Mr. Arkadin

Discovering the past can be murder...

Mr. Arkadin (1955)

Timing: 1:39 (99 min)

6.9/10
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Actors and characters

Release date

1955-08-09

Country

France, Spain, Switzerland

Production

Bavaria Film, Mercury Productions, Sevilla Films, Filmorsa, Cervantes Films

Genre

Mystery, Thriller

Budget

Revenue

$4 528 000

Website

Director

Orson Welles

Actors

Orson Welles, Michael Redgrave, Patricia Medina, Akim Tamiroff, Mischa Auer, Paola Mori, Peter van Eyck, Grégoire Aslan, Katina Paxinou, Suzanne Flon
All actors and roles (19)

Scenario

Producer

Louis Dolivet, Orson Welles

Operator

Jean Bourgoin

Composer

Paul Misraki

Artist

Audition

Editing

Renzo Lucidi, William Morton, Orson Welles
All team (5)

Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.

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