The best Orson Welles’s documentary movies on Apple iTunes

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

06/05/1915- 10/10/1985
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Lost in La Mancha

Lost in La Mancha
7.3/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 11/02/2002
  • Character: Himself (archive footage)
Fulton and Pepe's 2000 documentary captures Terry Gilliam's attempt to get The Man Who Killed Don Quixote off the ground. Back injuries, freakish storms, and more zoom in to sabotage the project.

F for Fake

F for Fake
7.7/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 01/09/1973
  • Character: Himself
Documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison time, made his name by selling forged works of art by painters like Picasso and Matisse. Irving was infamous for writing a fake autobiography of Howard Hughes. Welles moves between documentary and fiction as he examines the fundamental elements of fraud and the people who commit fraud at the expense of others.

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
6.9/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 12/12/2014
  • Character: Self / Various Roles (archive footage)
The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-1985), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind
7.1/10
Explore the personal and professional triumphs and challenges of actor Natalie Wood, which have often been overshadowed by her premature death.

Genocide

Genocide
7.3/10
The mass murder of Jewish people by the Nazi regime is chronicled, with a warning that anti-Semitism is on the rise and the events of the Holocaust could happen again. The history of European Jewish culture and events before and during the Holocaust are seen in newsreels, photographs, and animated segments. The words of the victims of the era are read, and footage from the liberation os a concentration camp is shown.

It's All True

It's All True
7.2/10
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release: 17/10/1993
  • Character: Himself
A documentary about Orson Welles's unfinished three-part film about South America.

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