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Release Year

1955

Tagline

Discovering the past can be murder...

Plot Summary

An American adventurer investigates the past of mysterious tycoon Arkadin...placing himself in grave danger.

Run Time

93 min, France:95 min (Cannes Film Festival), USA:98 min (TCM print), USA:105 min (2006 Restored Version)

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Genre

Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Drama

Language

English

Keyword

Smuggler, Tycoon, Adventurer, Amnesia, Castle

Movie Rating

Sound Mix

Mono

Colour

Black and White

Film Type

Feature

Film Class

Psychological Thriller

Themes

Amateur Sleuths, Haunted By the Past, Amnesia

Tones

Enigmatic, Atmospheric, Eerie, Moody, Ominous, Paranoid, Somber

Has Detailed Data (New)

1, 2, 3

Wikipedia Text

Mr. Arkadin (first released Spain, 1955) is a French-Spanish-Swiss coproduction film written and directed by Orson Welles. Its history is convoluted; the story was based on several episodes of the radio series The Lives of Harry Lime, which in turn was based on the character Welles portrayed in The Third Man. The main inspiration for the plot was the episode Man of Mystery. In addition, several different versions of the film were released. Jonathan Rosenbaum's essay "The Seven Arkadins" is an attempt to detail the different versions including the novel and radio play. Adding to the confusion is a novel of the same title that was credited to Welles; Welles claimed the book was only ghostwritten with Maurice Bessy. In 1982 Welles described it as the 'biggest disaster' of his life, due to him losing creative control of the film. Mr. Arkadin was not released in the United States until 1962. Some compensation for Welles came in the form of Paola Mori who played the role of his daughter. In private life, Countess Paola Di Girfalco, she would become his third wife.

Release Date

01 March 1955

Country

France, Spain, Switzerland

Country Of Origin

France, Spain, Switzerland