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  • Shadow Of A Doubt
  • Shadow Of A Doubt review by Cato from Shropshire
    Rated - 5 stars A Great Hitch 22 December 2005
    ...superbly acted by the whole cast, with particular mention to Theresa Wright and Joseph Cotten, as the two Charlies. Cotten had never acted a nasty before, but his performan...  
  • Portrait Of Jennie
  • Portrait Of Jennie review by from Croydon, Surrey
    Rated - 5 stars Fantastic 23 November 2004
    ...I have always admired Joseph Cotten and I thought he was great in this film. The mystery of Jennie was very very inspiring, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this film, I won't ...  
  • The Third Man
  • The Third Man review by A customer from Dorset, UK.
    Rated - 5 stars All-time best? 23 April 2004
    ... how right that was - I wanted it to go on forever! Orsen Welles is great, but Joseph Cotten? - surely a perfect performance....  

Joseph Cotten - filmography


  • The Hearse on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Trish Van Devere,  Joseph Cotten,  Perry Lang
    Director: George Bowers
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    While fighting to maintain her sanity, a vacationing schoolteacher finds her life threatened by a sinister black funeral hearse. She searches for the source of the supernatural power that guides the hearse towards death.....her death.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 38% from 64 members
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  • F For Fake on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Joseph Cotten,  Orson Welles,  Oja Kodar
    Director: Orson Welles
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Four people stand at the center of this documentary: Elmyr de Hory, who some believe forged more than a thousand masterpieces, many of which hang in some of the world's most famous museums; Clifford Irving, who is not only out to prove what a fake Elmyr is but also wrote a fake biography of Howard ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 413 members
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  • The Third Man on DVD (1949)
    Starring: Orson Welles,  Joseph Cotten,  Trevor Howard
    Director: Carol Reed
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    This classic noir mystery, from the team of Carol Reed and Graham Greene, is generally considered to be the best filmwork of both of these estimable talents. THE THIRD MAN features Joseph Cotten as Holly Martins, a pulp novelist who has come to post-WWII Vienna with the promise of work from his ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 75% from 17,486 members
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  • Duel In The Sun on DVD (1946)
    Starring: Gregory Peck,  Jennifer Jones,  Joseph Cotten
    Director: King Vidor
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Dubbed 'Lust in the Dust' by Hollywood wags and, at $5 million, the most expensive film made up to that time, DUEL IN THE SUN stars Jennifer Jones as Pearl Chavez, a stunning young mixed-race woman. After her father's death, she's taken in by distant relative Laura Belle McCanles (Lillian Gish), ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 338 members
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  • Gaslight on DVD (1944)
    Starring: Charles Boyer,  Ingrid Bergman,  Joseph Cotten
    Director: George Cukor
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Director George Cukor draws magnificent performances from his stars in this powerfully guided study in obsession. GASLIGHT is a suspenseful, atmospheric mystery that perfectly captures the smoky, smoggy feel of Victorian London. Ingrid Bergman won an Academy Award for her role as a wealthy ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 975 members
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  • Citizen Kane on DVD (1941)
    Starring: Orson Welles,  Joseph Cotten,  Agnes Moorehead
    Director: Orson Welles
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    CITIZEN KANE is Orson Welles's greatest achievement--and a landmark of cinema history. The story charts the rise and fall of a newspaper publisher whose wealth and power ultimately isolates him in his castlelike refuge. The film's protagonist, Charles Foster Kane, was based on a composite of Howard ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 22,228 members
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Joseph Cotten - watch online


  • F For Fake to Watch Now (1973)
    Starring: Joseph Cotten,  Orson Welles,  Oja Kodar
    Director: Orson Welles
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 85 minutes
    Four people stand at the centre of this documentary: Elmyr de Hory, who some believe forged more than a thousand masterpieces, many of which hang in some of the world's most famous museums; Clifford Irving, who is not only out to prove what a fake Elmyr is but also wrote a fake biography of Howard ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 2 members
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Joseph Cotten facts

5 most recent films

The Search - 1.5 stars
The Hearse - 2.0 stars
F For Fake - 3.5 stars
Soylent Green - 3.5 stars
A Delicate Balance - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Third Man - 4.0 stars
The Magnificent Ambersons - 3.5 stars
Gaslight - 3.5 stars
Citizen Kane - 3.5 stars
Shadow Of A Doubt - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Search - 1.5 stars
Since You Went Away - 3.0 stars
I'll Be Seeing You - 3.5 stars
The Hearse - 2.0 stars
A Delicate Balance - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Orson Welles - 7 times - show films
Agnes Moorehead - 5 times - show films
Everett Sloane - 4 times - show films
Gino Corrado - 3 times - show films
Louise Currie - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Orson Welles - 6 times - show films
Alfred Hitchcock - 3 times - show films
Carol Reed - 2 times - show films
Richard Fleischer - 2 times - show films
William Dieterle - 2 times - show films