Chimes at Midnight Orson Welles

chimes @ midnight (1965)

filmed in spain, chimes @ midnight based on welles s play, 5 kings, in drew material 6 shakespeare plays tell story of sir john falstaff (welles) , relationship prince hal (keith baxter). cast includes john gielgud, jeanne moreau, fernando rey , margaret rutherford; film s narration, spoken ralph richardson, taken chronicler raphael holinshed. welles held film in high regard: s favorite picture, yes. if wanted heaven on basis of 1 movie, s 1 offer up.

in 1966, welles directed film french television, adaptation of immortal story, karen blixen. released in 1968, stars jeanne moreau, roger coggio , norman eshley. film had successful run in french theaters. @ time welles met oja kodar again, , gave letter had written , had been keeping 4 years; not parted again. began collaboration both personal , professional. first of these adaptation of blixen s heroine, meant companion piece immortal story , starring kodar. unfortunately, funding disappeared after 1 day s shooting. after completing film, appeared in brief cameo cardinal wolsey in fred zinnemann s adaptation of man seasons—a role won considerable acclaim.

sergei bondarchuk , welles @ battle of neretva premiere in sarajevo (november 1969)

in 1967, welles began directing deep, based on novel dead calm charles williams , filmed off shore of yugoslavia. cast included jeanne moreau, laurence harvey , kodar. financed welles , kodar, not obtain funds complete project, , abandoned few years later after death of harvey. surviving footage edited , released filmmuseum münchen. in 1968 welles began filming tv special cbs under title orson s bag, combining travelogue, comedy skits , condensation of shakespeare s play merchant of venice welles shylock. in 1969 welles called again film editor frederick muller work him re-editing material , set cutting rooms @ safa palatino studios in rome. funding show sent cbs welles in switzerland seized irs. without funding, show not completed. surviving film clips portions released filmmuseum münchen.

in 1969, welles authorized use of name cinema in cambridge, massachusetts. orson welles cinema remained in operation until 1986, welles making personal appearance there in 1977. in 1969 played supporting role in john huston s kremlin letter. drawn numerous offers received work in television , films, , upset tabloid scandal reporting affair kodar, welles abandoned editing of don quixote , moved america in 1970.