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A dying man's final words send two people to Gregory Arkadin (Orson Welles), a mysterious and much-feared billionaire who lives on a Xanadu-like castle. In Welles's noirish MR. ARKADIN, Robert Arden stars as Guy Van Stratten, an adventurer and fortune hunter who is interested in Arkadin's money--and his daughter, Raina (Paolo .. Read more

Starring	Robert Arden, Katina Paxinou, Paola Mori, Patricia Medina
Director	Orson Welles
Genres	Drama

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- - 4
  - 1
  A Shaggy Dog Mystery
  
  One of those films where the cast obviously had great fun making it. Filmed on a shoestring the film is a weird mix, if you can imagine Roberto Rossellini ... read more »
  
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  - London , England
  - 26 Jul 2004 at 19:29
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  - 2
  Crap
  
  This film is toilet, it looks like a sloppy home video from the nineteen sixties, disjointed, dodgy camerawork and ultimately pointless.
  
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- - a customer
  - England
  - 31 Aug 2010 at 16:25
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  Don't bother
  
  Its actually not a bad film but this presentation is horrible. Blurry picture of bootleg quality and the mono sound booms out of the speakers. There's a &#... read more »
  
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- - mrmovie
  - 9 reviews
  - Nottingham
  - 23 Feb 2010 at 16:20
- - 0
  - 0
  Mr Exposition more like!
  
  Orson Welles left America to work in Europe. This is one of the European ones. It's a kind of mystery thriller with an awful lot of exposition. The main ... read more »
  
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- - Chunkysimon
  - 44 reviews
  - Falkirk
  - 19 Jul 2009 at 15:55
- - 0
  - 0
  Poor quality
  
  Both disc and film are poor quality. This old melodrama has no subtitles and is difficult to hear. Only for those who want to see all Wells works.
  
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- - peebee
  - 20 reviews
  - TEDDINGTON
  - 08 Oct 2008 at 17:59
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  - 0
  bit of a mess but enjoyable
  
  Some of the scenes really work and provide menace and intrigue, others fall a bit flat. Some great cinematography so it looks a treat, and some good acting. The... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 23 Sep 2008 at 10:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Weak and poorly made
  
  I am not Welles aficionado but rented a lot of his films in an attempt to 'grow' into him....and I didn't. Array of bizarre charcaters, unconvincing... read more »
  
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- - Trionon
  - 103 reviews
  - London
  - 16 May 2008 at 11:59
- - 0
  - 0
  An Enigma Unto Itself
  
  Essentially, 'Mr. Arkadin' is Orson Welles' attempt in using cinema to elevate Pulp into Myth. Based on 'a lot of bad radio scripts' (in ... read more »
  
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- - ShaneJamesBordas
  - 3 reviews
  - London
  - 16 May 2008 at 01:35
- - 0
  - 0
  good film, bad DVD
  
  Mr Arkadin is basically Citizen Kane all over all again, but without resolution of the conundrum. Also in this case, unfortunately, the DVD recording is so poor... read more »
  
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  - Lodnon, UK
  - 14 Jan 2008 at 11:59
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  - 0
  Worth a quick look
  
  This is one of Orson Welles’ lesser known films, but it’s still worth watching; the plot’s very intricate, a lot of action, exotic locations, ... read more »
  
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- - barbi
  - 150 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 22 Jul 2007 at 07:41
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  - 0
  Unwatchable
  
  I usually try to watch a whole film, no matter how painful the experience, but the poor tecnhical quality of this transfer made the experience far too difficult... read more »
  
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- - Spiderj
  - 20 reviews
  - Greater Manchester
  - 28 Jan 2007 at 16:07
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- - 4
  - 1
  A Shaggy Dog Mystery
  
  One of those films where the cast obviously had great fun making it. Filmed on a shoestring the film is a weird mix, if you can imagine Roberto Rossellini ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 12392
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - a customer
  - London , England
  - 26 Jul 2004 at 19:29
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  - 0
  Confidentialy Welles
  
  This film noir is not a patch on orson welles masterpiece of the genre 'A touch of evil'. Nonetheless it is definately worth a look and essential for ... read more »
  
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- - Janine P
  - Reading,England
  - 23 Jul 2004 at 15:49
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  Welles at his worst
  
  Some touches of Welles' genius and a splendid gallery of grotesques (Auer, Paxinou, Redgrave, Tamiroff) cannot make up for appalling acting in the other ... read more »
  
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- - TonyBrooks
  - 13 reviews
  - Hastings
  - 22 Apr 2005 at 22:55
- - 0
  - 0
  Interesting Film - Dreadful Quality DVD
  
  Really for Welles fans as it has a lot of everything good & bad about him in it, but I have to say it looks like it's been poorly copied off a video - ... read more »
  
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- - Paul Harland
  - Exeter, UK
  - 05 Dec 2005 at 17:01
- - 0
  - 0
  Take out this copy, not Mr Arkadin
  
  This is a much better copy than the Mr Arkadin also available on DVD (the one with an intro by Tony Curtis). Story does resemble a sub- Ambler's Mask of ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Exeter, Devon
  - 07 Dec 2005 at 14:16
- - 0
  - 0
  Unwatchable
  
  I usually try to watch a whole film, no matter how painful the experience, but the poor tecnhical quality of this transfer made the experience far too difficult... read more »
  
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- - Spiderj
  - 20 reviews
  - Greater Manchester
  - 28 Jan 2007 at 16:07
- - 0
  - 0
  Worth a quick look
  
  This is one of Orson Welles’ lesser known films, but it’s still worth watching; the plot’s very intricate, a lot of action, exotic locations, ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 460280
- - barbi
  - 150 reviews
  - Salisbury
  - 22 Jul 2007 at 07:41
- - 0
  - 0
  good film, bad DVD
  
  Mr Arkadin is basically Citizen Kane all over all again, but without resolution of the conundrum. Also in this case, unfortunately, the DVD recording is so poor... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 512773
- - a customer
  - Lodnon, UK
  - 14 Jan 2008 at 11:59
- - 0
  - 0
  An Enigma Unto Itself
  
  Essentially, 'Mr. Arkadin' is Orson Welles' attempt in using cinema to elevate Pulp into Myth. Based on 'a lot of bad radio scripts' (in ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 565942
- - ShaneJamesBordas
  - 3 reviews
  - London
  - 16 May 2008 at 01:35
- - 0
  - 0
  Weak and poorly made
  
  I am not Welles aficionado but rented a lot of his films in an attempt to 'grow' into him....and I didn't. Array of bizarre charcaters, unconvincing... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 566065
- - Trionon
  - 103 reviews
  - London
  - 16 May 2008 at 11:59

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  A dying man's final words send two people to Gregory Arkadin (Orson Welles), a mysterious and much-feared billionaire who lives on a Xanadu-like castle. In Welles's noirish MR. ARKADIN, Robert Arden stars as Guy Van Stratten, an adventurer and fortune hunter who is interested in Arkadin's money--...