Director Carol Reed and Orson Welles while filming “The Third Man” in the Wien Kanal tunnels (Vienna, 1948). Welles refused to film various scenes in the sewer, which led to constructing replica sets at Shepperton Studios in London. more
“Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.” - Orson Welles
Eartha Kitt and Orson Welles in Paris, in 1950.
Orson Welles and Anthony Perkins behind the scenes of The Trial (1962)
"That’s one of the greatest curses ever inflicted on the human race: Memory."
Citizen Kane
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[2/5] favorite movies - Citizen Kane (1941)
”If I hadn’t been very rich, I might have been a really great man. ”
Orson Welles behind the scenes of Citizen Kane (1941)
Orson Welles on the set of The Third Man (1949), photographed by Ernst Haas.
The Third Man (1949)
Orson Welles photographed by Walter Carone. 1950.
Death’s at the bottom of everything, Martins. Leave death to the professionals.
The Third Man (1949), Carol Reed
The Lady from Shanghai (1947).
The Third Man (1949) directed by Carol Reed
Don’t be so gloomy. After all it’s not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. So long Holly.
Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles strolling along the boardwalk in Miami Beach, 1944.
You were born to be murdered.
The Third Man (dir. Carol Reed), 1949.