Discovering the past can be murder...
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. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.
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Grave, spare, cool and bleak.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- cooloverwhelming
- warmbleak
- character-ledplot-driven
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Cast
- Orson WellesGregory Arkadin
- Akim TamiroffJakob Zouk
- Grégoire AslanBracco
- Patricia MedinaMily
- Jack WatlingMarquis of Rutleigh
- Mischa AuerThe Professor
- Peter van EyckThaddeus
- Michael RedgraveBurgomil Trebitsch
- Amparo Rivelles
- Frédéric O'BradyOscar
Crew
- Orson WellesDirector
- Orson WellesScreenplay
- Jean BourgoinDirector of Photography
- Paul MisrakiOriginal Music Composer
- Renzo LucidiEditor
- Orson WellesEditor
- William MortonEditor
- Louis DolivetProducer
- Orson WellesProducer
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Tastebuds Other media included when they land close.
The Lady from Shanghai 194781% alikeBoth grave.
The Shooting 196678% alikeBoth grave.
Point Blank 196777% alikeBoth grave.
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse 193374% alikeBoth grave.
Laura 194473% alikeBoth grave.
The Mask of Dimitrios 194473% alikeBoth grave, cool.
The Unsuspected 194773% alikeBoth grave.
The Parallax View 197471% alikeBoth grave, cool.
The Twilight Zone 195968% alikeTelevision · Both grave.
Life on Mars 200668% alikeTelevision · Close across the board.
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