The Many Documentaries on Orson Welles

[ToddBaesen]

I'm quite glad to see this new sub-heading.

After all, of all the great film directors, I really don't know of anyone who has had more documentary films made about them, than Orson Welles.

The documentary films on Welles are probably just as numerous as the books about him. The BBC FOUR documentary, hosted by Simon Callow, being the latest.

There is also a documentary on several countries Welles stayed in while he was in Europe: Italy, Spain, Yugoslavia. France and England are addressed in Simon Callow's "Welles Over Europe."

Then, add to that all the documentaries about Welles's entire career, or certain sections of it. THE BATTLE OVER CITIZEN KANE. The making of IT'S ALL TRUE. The A & E biographies. The LOST FILMS OF ORSON WELLES (ONE MAN BAND).

Perhaps the next "documentary" will be the making of THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND for Showtime.

[keats]

Here's one I've never heard of and found only accidentally. Perhaps it's an extra on the odious Spielberg film Waging the War of the Worlds: From H. G. Wells to Steven Spielberg http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0796237/

[Magentarose67]

"Great Romances of the 20th Century" has an episode dedicated to Orson Welles and Rita Hayworth:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toeqbKk3 ... re=related
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bn9MxmPppTA
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JynuYYD ... re=related

BTW: On part 1, where they talk about radio, there is a man around 5:22 that kind of looks like Orson...when I saw it, I could have sworn it was him, but I do not think so ...

[the scotsman]

For me the best Documentary on Welles is still the "Complete Citizen Kane" BBC 1991. It includes everything and beats out by far the "Battle over Citizen Kane". That is not to denigrate "The Battle", it is just the best made doc. I can think of.
It beats me why no company, especially Criterion,has ever thought of Licencing it.

[atcolomb]

Neil from RAREDVDs4SALE has sent me a new list of dvd's for sale and 2 of them are Orson Welles Over Europe 2009 Simon Callow looks back over Welles film and stage career in Europe and Orson Welles: The Sketchbook Show 1955 Orson Welles Five episodes of the rarely seen "Sketchbook Show" that Welles recorded for the BBC....both on the same disc. Also he has a new digital recording of Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film 1988 Leslie Megahey 165 minutes.

[RayKelly]

Neil from RAREDVDs4SALE has sent me a new list of dvd's for sale and 2 of them are Orson Welles Over Europe 2009 Simon Callow looks back over Welles film and stage career in Europe and Orson Welles: The Sketchbook Show 1955 Orson Welles Five episodes of the rarely seen "Sketchbook Show" that Welles recorded for the BBC....both on the same disc. Also he has a new digital recording of Orson Welles: Stories from a Life in Film 1988 Leslie Megahey 165 minutes.

These are the documentaries shown recently on BBC. A blogger has posted them on his site.
For more informationm check out the thread http://wellesnet.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=1770

[keats]

It's probably worth moving this post here:

Here are some old television interviews, which work well as audio-only.

1955 Ed Murrow http://www.box.net/shared/5xkjnfl2ok
1960 Bernard Braden http://www.box.net/shared/2cl2pez72f

Also http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySBmuv p.g.2/4/10

1962 Hew Wheldon http://www.box.net/shared/u1y1sjj0k4
1965 Patrick Watson http://www.box.net/shared/oy6jyg0q8o
1966 Maysles Brothers http://www.box.net/shared/26nm0037io
1971 Dick Cavett http://www.box.net/shared/1ifovaecqa
1974 Michael Parkinson http://www.box.net/shared/ioh3ps1xt2
1979 Yugoslavian TV Interview http://www.box.net/shared/zqsqr8np1m