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Mr. Arkadin (Confidential Report) (1955)

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Also known as Mr. Arkadin, this flawed late effort by director Orson Welles recalls the structure of Citizen Kane, centering around an investigation into the past of a powerful millionaire. This time around, however, the millionaire is very much alive; in fact, it is Gregory Arkadin (Welles) himself who orders the inquiry, claiming to suffer from amnesia. The investigator soon gets a taste of the difficulty of his task, however, when several witnesses to Arkadin's past suspiciously turn up dead.

Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Orson Welles

In Theaters: Oct 2, 1962 Wide

On DVD: Apr 18, 2006

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast

Orson Welles
Gregory Arkadin
Jack Watling
Marquis of Rutleigh
Michael Redgrave
Burgomil Trebitsch
Patricia Medina
Mily
Akim Tamiroff
Jakob Zouk
Robert Arden
Guy Van Stratten
Mischa Auer
The Professor
Paola Mori
Raina Arkadin
Katina Paxinou
Sophie
Gr�goire Aslan
Bracco
Peter van Eyck
Thaddeus
Suzanne Flon
Baroness Nagel
Gordon Heath
Pianist
Frederick O'Brady
Oscar
Tamara Shayne
Woman in Apartment

Critic Reviews for Mr. Arkadin (Confidential Report)

All Critics (19) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (16) | Rotten (3) | DVD (5)

A film, which, for all its strangeness, is seldom less than brilliant.

May 9, 2005 Full Review Source: New York Times

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For all of the film's perversity, there is greatness in it -- a greatness harshly criticizing itself.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

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Arkadin is a rotter from the start; we couldn't care less about his life or death.

August 29, 2006 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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While the plot sometimes seems too fragmented for its own good, Welles' consistently inventive imagery nevertheless ensures that the action remains thoroughly engrossing.

June 21, 2006 Full Review Source: Filmjourney

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Doug Cummings

Filmjourney Source: Filmjourney

This is a brilliant disaster... some of the highest class trash you'll ever get to see.

April 7, 2006 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

A frequently breathtaking film, even though it lacks some of the finer polish of Welles' best Hollywood productions.

April 4, 2006 Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

the film suffers not from Welles' absence but rather from any reason for us to care about Arkadin

March 25, 2006 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Failure or not, it's irresistible.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Derek Adams

Time Out

Endlessly inventive thriller, with spectacular visual style from Welles.

June 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Classic Film and Television

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Junk food for cineastes.

April 1, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Phil Hall

Film Threat

A bemusing melodrama that is bizarre.

January 13, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

A spectacular film, a complete and total Orson Welles film with his unique fingerprints all over it. I wouldn't swap it for a dozen other films.

July 3, 2004 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

This is a sprawling complex mystery that, while it's sometimes too tangled for its own good, has an absorbing central story.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4

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Film4

A fascinating Wellesian mess

October 2, 2002 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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A "brilliant disaster" is the perfect definition of this strange work.

October 27, 2011

Graham Jones

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After watching Mr. Arkadin twice (once to see it and once again to attempt to understand it) I'm compelled to examine the inspirational possibilities.LSD was invented in the 1930's but didn't come into popular recreational use until the 1960's. Mr. Arkadin was released in 1955. Rule that out.Crack didn't become

January 11, 2009