Drama ·Romance · United States of America · 1942 · 1h 28m

The Magnificent Ambersons

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Director
Orson Welles
Cast
Joseph Cotten as Eugene Morgan Dolores Costello as Isabel Amberson Minafer Anne Baxter as Lucy Morgan Tim Holt as George Minafer Agnes Moorehead as Fanny Minafer Ray Collins as Jack Amberson
Crew
Stanley Cortez — Director of Photography Robert Wise — Editor Bernard Herrmann — Original Music Composer Orson Welles — Screenplay Booth Tarkington — Novel Orson Welles — Producer
Tagline

Real life screened more daringly than it’s ever been before!

Synopsis

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

Trailer The Magnificent Ambersons — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Orson Welles Director Stanley Cortez Director of Photography Robert Wise Editor Bernard Herrmann Original Music Composer Orson Welles Screenplay Booth Tarkington Novel Orson Welles Producer Albert S. D'Agostino Production Design Edward Stevenson Costume Design
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