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Mr. Arkadin (first released in Spain, 1955), known in Britain as Confidential Report, is a French-Spanish-Swiss co-production film noir, written and directed by Orson Welles and shot in several Spanish locations, including Costa Brava, Segovia, Valladolid, and Madrid.
It deals with an American adventurer who investigates the past of mysterious tycoon Arkadin (Orson Welles) placing himself in grave danger .
Gregory Arkadin (Orson Welles) says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten (Robert Arden) is happy to take the job of exploring his...
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Apr 17, 2006 · Orson Welles’s Mr. Arkadin (a.k.a. Confidential Report) tells the story of an elusive billionaire who hires an American smuggler to investigate his past, leading to a dizzying descent into a Cold War European landscape.
Apr 19, 2005 · Bracco, the victim of a waterfront stabbing in Naples, confides the names Gregory Arkadin and Sophie to Mily, the girl friend of Guy Van Stratten, an unscrupulous American cigarette smuggler. These names, asserts Bracco, will prove the key to a fortune.
Jul 6, 2024 · Mr. Arkadin, directed by and starring Orson Welles, is a gripping mystery thriller. The plot centers on Guy Van Stratten, an American smuggler, who is tasked by the enigmatic...
The Complete Mr. Arkadin. Directed by Orson Welles • 1955 • United States. Orson Welles’s MR. ARKADIN (a.k.a. CONFIDENTIAL REPORT) tells the story of an elusive billionaire who hires an American smuggler to investigate his past, leading to a dizzying descent into a cold-war European landscape.
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.
Apr 17, 2006 · The Complete “Mr. Arkadin” is an attempt to collect and present the various versions of the film in as understandable a format as possible, including the Corinth, Confidential Report, and a newly created “comprehensive version,” which pieces together elements from all the others.
Orson Welles’s MR. ARKADIN (a.k.a. CONFIDENTIAL REPORT) tells the story of an elusive billionaire who hires an American smuggler to investigate his past, leading to a dizzying descent into a cold-war European landscape.
