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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “MR. ARKADIN”

By | April 2005

Phil Hall’s The Bootleg Files explores the funky world of rare, classic and hard-to-find films which can only be obtained via bootleg video channels. This week, Phil proves that even Orson Welles can make a bad movie…

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Bootleg Files Features

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “MR. ARKADIN”

BOOTLEG FILES 071: "Mr. Arkadin" (1955 Orson Welles offering from his European years). LAST SEEN: Available for online viewing at CinemaNow.com. AMERICAN...

THE BOOTLEG FILES: “MR. ARKADIN”

Orson Welles is considered by many film critics and scholars to be the greatest American director of all time. Yet his canon as a director is relatively...

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THE BOOTLEG FILES: “I AM A CAMERA”

BOOTLEG FILES 070: "I am a Camera" (1955 British film starring Julie Harris, Laurence Harvey and Shelley Winters). LAST SEEN: We cannot confirm the last...

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