The Magnificent Ambersons

Based On the book by Booth Tarkington

The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1942 American period drama written, produced, and directed by Orson Welles. Welles adapted Booth Tarkington's Pulitzer Prize–winning 1918 novel about the declining fortunes of a wealthy Midwestern family and the social changes brought by the automobile age. The film stars Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt, Agnes Moorehead and Ray Collins, with Welles providing the narration. Welles lost control of the editing of The Magnificent Ambersons to RKO, and the final version released to audiences differed significantly from his rough cut of the film.

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Release date:

1942

Director:

Orson Welles

Cast:

Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt, Agnes Moorehead

Genre:

Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

1942 in adaptations