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The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1942 American period drama written, produced, and directed by Orson Welles. Welles adapted Booth Tarkington's Pulitzer Prize–winning 1918 novel about the declining fortunes of a wealthy Midwestern family and the social changes brought by the automobile age.
The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington, the second in his Growth trilogy after The Turmoil (1915) and before The Midlander (1923, retitled National Avenue in 1927). It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction .
A drama romance film directed by Orson Welles, based on Booth Tarkington's novel, about a wealthy family's decline and a forbidden love. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
- (27K)
- Drama, Romance
- Orson Welles, Fred Fleck, Robert Wise
- 1942-07-10
The Magnificent Ambersons. Orson Welles's period drama telling the story of a wilful son of the proud Amberson family, who destroys his mother's hopes of marrying her first love - a...
A classic drama by Orson Welles about a wealthy family in Indianapolis and their conflicts and tragedies. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to watch the movie online or in theaters.
- (45)
- Joseph Cotten
- Orson Welles
- Drama
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1918, The Magnificent Ambersons chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of an American dynasty. The protagonist of Booth Tarkington's great historical drama is George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence.
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Orson Welles's second film, based on a Booth Tarkington novel, depicts the decline of a wealthy family in turn-of-the-century Indianapolis. The Criterion edition features a new 4K restoration, commentaries, interviews, essays, and more.
