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The Eyes of Orson Welles

Dictators and democratswere devoted to it

Dictators and democrats
were devoted to it

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Dictators and democrats were devoted to it.
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4 seconds
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31
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:09
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BofA Productions,BBC,FilmStruck

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Movie Summary

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.
It let you whisper to them, or boom that big voice of yours. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
It let you whisper to them, or boom that big voice of yours.
You wanted to be the listeners' griot, their consigliere, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
You wanted to be the listeners' griot, their consiglier...
And so, you acted as the announcer in a radio play - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
And so, you acted as the announcer in a radio play
It's set in a central square in a city. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
It's set in a central square in a city.
He's getting closer, and your clipped English-accented voice of the announcer, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:08
He's getting closer, and your clipped English-accented ...
The sun takes him. They cover their faces with fingers. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
The sun takes him. They cover their faces with fingers.
They cower before him. They fall. He's alone where he's walking. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
They cower before him. They fall. He's alone where he&#...
He marches with rattle of metal. He tramples his shadow. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
He marches with rattle of metal. He tramples his shadow.
He mounts by the pyramid, stamps on the stairway. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
He mounts by the pyramid, stamps on the stairway.
Turns. His arm rises. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:04
Turns. His arm rises.
No one. The helmet is hollow. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
No one. The helmet is hollow.
The metal is empty, the armour is empty. I tell you, there's no one at all there. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
The metal is empty, the armour is empty. I tell you, there&#...
They stir. They cry. CROWD CRY OUT - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
They stir. They cry. CROWD CRY OUT
They're shouting like troops in a victory. Listen! - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
They're shouting like troops in a victory. Listen!
The city of masterless men has found a master. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
The city of masterless men has found a master.
You'd say it was they were the conquerors, they that had conquered. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:07
You'd say it was they were the conquerors, they that ha...
In Ireland, you drew mostly faces, - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:11
In Ireland, you drew mostly faces,
And in films, you usually tried to hide your face under whiskers, a false nose - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:09
And in films, you usually tried to hide your face under whis...
And look, Orson, at how your wife, Paola, Beatrice's mother, painted you. - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:06
And look, Orson, at how your wife, Paola, Beatrice's mo...
We'll come to your love life later. Bet you can't wait for that! - The Eyes of Orson Welles 00:05
We'll come to your love life later. Bet you can't ...