968
  209. House of Cards1968
  210. Around the World of Mike Todd1968
  211. Oedipus the King1968
  212. Portrait: Orson Welles1968
  213. Vienna1968
  214. I'll Never Forget What's'isname1967
  215. Beggars Would Ride1967
  216. Disorder Is 20 Years Old1967
  217. Casino Royale1967
  218. Ten Days That Shook the World1967
  219. The Sailor from Gibraltar1967
  220. A Man for All Seasons1966
  221. Is Paris Burning?1966
  222. Orson Welles in Spain1966
  223. Chimes at Midnight1965
  224. Miss Goodall and the Wild Chimpanzees1965
  225. Americans on Everest1965
  226. Marco the Magnificent1965
  227. Profile No. 6: Orson Welles1965
  228. A King's Story1965
  229. The Finest Hours1964
  230. The V.I.P.s1963
  231. La ricotta1963
  232. Ro.Go.Pa.G.1963
  233. River of the Ocean1962
  234. The Trial1962
  235. Lafayette1962
  236. King of Kings1961
  237. The Tartars1961
  238. Austerlitz1960
  239. An Arabian Night1960
  240. Crack in the Mirror1960
  241. Five Columns on the Front Page: Hong Kong as seen by Orson Welles1960
  242. David and Goliath1960
  243. High Journey1959
  244. Ferry to Hong Kong1959
  245. Compulsion1959
  246. Lords of the Forest1958
  247. The Roots of Heaven1958
  248. The Fountain of Youth1958
  249. Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina1958
  250. South Seas Adventure1958
  251. The Vikings1958
  252. The Long, Hot Summer1958
  253. Touch of Evil1958
  254. Man in the Shadow1957
  255. Out of Darkness1956
  256. Moby Dick1956
  257. Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers1956
  258. The Land of the Basques1955
  259. Mr. Arkadin1955
  260. Moby Dick—Rehearsed1955
  261. Napoleon1955
  262. Three Cases of Murder1955
  263. Trouble in the Glen1954
  264. Royal Affairs in Versailles1953
  265. King Lear1953
  266. Man, Beast and Virtue1953
  267. Return to Glennascaul1952
  268. Trent's Last Case1952
  269. Othello1951
  270. Disorder1950
  271. The Black Rose1950
  272. The Miracle of St. Anne1950
  273. Prince of Foxes1949
  274. The Third Man1949
  275. Black Magic1949
  276. Macbeth1948
  277. The Lady from Shanghai1947
  278. Duel in the Sun1946
  279. Battle for Survival1946
  280. The Stranger1946
  281. Tomorrow Is Forever1946
  282. Mexico City, Old and New1945
  283. Follow the Boys1944
  284. Know Your Ally: Britain1944
  285. Jane Eyre1943
  286. Show-Business at War1943
  287. Journey into Fear1943
  288. The Magnificent Ambersons1942
  289. Citizen Kane1941
  290. Swiss Family Robinson1940
  291. The Green Goddess1939
  292. The Spanish Earth1937
  293. The Hearts of Age1934
  294. Twelfth Night1933
  295. Something ElseTBA
  296. Voyage of the Brigantine YankeeTBA
  1. The Making Of2026
  2. Proust Palimpsesto: Pastiches e Misturas2026
  3. WeirdWorld2025