Has unseen footage from ‘The Deep’ surfaced?
The image is reportedly from “a 16mmm positive duplicating reel that contains underwater shooting tests with Welles… and Oja Kodar” for the unfinished movie “The Deep.”
Handsome ‘Orson Welles in Hvar’ looks at filming ‘The Deep’ (review)
By RAY KELLY The Deep, a commercial thriller filmed, but never completed, by the late Orson Welles is the subject of Orson Welles in Hvar, a wonderful limited edition book out of Croatia. Assembled by photographer-writer Dusko Kovacic and film historian and documentarian Daniel Rafaelic (The Other Side of Welles), the text is presented in Croatian […]
‘Orson Welles in Hvar’ chronicles making of ‘The Deep’
A new book out of Croatia looks at the filming of Orson Welles’ unfinished The Deep in Hvar. Orson Welles in Hvar is bilingual (Croatian and English) and written by Dusko Kovacic and Daniel Rafaelic with additional writings by Nenad Polimac, Tonko Maroevic, and Slavko Kovacic. Aside from known photos, the book has never before […]
Orson Welles assistant Dorian Bond pens ‘Me and Mr. Welles’
Dorian Bond, who worked as a personal assistant for Orson Welles during a year-long stint 50 years ago, has written a book recounting those days, Me and Mr. Welles. Bond was a 22-year-old film school student when he was hired by Welles’ longtime private secretary, Ann Rogers, to deliver ten 400-foot rolls of 35mm film, and […]
Turin film museum contains trove of Orson Welles papers
The National Cinema Museum in Turin has a collection of Orson Welles papers that span the period from 1960 through 1976.
Jeanne Moreau, acted in ‘Chimes at Midnight’ and ‘Immortal Story,’ dead at 89
Welles once described her as “the greatest actress in the world.”
Lost Orson Welles films on web? File under ‘F For Fake’
As always, it is best to exercise extreme caution when downloading files.
4 nights of ‘Unknown Orson Welles’ a hit at MoMA
“The Unknown Orson Welles” ran Nov. 19-22 at MoMA.
Dark voyages: ‘The Deep’ and ‘Dead Calm’
How “The Deep” launched Nicole Kidman’s career..
Stefan Dröessler casts light on ‘The Unknown Orson Welles’
He will present The Unknown Orson Welles on Nov. 19-22 in New York.
Lost Orson Welles films to be shown in New York, Nov. 19-22
The MoMa showing of The Merchant of Venice marks its U.S. premiere.
Roger ‘Skipper’ Hill on filming ‘The Deep’
An excerpt from “One Man’s Time And Chance – A Memoir of Eighty Years 1895-1975.”
After ‘Too Much Johnson’ and ‘Merchant of Venice,’ what will be unearthed next?
What other lost films are waiting to be unearthed.
Filmoteca de Catalunya to recall ‘Chimes at Midnight,’ ‘The Deep’
Read the program for the international seminar.
‘The Deep’ photos to be exhibited in Croatia
Photographs of Orson Welles directing the unfinished The Deep in Croatia will go on exhibit this month as part of a celebration of the centennial of his birth. The Galeriji Fotokluba Split exhibit at 5 Marmont Street in Split, Croatia runs May 5-26. The exhibition will be opened by Hvar Mayor Rino Budrović, and the keynote […]
Oja Kodar, Stefan Droessler among guests at University of Michigan symposium in June
Events will take place June 7-10.
Munich Film Museum to screen ‘The Deep,’ ‘The Dreamers’ and other Orson Welles rarities
Screenings are scheduled July 7 to Aug. 2
Is ‘The Deep’ boat for sale?
Wellesnet.com fields many questions from Orson Wellles’ fans, but our most recent query was quite intriguing. “I have located a 43-foot wooden sailing boat for sale in Croatia. The sellers say that the boat was used in the filming of an Orson Welles movie in early 70s… for some reason the film was never brought […]
Orson Welles’ ‘The Deep’ letters, scripts fetch $8,320 at auction
UPDATED: Wonderful news. We have been told by Peggy Daub at the University of Michigan that “The Deep” papers were purchased for the Special Collections Library. U-M is already home to “The Orson Welles – Chris Welles Feder Collection” and the “The Alessandro Tasca di Cutò – Orson Welles Collection.” By RAY KELLY A collection […]
Rare photos from Orson Welles’ unfinished film ‘The Deep’ surface in Croatia
By RAY KELLY Paul Bradbury of the website Total Hvar has been generous in sharing with Wellesnet several rare photographs of Orson Welles filming his unfinished thriller “The Deep” (also known as “Dead Reckoning”). According to Bradbury, the photographs were taken in 1967 on the beautiful Croatian island of Hvar. These black and white photographs […]