Orson Welles
1) King Lear
Pub. Date
[1953]
Language
English
Description
This 73-minute television adaptation of King Lear stars the great Orson Welles in the title role. The play was condensed by omitting the characters Edgar and Edmund entirely to focus on Lear himself.
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
It looks at the remarkable genius of Orson Welles on the eve of his centenary - the enigma of his career as a Hollywood star, a Hollywood director (for some a Hollywood failure), and a crucially important independent filmmaker. Orson Welles's life was magical: a musical prodigy at age ten, a director of Shakespeare at fourteen, a painter at sixteen, a star of stage and radio at twenty, romances with some of the most beautiful women in the world, including...
3) Moby Dick
Series
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
A skipper of a 19th century whaling boat is obsessed with the idea of harpooning the whale that is responsible for the loss of his leg.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Christmas & A Christmas carol traces the story of the great seasonal feast, from its origins in Nordic mid-winter celebrations, through the advance of Christianity, and up to the present day. It pays particular attention to the small book entitled A Christmas carol that was published in 1843 and to the moment in time that Charles Dickens took a hand in reshaping the end-of-year feastivity.
5) Citizen Kane
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
The story of an immensely wealthy newspaper publisher, as he is remembered by his friends and former wife after his death. Loosely based on the life of William Randolph Hearst. Frequently called the greatest film of all time.
6) Catch-22
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The story of a group of fliers in the Mediterranean during World War II.