Orson Welles' Sketch Book (Սեզոն 1)

Orson Welles' Sketch Book is a series of six short television commentaries by Orson Welles for the BBC in 1955. Written and directed by Welles, the 15-minute episodes present the filmmaker's commentaries on a range of subjects. Welles frequently draws from his own experiences and often illustrates the episodes with his own sketches.

  • Poster for The Early Days

    The Early Days (Դրվագ 1)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 1955-04-24

    Տևողություն: 15 min

    Նկարագրություն: Welles discusses a timely earthquake, first-night audiences at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, and how he came to be an actor.

  • Poster for Critics

    Critics (Դրվագ 2)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 1955-05-08

    Տևողություն: 15 min

    Նկարագրություն: Welles talks about a Boston performance of Five Kings, the consequences of Percy Hammond's negative review of the Voodoo Macbeth, and a curse placed on the film It's All True.

  • Poster for The Police

    The Police (Դրվագ 3)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 1955-05-22

    Տևողություն: 15 min

    Նկարագրություն: Welles relates the story of Isaac Woodard, a decorated black World War II veteran who was blinded in a brutal 1946 beating by South Carolina police.

  • Poster for Houdini/John Barrymore/Voodoo Story/The People I Missed

    Houdini/John Barrymore/Voodoo Story/The People I Missed (Դրվագ 4)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 1955-06-05

    Տևողություն: 15 min

    Նկարագրություն: Prompts used by actors and others; remembering Harry Houdini; observations on gender differences in the appreciation of magic tricks; John Barrymore.

  • Poster for The War Of The Worlds

    The War Of The Worlds (Դրվագ 5)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 1955-06-19

    Տևողություն: 15 min

    Նկարագրություն: The famous 1938 Mercury Theatre broadcast mistaken by many listeners for a real Martian invasion, and the consequent skepticism during the presentation of Norman Corwin's Between Americans on December 7, 1941; and the opening night of the Mercury stage flop, Danton's Death.

  • Poster for Bullfighting

    Bullfighting (Դրվագ 6)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 1955-07-03

    Տևողություն: 15 min

    Նկարագրություն: Welles tells the true story of Bonito the bull. Robert Flaherty's story was partially filmed in 1942 for Welles's unfinished film, It's All True.

  • Poster for Postscript

    Postscript (Դրվագ 7)

    Թողարկման ամսաթիվ: 1955-05-07

    Տևողություն: 15 min

Orson Welles' Sketch Book

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