Orson as an actor

[DexyMan]

I've noticed lately that I'm beginning to tire of watching the same old masterpieces and have begun to gain a large interest in his acting roles. I have searched the Internet high and low and have come up with a list that can hopefully be added to. I prefer to watch all movies in the correct aspect ratio, language and on DVD and I came up with the following list. If anyone else is interested, there should be no reason for multiple people to buy these DVDRs, if we communicate we could get all of these films pretty cheaply...

1. Journey Into Fear (1943) [4:3]
a. DVD European Version Spain
b. DVD American Version France
2. Jane Eyre (1944) [4:3] DVD R0
3. Follow the Boys (1944) [4:3] VHS
4. Tomorrow is Forever (1946) [4:3] VHS
5. The Third Man (1949) [4:3] DVD R1
6. Black Magic (1949) [4:3] DVDR [ebay.com - terrible sound]
7. Prince of Foxes (1949) [4:3] DVD R0 ebay.com
8. The Black Rose (1950) [4:3] DVD R0 superhappyfun.com
9. Return to Glennascaul (1951) [4:3] DVD R2 on Othello
10.Trent's Last Case (1952) [4:3] DVDR ebay.com
11.Man, Beast and Virtue: (1953) [4:3] UNAVAILABLE
12.Trouble in the Glen (1953) [4:3]:VHS
13.King Lear (1953) [4:3] DVDR
14.Royal Affairs of Versailles (1954) [unknown]
a. DVD R2 160 min. [4:3 no English subtitles]
15.Three Cases of Murder (1954) [1.66:1]:DVD R0 ebay.com
16.Napoleon (1955) [unknown]:
a. DVD R1 129 min. [4:3]
b. DVD R2 185 min. [4:3 no English subtitles]
17.Moby Dick (1956) [4:3] DVD R1
18.Man in the Shadow (1957) [2.35:1]: DVDR
19.The Long Hot Summer (1958) [2.35:1]: DVD R1
20.The Roots of Heaven (1958) [2.35:1]: DVDR k-e-n.com
21.Compulsion (1959) [2.35:1]: DVD R0 cinema.com
22.Ferry to Hong Kong (1959) [2.35:1]: DVD R2 [4:3]
23.David and Goliath (1959) [2.35:1]: DVD R1 [4:3]
24.Crack in the Mirror (1960) [2.35:1]: UNAVAILABLE
25.Austerlitz (1960) [2.35:1]:
a. VHS uncut [4:3?]
b. DVD R2 [widescreen uncut no subtitles]
26.The Tartars (1961) [2.35:1]: DVDR videoscreams.com
27.La Fayette (1962) [2.35:1]:
a. VHS 138 min. [w/o English subtitles] francevision.com
28.La Ricotta (1963):
a. DVD R1 bonus feature on Mamma Roma Criterion
29.The V.I.P.s (1963): DVDR k-e-n.com
30.Marco the Magnificent (1965) [2.35:1]:
a. DVDR videoscreams.com [4:3?]
31.Is Paris Burning? (1966): DVD R1
32.A Man for All Seasons (1966): DVD R1
33.Casino Royale (1967): DVD R1
34.The Sailor From Gibraltar (1966): DVD R0 vsom.com
35.Oedipus the King (1967): UNAVAILABLE
36.I'll Never Forget What's 'Is Name (1967): DVD R1
37.Tepepa (1968) DVD R2 dvd.it uncut
38.House of Cards (1968): DVD R0 vsom.com
39.Der Kampf um Rom [The Last Roman] (1968):
a. PAL video uncut [no English subtitles] [4:3]
40.Battle of Neretva (1969) [unknown]
a. DVD R0 dvdgo.com 105 minutes [4:3]
b. DVDR videoscreams.com [info unknown]
41.The Southern Star (1968) [2.35:1]: DVD R2
42.12+1 (1969): DVD R0 vsom.com [4:3?]
43.Upon This Rock (1970): UNAVAILABLE
44.The Kremlin Letter (1970): DVDR k-e-n.com
45.Catch-22 (1970): DVD R1
46.Waterloo (1970): DVD R2 amazon.fr
47.Malpertuis (1971) [1.85:1]:DVD R2 uncut and Cannes edit
48.A Safe Place (1971) [unknown]:DVD R0 ebay.com [4:3?]
49.Ten Days Wonder (1971): DVD R1
50.Get to Know Your Rabbit (1972): VHS [4:3]
51.Treasure Island (1972) DVD R2 [4:3]
52.The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972): UNAVAILABLE
53.Necromancy (1972): DVD R0 amazon.co.uk [4:3]
54.The Fifth Offensive (1973): DVD R0 vsom.com [4:3?]
55.Voyage of the Damned (1976):
a. DVD R2 Sweden [widescreen]
b. Beta-max Extended Version [4:3]
56.It Happened One Christmas (1977) DVDR
57.The Muppet Movie (1979): DVD R1
58.The Secret of Nikola Tesla (1980): DVD R1 [awful transfer]
59.Butterfly (1982): DVD R0 Ebay [4:3]
60.Where is Parsifal? (1983): UNAVAILABLE
61.Hot Money (1983): VHS [4:3]
62.The Transformers: The Movie (1986): DVD R1
63.Someone to Love (1987): VHS, laserdisc [4:3]

[Sir Bygber Brown]

An extended version of Voyage of the Damned... egads!

[DexyMan]

I just got La Ricotta, which is a bonus feature on Mamma Roma and it is presented in widescreen. The problem is that during the credits have of Paosolini's name is cut off. Is this the same as on the RoGoPaG video or is my DVD player cutting this off too!? I was also hoping that since it was Criterion they would have discovered Orson's vocal track but alas no...

[chrissie]

I recorded my old VHS of Someone to Love onto DVD last week and it came out very nicely, esp. considering the tape's age.