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Mr. Arkadin

1955 · 107 min

A twisting, shadowy descent into a man's buried past, told with baroque flair and a sense of looming dread.

Directed by
Orson Welles
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
Tagline
Discovering the past can be murder...
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.

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Directed by
Orson Welles
Genres
Mystery, Thriller
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • power
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour3
Realism6
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity8
Emotional weight7

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Genres
mystery, thriller
Directed by
Orson Welles
Written by
Orson Welles
Starring
Orson Welles, Akim Tamiroff, Grégoire Aslan, Patricia Medina, Jack Watling, Mischa Auer, Peter van Eyck, Michael Redgrave
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
107 min
Country
France, Spain, Switzerland
Languages
English, French, German, Polish

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