Directing
Orson Welles
- Titles
- 323movies51TV shows
- Career
Active from 1933 to 2026, busiest in 1970 with 13 main titles.
- Leading roles
- 118top three billing
- Average score
66/100
- Highest rated
Citizen Kane91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 84 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.7average 2.6
- Politics4.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.6
- Mystery5.3average 4.1
- Class & Capitalism4.3average 3.3
- Social Commentary5.9average 4.9
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
- Psychological6.2average 5.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism1.9, average 5.2
- Coming of Age1.8, average 2.9
- Pop Culture1.2, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.6, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Political Intrigue 10
- Psychological Thriller 8
- Social Commentary 8
- Character Study 7
- Historical Drama 6
- Historical Epic 5
- Orson Welles 5
- Orson Welles Narration 5
- Character-Driven 5
- Psychological Drama 4
- Thought-Provoking 4
- Moral Ambiguity 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, Orson Welles' Magic Show, Moby Dick, +6 more
Oja KodarActorThe Other Side of the Wind, F for Fake, The Big Brass Ring, Orson Welles: The One-Man Band, The Secret of Nikola Tesla, +4 more
Akim TamiroffActorTouch of Evil, The Trial, Mr. Arkadin, Black Magic, Marco the Magnificent, +1 more- GGary GraverCinematographerBugs Bunny Superstar, An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. II – Clarence Darrow, An Evening with Orson Welles: The Happy Prince, An Evening with Orson Welles: American Heritage, Vol. I – Selections from George Ade, Thomas Wolfe, Mark Twain, An Evening with Orson Welles: Two Wise Old Men – Socrates and Noah, +1 more
Jeanne MoreauActorThe Trial, Chimes at Midnight, The Sailor from Gibraltar, The Deep, The Immortal Story
Joseph CottenActorCitizen Kane, The Third Man, The Magnificent Ambersons, Journey into Fear, Too Much Johnson
Laurence HarveyActorF for Fake, The Fight for Rome, The Fight for Rome II - The Betrayal, Orson Welles: The One-Man Band, The Deep
Angelo Francesco LavagninoComposerChimes at Midnight, Othello, The Merchant of Venice, Man, Beast and Virtue, Filming Othello
Agnes MooreheadActorCitizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons, Jane Eyre, Journey into Fear
Erskine SanfordActorCitizen Kane, The Lady from Shanghai, The Magnificent Ambersons, Macbeth
Norman FosterActorThe Other Side of the Wind, Journey into Fear, It's All True, It's All True- SSam WeissDirectorThe Cave, Freedom River, To Try Again... and Succeed, The Cave: a parable told by Orson Welles
Movies and TV shows
72010s
2 titles · average score 54
69
Halston (2019)
Theme Song Performance
39
Passage to Mars (2016)
Theme Song Performance
1990s
2 titles
Treasury of Children's Stories (1996)
Theme Song Performance
Valentines. A Bouquet of Letters and Poetry of Lovers (1994)
Theme Song Performance
1950s
3 titles · average score 67
67
The Fountain of Youth (1958)
as the narrator
67
Three Cases of Murder (1955)
as Lord Mountdrago ("Lord Mountdrago" segment)