The complete Mr. Arkadin a.k.a confidential report, written and directed by Orson Welles
Type
Label
The complete Mr. Arkadin a.k.a confidential report, written and directed by Orson Welles
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Not rated
Main title
The complete Mr. Arkadin a.k.a confidential report
Oclc number
65341841
Responsibility statement
written and directed by Orson Welles
Runtime
302
Series statement
The Criterion collection, 322
Summary
American smuggler Guy van Strattan decides to investigate the mysterious Mr. Arkadin after hearing about the wealthy man from a prison cellmate, but Arkadin claims amnesia about his own life, sending van Strattan off to investigate Arkadin's past. Three different versions are presented in this collection since Orson Welles never completed a final cut of Mr. Arkadin, several edits of the film exist, in different languages, with different sequences, actors, narrative structures, and even titles. The Corinth version was unearthed by filmaker Peter Bogdanovich in the early 1960s, based on statements made by Welles and editor Renzo Lucidi, the Corinth version is thought to be the latest version to have been under Welles's control. The Confidential report version is believed to be the cut finished by producer Louis Dolivet after he barred Welles from the editing room. The Confidential version is a new version of the film representing a "best guess" approach following Welles's later statements, style, and continuity clues and includes as much existing footage as possible
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Confidential report