Orson Welles Movies

An epic presentation of the turbulent days leading to the Russian Revolution. Based on the classic work by John Reed, this important documentary...

A surreal meditation on hopelessness and pointlessness as guided by the Arthur Frain/Merlin character from Boorman’s “Zardoz”.

An unfinished 1981 essay-documentary project by Orson Welles, based on a filmed Q&A session at USC following a screening of The Trial, intended as a...

A baby sitter is stuck watching over a young brat on Halloween night who keeps playing vicious pranks on her. To add to her trouble the boy's...

Focuses on the performance of various elite athletes during the PanAmerican Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1979. Athletes showcased in the...

A film documenting the exorbitant 2,500-year celebration of the Persian Empire, held in October 1971, organized by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and...

A beautifully told story using archival footage to explore the life of Grande Otelo, a groundbreaking Black Brazilian actor. Overcoming poverty and...

A movie made for closed circuit television to be played in Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Orson Welles explains the rules of various gaming,....

Filming Othello is a 1978 documentary film directed by and starring Orson Welles about the making of his award-winning 1952 production Othello. The...

A dramatization of the heroic jangada voyage, from Fortaleza to Rio de Janeiro, undertaken by four impoverished fishermen to file grievances in...

Documentary about the inhabitants, both human and animal, of the Belgian Congo.

The story of a famously lavish five-day party held by the Shah of Iran in 1971 to celebrate 2,500 years of Persian monarchy. The event was held at a...

Orson Welles presents a proposed film project to prospective investors in Spain. Speaking to an audience of wealthy arts patrons, Welles outlines his...

A NASA Arctic expedition designed to be the first Martian road trip on Earth becomes an epic two-year odyssey of human adventure and survival.

Documentary, narrated by Orson Welles, about the legendary race horse Nijinsky, one of the greatest and most successful race horses in history and...

During the 70s, top scientists and astronomers sent coded messages into space with the hopes of getting a response from an extraterrestrial...

This documentary examines the dozens of Yiddish-language talking films made in the United States and Europe between the release of The Jazz Singer in...

A 1978 filmed conversation between Orson Welles and his lifelong mentor Roger “Skipper” Hill, shot at Welles’s home in Sedona by...