Directing
Orson Welles
- Titles
- 328movies54TV shows
- Career
Active from 1933 to 2026, busiest in 1970 with 14 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 122top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
LIFE BEYOND I: The Dawn92/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 84 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.8average 2.6
- Politics4.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.6
- Mystery5.3average 4.1
- Class & Capitalism4.2average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.8average 4.9
- 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 Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.6, average 2.7
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 10
- Social Commentary 9
- Orson Welles 9
- Character Study 8
- Psychological Thriller 8
- Historical Drama 7
- Historical Epic 5
- Thought-Provoking 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Dialogue-Driven 4
- Psychological Drama 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Gary GraverActorAn Evening with Orson Welles, The Other Side of the Wind, The Orson Welles Show, It's All True, An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon, +8 more
Oja KodarActorThe Other Side of the Wind, F for Fake, The Big Brass Ring, The Secret of Nikola Tesla, The Deep, +4 more
Akim TamiroffActorTouch of Evil, The Trial, Black Magic, Mr. Arkadin, Marco the Magnificent, +2 more
Joseph CottenActorCitizen Kane, The Third Man, The Magnificent Ambersons, Journey into Fear, Too Much Johnson, +1 more
Jeanne MoreauActorFalstaff, The Trial, Chimes at Midnight, The Sailor from Gibraltar, The Deep, +1 more
Erskine SanfordActorCitizen Kane, The Lady from Shanghai, Macbeth, The Magnificent Ambersons, Citizen Kane Trailer- GGary GraverCinematographerAn 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, An Evening with Orson Welles: Two Wise Old Men – Socrates and Noah
Angelo Francesco LavagninoComposerOthello, Chimes at Midnight, The Merchant of Venice, Man, Beast and Virtue, Filming Othello
Agnes MooreheadActorCitizen Kane, Jane Eyre, The Magnificent Ambersons, Journey into Fear
Everett SloaneActorThe Lady from Shanghai, Journey into Fear, Prince of Foxes, Citizen Kane Trailer
Ray CollinsActorTouch of Evil, Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, Citizen Kane Trailer
Laurence HarveyActorF for Fake, The Fight for Rome, The Deep, The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal
Movies and TV shows
122010s
2 titles · average score 64
73
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
as Journalist (uncredited)
55
Too Much Johnson (2013)
as Keystone Kop
2000s
1 title
Moby Dick (2000)
as Captain Ahab / Starbuck / Ishmael (archive footage)
1990s
2 titles · average score 48
One Man Band (1999)
as Presenter / Various
48
Don Quixote (1992)
Screenplay, Director
1970s
3 titles · average score 85
85
F for Fake (1973)
Director, Writer
London (1971)
as Winston Churchill / George Bernard Shaw
An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon (1970)
Editor, Director
1960s
3 titles · average score 81
The Merchant of Venice (1969)
as Shylock
The Heroine (1967)
Editor, Director
81
The Trial (1962)
as Albert Hastler
1950s
1 title · average score 72
72
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
as Gregory Arkadin