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Description
A dying mans final words send two people to Gregory Arkadin (Orson Welles) a mysterious and much-feared billionaire who lives on a Xanadu-like castle. In Welless noirish MR. ARKADIN Robert Arden stars as Guy Van Stratten an adventurer and fortune hunter who is interested in Arkadins money--and his daughter Raina (Paolo Mori). Arkadin overprotective of his daughter has his secretaries prepare a damaging dossier on Van Stratten--entitled Confidential Report. But Arkadin then makes a deal with Van Stratten--he will pay the young man for preparing a similar file on him for Mr. Arkadin says he remembers nothing about his past and does not know where he came from. Even his name is a mystery. Van Strattens search for the truth about Arkadins past--which takes him throughout Europe and to Mexico and features encounters with a variety of fabulously colorful characters--is highly reminiscent of Thompsons search for Rosebud in CITIZEN KANE. BR Shot in black and white filled with elegant cosmopolitan party scenes and extraordinary close-ups MR. ARKADIN is a visually stunning film. The camera angles and movement the exotic sets the playful music and the quick cuts--as well as the extremely entertaining and metaphorical stories that Arkadin tells--all help make MR. ARKADIN a sublime treat.
Technical Details
Region 2
Aspect Ratio: 4:3 Full Frame
Running Time: 94 minutes
Production Year: 1955
Main Language: English
Genre: Drama
Certificate: PG Parental Guidance
Directed by: Orson Welles
