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The complete Mr. Arkadin a.k.a confidential report / written and directed by Orson Welles.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmPublisher number: ARK010 | The Criterion CollectionSeries: Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ; 322.Distributor: Irvington, N.Y. : Criterion Collection : Janus Films, 2006Copyright date: Ã1955Copyright date: Ã2006Edition: Special edition 3-disc setDescription: 3 videodiscs (approximately 302 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm)Content type:
  • text
  • two-dimensional moving image
Media type:
  • unmediated
  • video
Carrier type:
  • videodisc
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0780030109
  • 9780780030107
Contained works:
  • Welles, Orson, 1915-1985, Mr. Arkadin [author.]
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Disc 1. Mr. Arkadin / Film Organization S.A., Cervantes Film, Sevilla Film Studios (Madrid) ; a Mercury Production by Orson Welles ; executive producer, Louis Dolivet ; photography, Jean Bourgoin ; original story, screen-play, direction, Orson Welles (Corinth version) (1955; 99 min.) -- Disc 2. Confidential report / Film Organisation S.A. in co-production with Cervantes Films, Sevilla Film Studios (Madrid) ; photography, Jean Bourgoin ; producer, Louis Dolivet ; original story, screen play, direction, Orson Welles (1955; 98 min.) -- Disc 3. Mr. Arkadin / Film Organisation S.A., Cervantes Film, Sevilla Films Studios (Madrid) ; a Mercury Production by Orson Welles ; photography, Jean Bourgoin ; producer, Louis Dolivet ; original story, screen play, direction, Orson Welles (Comprehensive version) (2006; 105 min.).
Production credits:
  • Music, Paul Misraki ; film editor, Renzo Lucidi ; Confidential version edited by Claude Bertemes, Issa Clubb, Stefan Drössler, Christian Ketels in collaboration with Peter Bogdanovich.
Cast: Akim Tamiroff, Grégoire Aslan, Patricia Medina, Jack Watling, Orson Welles, Mischa Auer, Peter van Eyck, Michael Redgrave, Suzanne Flon, O'Brady, Katina Paxinou, Tamara Shane, Paola Mori, Robert Arden with Terence Langdon, Annabel, Gert Frobe, Eduard Linker, Manuel Requena.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 filmmaker 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 comprehensive 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.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult DVD Adult DVD Northport Library DVD DRAMA Complete Available 33111008285823
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Also known as Mr. Arkadin, this flawed late effort by director Orson Welles recalls the structure of Citizen Kane, centering around an investigation into the past of a powerful millionaire. This time around, however, the millionaire is very much alive; in fact, it is Gregory Arkadin (Welles) himself who orders the inquiry, claiming to suffer from amnesia. The investigator soon gets a taste of the difficulty of his task, however, when several witnesses to Arkadin's past suspiciously turn up dead. Indeed, the closer he comes to the truth about Arkadin, the more he fears that he himself may be the next victim. While it aspires to intense suspense, Confidential Report suffers more than most of Welles' films from budgetary limitations and erratic shooting habits, with the final result often seeming choppy and needlessly confusing. Nevertheless, any Welles effort is by definition at least partially worthwhile, if only for further demonstration of his brilliant visual sensibility. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

"The Corinth version" originally released as a motion picture in 1955; "Confidential report" originally released as a motion picture in 1955; "The comprehensive version" originally released as a motion picture in 2006.

Accompanying novel titled: Mr. Arkadin / Orson Welles with a new preface by Robert Polito.

Container states optional English subtitles (SDH) however discs do not offer subtitle selection and no subtitles appear during film play.

Special features: Disc 1. Optional commentary featuring film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum and author James Naremore; The lives of Harry Lime (radio program); Stills gallery. Disc 2. Men of mystery (video interview with biographer Simon Callow). Disc 3. On the comprehensive version; Outtakes and rushes; The Spanish actresses.

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Disc 1. Mr. Arkadin / Film Organization S.A., Cervantes Film, Sevilla Film Studios (Madrid) ; a Mercury Production by Orson Welles ; executive producer, Louis Dolivet ; photography, Jean Bourgoin ; original story, screen-play, direction, Orson Welles (Corinth version) (1955; 99 min.) -- Disc 2. Confidential report / Film Organisation S.A. in co-production with Cervantes Films, Sevilla Film Studios (Madrid) ; photography, Jean Bourgoin ; producer, Louis Dolivet ; original story, screen play, direction, Orson Welles (1955; 98 min.) -- Disc 3. Mr. Arkadin / Film Organisation S.A., Cervantes Film, Sevilla Films Studios (Madrid) ; a Mercury Production by Orson Welles ; photography, Jean Bourgoin ; producer, Louis Dolivet ; original story, screen play, direction, Orson Welles (Comprehensive version) (2006; 105 min.).

Music, Paul Misraki ; film editor, Renzo Lucidi ; Confidential version edited by Claude Bertemes, Issa Clubb, Stefan Drössler, Christian Ketels in collaboration with Peter Bogdanovich.

Akim Tamiroff, Grégoire Aslan, Patricia Medina, Jack Watling, Orson Welles, Mischa Auer, Peter van Eyck, Michael Redgrave, Suzanne Flon, O'Brady, Katina Paxinou, Tamara Shane, Paola Mori, Robert Arden with Terence Langdon, Annabel, Gert Frobe, Eduard Linker, Manuel Requena.

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 filmmaker 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 comprehensive 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.

Not rated.

DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono.

Closed-captioned.

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