Movie
Mr. Arkadin
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1955-06-27
- Runtime
- 107 min
- Genres
- Mystery, Thriller
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Bavaria Film, Sevilla Films, Filmorsa, Cervantes Films, Mercury Productions
- Country
- France, Spain, Switzerland
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Orson Welles as Gregory Arkadin
- Akim Tamiroff as Jakob Zouk
- Grégoire Aslan as Bracco
- Patricia Medina as Mily
- Jack Watling as Marquis of Rutleigh
- Mischa Auer as The Professor
- Peter van Eyck as Thaddeus
- Michael Redgrave as Burgomil Trebitsch
- Amparo Rivelles
- Frédéric O'Brady as Oscar
- Irene López Heredia
- Tamara Shayne as Woman in Apartment
Crew
- Orson Welles - Director
- Orson Welles - Screenplay
- Orson Welles - Story
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