Guy Van Stratten, American smuggler, leaves an Italian prison term with one asset, a dying man's words about wealthy, mysterious Gregory Arkadin. Guy finds it most pleasant to investigate Arkadin though his lovely daughter Raina, her father's idol. To get rid of Guy, Arkadin claims amnesia about his own life prior to 1927, sending Guy off to investigate Arkadin's unknown past. Guy's quest spans many countries and eccentric characters who contribute clues. But the real purpose of Guy's mission proves deadly; can Guy himself survive it?
Orson Welles | Gregory Arkadin | |
Michael Redgrave | Burgomil Trebitsch | |
Patricia Medina | Mily | |
Akim Tamiroff | Jakob Zouk | |
Mischa Auer | The Professor | |
Paola Mori | Raina Arkadin | |
Katina Paxinou | Sophie | |
Grégoire Aslan | Bracco | |
Peter van Eyck | Thaddeus | |
Suzanne Flon | Baroness Nagel | |
Robert Arden | Guy Van Stratten | |
Jack Watling | Marquis of Rutleigh | |
Frédéric O'Brady | Oscar | |
Tamara Shayne | Woman in Apartment | |
Terence Longdon | Secretary | |
Annabel Buffet | Parisian Woman with Bread | |
Gert Fröbe | First Munich Policeman | |
Eduard Linkers | Second Munich Policeman | |
Manuel Requena | General Martinez | |
Pedro Vidal | ||
Emilio Fornet | Party Guest | |
Manolita G. Fraile | ||
José González Talavera | ||
Mateo Guitart | ||
Gordon Heath | Pianist |
Director | Orson Welles | |
Writer | Orson Welles | |
Producer | Louis Dolivet, Orson Welles | |
Musician | Paul Misraki | |
Photography | Jean Bourgoin |
Quantity | 1 |
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Seen | |
Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:32 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:33:18 |
Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
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Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital Mono [English] Mono [English] |
Subtitles | English |
Layers | Single side, Dual layer |
Edition Release Date | Apr 18, 2006 |
Disc Features
SPECIAL EDITION THREE-DISC SET:
New, restored high-definition digital transfers of three versions of the film: the Corinth Version, Confidential Report, and a new comprehensive version
Audio commentary by scholars Jonathan Rosenbaum and James Naremore
An interview with Welles biographer Simon Callow, featuring his audio interview with star Robert Arden
Three half-hour episodes of the radio program The Lives of Harry Lime, upon which the film is based, and an interview with producer Harry Alan Towers
On the Comprehensive Version, a new documentary featuring interviews with film historian Stefan Drössler and Claude Bertemes and Welles confidant Bogdanovich
Outtakes, rushes, and alternate scenes from the film
Extensive stills gallery
Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
PLUS: Mr. Arkadin, the novel, with a new preface by Robert Polito, and a booklet featuring J. Hoberman, Rosenbaum, film historian François Thomas, and Drössler on the three versions; and a time line of Arkadin-related events
New cover by Lucien S. Y. Yang