
Vertigo(1958)
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.


“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.

Orson Welles
Gregory Arkadin

Akim Tamiroff
Jakob Zouk

Grégoire Aslan
Bracco

Patricia Medina
Mily

Jack Watling
Marquis of Rutleigh

Mischa Auer
The Professor

Peter van Eyck
Thaddeus

Michael Redgrave
Burgomil Trebitsch

Amparo Rivelles

Frédéric O'Brady
Oscar
Mr. Arkadin is a mystery, thriller film released in 1955 exploring themes of neo-noir. Directed by Orson Welles, it stars Orson Welles, Akim Tamiroff, Grégoire Aslan. 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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