In the following documentary, produced in 2006, film historians and archivists Stefan Drössler and Claude Bertemes discuss the principles behind the creation of a new, unique version of MR. ARKADIN. Director and Orson Welles confidant Peter Bogdanovich shares his understanding of Welles’s intentions and style to address the differences in the edit.
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Men of Mystery
In this video interview, recorded in London in January 2008, Orson Welles biographer Simon Callow (“Orson Welles: The Road to Xanadu,” 1995) discusses late actor Robert Arden, producer Louis Dolivet, and the cameo by Michael Redgrave in MR. ARKADIN.
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"Who Is Harry Lime?": Episode 1
At the time of the filming of MR. ARKADIN, Orson Welles was perhaps most well known for his portrayal of Harry Lime in his radio series “The Lives of Harry Lime,” which aired from 1951 to 1952. Taken from Carol Reed’s THE THIRD MAN (1949), Lime became a popular antihero. Elements of MR. ARKADIN c...
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"Who Is Harry Lime?": Episode 2
At the time of the filming of MR. ARKADIN, Orson Welles was perhaps most well known for his portrayal of Harry Lime in his radio series “The Lives of Harry Lime,” which aired from 1951 to 1952. Taken from Carol Reed’s THE THIRD MAN (1949), Lime became a popular antihero. Elements of MR. ARKADIN c...
