Directing
Orson Welles
- Titles
- 326movies52TV shows
- Career
Active from 1933 to 2026, busiest in 1970 with 13 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 123top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
LIFE BEYOND I: The Dawn92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 85 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Politics4.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Mystery5.3average 4.1
- Social Commentary5.8average 4.9
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
- Tension6.7average 6.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.8, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.8, average 2.9
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.7, average 2.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 10
- Psychological Thriller 8
- Social Commentary 8
- Character Study 7
- Orson Welles 7
- Historical Drama 6
- Historical Epic 5
- Thought-Provoking 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Orson Welles Narration 4
- Complex Characters 4
- Psychological Drama 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Gary GraverActorThe Other Side of the Wind, The Orson Welles Show, It's All True, Moby Dick, Orson Welles' Magic Show, +7 more
Oja KodarActorThe Other Side of the Wind, F for Fake, The Big Brass Ring, The Deep, The Secret of Nikola Tesla, +5 more
Joseph CottenActorCitizen Kane, The Third Man, The Magnificent Ambersons, Journey into Fear, Too Much Johnson, +1 more
Akim TamiroffActorTouch of Evil, Black Magic, The Trial, Mr. Arkadin, Marco the Magnificent, +1 more- GGary GraverCinematographerBugs Bunny Superstar, An Evening with Orson Welles: The Happy Prince, An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. II – Clarence Darrow, An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. I – Selections from George Ade, Thomas Wolfe, Mark Twain, An Evening with Orson Welles: My Little Boy, +1 more
Jeanne MoreauActorThe Trial, Chimes at Midnight, The Deep, The Sailor from Gibraltar, The Immortal Story
Laurence HarveyActorThe Fight for Rome, F for Fake, The Deep, The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal, Orson Welles: The One-Man Band
Erskine SanfordActorCitizen Kane, The Lady from Shanghai, Macbeth, The Magnificent Ambersons, Citizen Kane Trailer
Angelo Francesco LavagninoComposerOthello, Chimes at Midnight, The Merchant of Venice, Man, Beast and Virtue, Filming Othello
Charles GrayActorThe Merchant of Venice, Orson Welles: The One-Man Band, One Man Band, London
Tim Brooke-TaylorActorOrson Welles: The One-Man Band, Twelve Plus One, One Man Band, London
Norman FosterActorThe Other Side of the Wind, Journey into Fear, It's All True, It's All True
Movies and TV shows
122000s
12 titles · average score 51
Lucifer et moi (2009)
as (archive footage 1982)
F for favor (2008)
Original Concept
48
The Deep (2007)
as Russ Brewer
41
The Hitchhiker (2007)
Original Concept
The Hitch Hiker (2004)
as Ronald Adams
59
The Magnificent Ambersons (2002)
Original Film Writer
The Movie Movie (An Excerpt) (2002)
as Archival Footage
NASA: A Space Odyssey Vol. 3 (2001)
as Narrator
Moby Dick (2000)
as Captain Ahab / Starbuck / Ishmael (archive footage)