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The maverick nature and career of film director Orson Welles

Film-maker Alex Cox looks at Orson Welles life and career and why he failed to build on his early success. Aged 25 Orson Welles made his directorial debut with Citizen Kane, pushing existing film-making techniques as far as they could go. Contributors include Oja Kodar, Steven Spielberg, Charlton Heston, Simon Callow, Michael Winnner, and David Thomson.

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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project