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The complete Mr. Arkadin a.k.a confidential report / Film Organization S.A. ; Cervantes Film ; Sevilla-Films Studios (Madrid) ; a Mercury Production by Orson Welles ; Janus Films ; written and directed by Orsen Welles.
LIBRA DVD PS3545.E522 M72 2006 3 discs + booklet
Available from offsite location
LIBRA DVD 012 340 disc 1-3 + booklet
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Criterion collection ; 322.
- Complete Mr. Arkadin a.k.a confidential report.
- The Criterion collection ; 322
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deception--Drama.
- Deception.
- Investigations.
- Amnesiacs.
- Amnesia.
- Smugglers.
- Fathers and daughters--Drama.
- Fathers and daughters.
- Smugglers--Drama.
- Amnesia--Drama.
- Amnesiacs--Drama.
- Investigations--Drama.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Detective and mystery films.
- Feature films.
- Film noir.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Thrillers (Motion pictures)
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 3 videodiscs (approximately 302 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (35 pages ; 19 cm).
- monochrome
- Edition:
- Special edition 3-disc set ; Full screen presentation.
- Other Title:
- Mr. Arkadin
- Mister Arkadin
- Confidential report
- Place of Publication:
- Irvington, NY : The Criterion Collection, [2006]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD - NTSC; Dolby Digitnal mono; Region 1.
- digital
- optical
- mono
- Dolby
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- American smuggler Guy van Strattan decides to investigate the mysterious Mr. Arkadin after hearing about the wealthy man from a prison cellmate, but Arkadin claims amnesia about his own life, sending van Strattan off to investigate Arkadin's past.
- Contents:
- Disc 1. The complete Mr. Arkadin, the corinth version: audio commentary by Orson Welles scholars Jonathan Rosenbaum and James Naremore; 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; extensive stills gallery
- disc 2. The complete Mr. Arkadin, confidential report: an interview with Wells biographer Simon Callow, featuring his audio interview with star Robert Arden
- disc 3. The complete Mr. Arkadin, the comprehensive version: "On the comprehensive version", a new documentary featuring interviews with film historians Stefan Drössler and Claude Bertemes and Welles confidant Peter Bogdanovich; outtakes and rushes from the film; alternate scenes with Spanish actresses in the roles of the baroness and Sophie.
- Participant:
- Orson Welles, Robert Arden, Akim Tamiroff, Mischa Auer, Michael Redgrave, Jack Watling.
- Credits:
- Photographer, Jean Bourgoin ; editor, Henzo Lucien ; music, Paul Misraki.
- Notes:
- Aspect ratio 1.33:1.
- Originally released as a motion picture in 1955.
- Issued in slipcase with the book "Mr. Arkadin, with a new preface by Robert Polito" by the title: The complete Mr. Arkadin a.k.a confidential report.
- OCLC:
- 65341846
- Publisher Number:
- 03742920772
- ARK010 Criterion Collection
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