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A poor, infirm, weak and despised old man
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The Eyes of Orson Welles

A poor, infirm, weak and despised old man

A poor, infirm, weak and despised old man

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A poor, infirm, weak and despised old man.
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6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:29:57
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BofA Productions,BBC,FilmStruck

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Mark Cousins dives deep into the visual world of legendary director and actor Orson Welles to reveal a portrait of the artist as he's never been seen before.
NARRATOR: He says, "O, let me not be mad, not mad, sweet heaven!" - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
NARRATOR: He says, "O, let me not be mad, not mad, swee...
But he's driven by the burdens of power and family. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
But he's driven by the burdens of power and family.
The camera pulls out and lightning and that expressionism again. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
The camera pulls out and lightning and that expressionism ag...
It's like it's raining here, or it's a lightning storm. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
It's like it's raining here, or it's a lightn...
You did Christopher Marlowe's Faust on stage in 1937. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
You did Christopher Marlowe's Faust on stage in 1937.
You had him say, "I refuse to be insane. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
You had him say, "I refuse to be insane.
"Pray for the free man who damned himself." - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
"Pray for the free man who damned himself."
Glory? Excitement? - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
Glory? Excitement?
MUSIC PLAYS, PEN SCRATCHES - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
MUSIC PLAYS, PEN SCRATCHES
ORSON VOICE: Dear Mark, I pray in your letters - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:11
ORSON VOICE: Dear Mark, I pray in your letters
So the world kept turning after I died - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
So the world kept turning after I died
It sounds as if I'd have taken to the 21st century. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
It sounds as if I'd have taken to the 21st century.
I wasn't tired of living, I wasn't tired of art. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
I wasn't tired of living, I wasn't tired of art.
In your letter Mark you split my politics from my love - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:20
In your letter Mark you split my politics from my love
Was this not in your box? HE LAUGHS - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:10
Was this not in your box? HE LAUGHS
My ending of The Lady from Shanghai - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:33
My ending of The Lady from Shanghai
Maybe I'll live so long that... I forget her. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
Maybe I'll live so long that... I forget her.
And as you're so taken by my drawings, how about this one? - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
And as you're so taken by my drawings, how about this o...
PEN SCRATCHES - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
PEN SCRATCHES
A broad, bumbling and inept. Those pursed lips. I adore her. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
A broad, bumbling and inept. Those pursed lips. I adore her.