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The Art of Russia: 3/3: Smashing the Mould

BBC Four

The Art of Russia

Episode 3: Smashing the Mould

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of Russian art. He examines political revolution and how art was at the forefront of throwing out 1,000 years of royal rule. Show more

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The Magnificent Ambersons

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 25 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for years

Orson Welles's period drama telling the story of a wilful son of the proud Amberson family, who destroys his mother's hopes of marrying her first love - a recent widower. Show more

Contributors

Eugene Morgan:
Joseph Cotten
Isabel Amberson Minfaer:
Dolores Costello
George Amberson:
Tim Holt
Fanny Amberson:
Agnes Moorehead
Roger Bronson:
Erskine Sanford
Major Amberson:
Richard Bennett
Producer:
Orson Welles
Director:
Orson Welles

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Orson Welles over Europe

BBC Four

Simon Callow looks at the career of actor-director Orson Welles after he went into self-exile in Europe and immersed himself in challenging films, TV, theatre and bullfighting. Show more

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Arena: The Orson Welles Story

BBC Four

Arena

The Orson Welles Story

Episode 2

Duration: 54 minutes

on BBC Four

Available for 1 day

Profile of Orson Welles, looking at films including The Trial, Chimes at Midnight, The Immortal Story and F for Fake and discussing his unfinished projects, including Don Quixote. Show more

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The Stranger

BBC Four

Duration: 1 hour, 35 minutes

on BBC Four

Drama in which a federal agent is assigned to track down an escaped Nazi war criminal, and eventually finds him in a small Connecticut village.

Contributors

Mary Longstreet:
Loretta Young
Professor Charles Rankin:
Orson Welles
Noah Longstreet:
Richard Long
Mr Potter:
Billy House
Director:
Orson Welles
Konrad Meinike:
Konstantin Shayne
Dr Jeffrey Lawrence:
Byron Keith

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Regional Variations (2)

Orson Welles over Europe

BBC Four

Simon Callow looks at the career of actor-director Orson Welles after he went into self-exile in Europe and immersed himself in challenging films, TV, theatre and bullfighting. Show more

Regional Variations (2)

The Art of Russia

BBC Four

The Art of Russia

Episode 3: Smashing the Mould

Duration: 1 hour

on BBC Four

Andrew Graham-Dixon tells the story of Russian art. He examines political revolution and how art was at the forefront of throwing out 1,000 years of royal rule. Show more

BBC Four

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