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The Immortal Story (French: Une histoire immortelle) is a 1968 French film directed by Orson Welles and starring Jeanne Moreau. The film was originally broadcast on French television and was later released in theatres. It was based on a short story by the Danish writer Karen Blixen (more widely known by her pen name Isak Dinesen).
Welles starred as Le Chiffre in the James Bond film Casino Royale (1967). He portrayed Louis XVIII in Waterloo (1970). In 1979, he appeared in The Muppet Movie. His performance in Butterfly (1982) garnered him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. [18]
YearTitleRole1937Narrator1940Narrator1941Himself1941- The Other Side of The Wind
- Macbeth
- The Immortal Story
- The Stranger
- Mr. Arkadin
- Othello
- The Lady from Shanghai
- The Trial
- Chimes at Midnight
- F For Fake
It took fifty years to make but Welles’ final film was finally available to the public in 2018. Edited from footage shot between 1970-1976, The Other Side of the Wind focuses on an ageing John Huston who is struggling to finish an innovative film. His friend and co-star, Peter Bogdanovich, spent years trying to restore it. He reached an agreement w...
Orson Welles took on the challenge of translating Shakespeare’s famous play to the cinematic medium in 1948. He first rose to prominence because of a 1935 stage-production of Macbeth with an all-black cast. The film was shot in just 23 days on a shoestring budget, something that Welles was ashamed of. However, the film remains an interesting additi...
Based on the short story by Isak Dinesen, The Immortal Storywas Welles’ last completed fictional feature as well as his first feature in colour. The film follows the story of Mr. Clay (Welles), a wealthy merchant who recruits two young people to fulfil his perverse obsession. Originally intended to be the first half of a two-part anthology film wit...
Welles’ third completed feature and his first film noir, The Strangeris about a war crimes investigator who tracks a high-ranking Nazi fugitive to a Connecticut town. This was one of the first films to try and understand the horrors of the Holocaust through cinema. It was the first Hollywood film to present documentary footage of the Holocaust. The...
There exist eight different versions of Welles’ 1955 work: three radio plays (which featured Welles’s character from The Third Man, Harry Lime), a novel, several different cuts, and the European release, which was retitled Confidential Report. Welles plays a reclusive billionaire Gregory Arkadin who hires an American smuggler (Robert Arden) to rese...
It took Orson Welles three years to complete his unique film adaptation of yet another Shakespeare play. He shot in bits and pieces in Europe, shooting whenever he could afford to. Welles incorporated his own artistic sensibility into Shakespeare’s legend and made the story his own. The film won the Palme d’Or at Cannes but remained neglected for d...
Although the film did not receive much attention when it was released, it has become a fan-favourite in later years. Based on Sherwood King’s novel If I Die Before I Wake, it features a seaman who finds himself in the middle of a complex murder plot. The film is best remembered for its iconic ending shootout in a hall of mirrors Welles said, “I got...
Welles considered his 1962 adaptation of Franz Kafka’s brilliant eponymous novel to be the greatest film he’d ever made. A nightmarish vision of a dystopian society, Welles manages to use expressionism to render the Kafkaesque absurdity. The director explained, “I’ve generally tried to be faithful to Kafka’s novel in my film but there are a couple ...
Based on William Shakespeare’s recurring character Sir John Falstaff, this 1965 period comedy-drama is one of the best films that Welles ever made and the finest of his Shakespeare adaptations. The script contains text from five of Shakespeare’s plays and stars Welles as Falstaff, Keith Baxter as Prince Hal and John Gielgud as Henry IV. Welles spok...
Welles stars alongside François Reichenbach, Oja Kodar, and Gary Graver in this 1973 docudrama which is often considered as an example of a film essay. It presents the narrative through Elmyr de Hory’s recounting of his career as a professional art forger while launching powerful explorations about art and authenticity in a postmodern world that is...
Oct 16, 2024 · Vienna is a 1968 short film directed by Orson Welles. It was originally produced as part of his abandoned television special, Orson's Bag, which was made for CBS; but in 1969, with the project close to completion, CBS withdrew their funding over Welles' long-running disputes with US authorities regarding his tax status.
Sep 20, 2024 · Orson Welles has directed many fantastic movies, from The Immortal Story to Citizen Kane, his directorial prowess spans many decades.
He directed 23 feature films during his career. Highest IMDb rated movie - Citizen Kane (1941) Lowest IMDb rated movie - David & Goliath (1960) IMDb averages for his movies - Mean - 7.1 Median - 7.4 Mode - 6.6, 7.5 (3 films) I will create a separate list for Welles' acting career next May on his birthday
Orson Welles (1915–1985) was an American director, actor, writer, and producer who is best remembered for his innovative work in radio, theatre and film. He is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time.
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