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.

Mr. Arkadin (1955)

Discovering the past can be murder...

★ 6.8/10 August 9, 1955 107 min

MysteryThriller

Director: Orson Welles  ·  Writer: Orson Welles

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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Director

Orson Welles

Cast

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 Irene López Heredia Tamara Shayne Woman in Apartment