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Journey Into Fear Script

celluloid — Sat, 11 Apr 2020 17:34:07 +0000

Year:1943

Director:Norman Foster

Written by:Orson Welles (Screenplay), Joseph Cotten (Screenplay), Ben Hecht (Screenplay), Eric Ambler (Novel), Richard Collins (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An American ballistics expert in Turkey finds himself targeted by Nazi agents. Safe passage home by ship is arranged for him, but he soon discovers that his pursuers are also on board.

Journey Into Fear Script Resources:

Journey Into Fear Script PDF - [1943 CONTINUITY] at Script Fly ($)
Journey Into Fear Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Journey Into Fear ( tt0034922 ) at IMDb
Journey Into Fear ( 21366 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Other Side of the Wind Script

celluloid — Sat, 09 Nov 2019 20:37:35 +0000

Year:2018

Director:Orson Welles

Written by:Orson Welles (Writer), Oja Kodar (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Surrounded by fans and skeptics, grizzled director J.J. "Jake" Hannaford returns from years abroad in Europe to a changed Hollywood, where he attempts to make his innovative comeback film.

The Other Side of the Wind Script Resources:

The Other Side of the Wind Script PDF at scriptslug.com
The Other Side of the Wind Script PDF at Script Slug
The Other Side of the Wind Transcript at subslikescript.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

The Other Side of the Wind ( tt0069049 ) at IMDb
The Other Side of the Wind ( 299782 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Stranger Script

celluloid — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 12:39:24 +0000

Year:1946

Director:Orson Welles

Written by:Anthony Veiller (Screenplay), Victor Trivas (Original Story), Gladys Hill (Dialogue)

Script Synopsis:A man working for the War Crimes Commission suspects that an important Nazi official has folded himself into a quaint Connecticut town.

The Stranger Script Resources:

The Stranger Script PDF at The Script Savant
The Stranger Script PDF - (1946) 8/9/45 (XL) 161 PAGES. at Script City ($)
The Stranger Script PDF at Script Fly ($)

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

The Stranger ( tt0038991 ) at IMDb
The Stranger ( 20246 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Monsieur Verdoux Script

celluloid — Sat, 07 Dec 2013 23:27:13 +0000

Year:1947

Director:Charlie Chaplin

Written by:Charlie Chaplin (Writer), Orson Welles (Idea)

Script Synopsis:The film is about an unemployed banker, Henri Verdoux, and his sociopathic methods of attaining income. While being both loyal and competent in his work, Verdoux has been laid-off. To make money for his wife and child, he marries wealthy widows and then murders them. His crime spree eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine.

Monsieur Verdoux Script Resources:

Monsieur Verdoux Script PDF - XXL4/47 at Script City ($)
Monsieur Verdoux Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Monsieur Verdoux Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Monsieur Verdoux ( tt0039631 ) at IMDb
Monsieur Verdoux ( 30588 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Touch of Evil

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:45:13 +0000

Year:1958

Director:Orson Welles

Written by:Whit Masterson (Novel), Orson Welles (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:When a car bomb explodes on the American side of the U.S./Mexico border, Mexican drug enforcement agent Miguel Vargas begins his investigation, along with American police captain Hank Quinlan. When Vargas begins to suspect that Quinlan and his shady partner, Menzies, are planting evidence to frame an innocent man, his investigations into their possible corruption quickly put himself and his new bride, Susie, in jeopardy.

Touch of Evil Script Resources:

Touch of Evil Script PDF at Script Slug
Touch of Evil Script PDF - 2/16/57 FINAL at Script City ($)
Touch of Evil Script PDF at Script Fly ($)
Touch of Evil Script at Amazon ($)
Touch of Evil Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Touch of Evil ( tt0052311 ) at IMDb
Touch of Evil ( 1480 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Trial

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:45:09 +0000

Year:1962

Director:Orson Welles

Written by:Franz Kafka (Novel), Orson Welles (Screenplay)

Script Synopsis:An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges.

The Trial Script Resources:

The Trial Script at Amazon ($)

Other Links:

The Trial ( tt0057427 ) at IMDb
The Trial ( 3009 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Magnificent Ambersons

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:45:00 +0000

Year:1942

Director:Orson Welles, Fred Fleck

Written by:Orson Welles (Screenplay)

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

The Magnificent Ambersons Script Resources:

The Magnificent Ambersons Script PDF - [WELLES - COTTON - MOSS] [10-07-1941] at Script Fly ($)
The Magnificent Ambersons Script PDF - (UNRELEASED). NO DRAFT DATE. at Script City ($)
The Magnificent Ambersons Script at Amazon ($)
The Magnificent Ambersons Transcript at scripts.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

The Magnificent Ambersons ( tt0035015 ) at IMDb
The Magnificent Ambersons ( 965 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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The Lady from Shanghai

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:44:50 +0000

Year:1947

Director:Orson Welles

Written by:Orson Welles (Screenplay), Sherwood King (Novel), William Castle (Writer), Charles Lederer (Writer), Fletcher Markle (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife.

The Lady from Shanghai Script Resources:

The Lady from Shanghai Script PDF at scribd.com
The Lady from Shanghai Script PDF - [REV. 8-17-1946] at Script Fly ($)
The Lady from Shanghai Transcript at Script-O-Rama
The Lady from Shanghai History and Criticism at filmsite.org
The Lady from Shanghai History and Criticism at tcm.com

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

The Lady from Shanghai ( tt0040525 ) at IMDb
The Lady from Shanghai ( 3766 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Macbeth

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:43:18 +0000

Year:1948

Director:Orson Welles

Written by:William Shakespeare (Writer)

Script Synopsis:A Scottish warlord and his wife murder their way to a pair of crowns.

Macbeth Script Resources:

Macbeth Transcript at Script-O-Rama

Other Links:

Macbeth ( tt0040558 ) at IMDb
Macbeth ( 27883 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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Citizen Kane

celluloid — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 07:41:37 +0000

Year:1941

Director:Orson Welles

Written by:Orson Welles (Screenplay), Herman J. Mankiewicz (Screenplay), Roger Q. Denny (Writer), John Houseman (Writer), Mollie Kent (Writer)

Script Synopsis:Newspaper magnate, Charles Foster Kane is taken from his mother as a boy and made the ward of a rich industrialist. As a result, every well-meaning, tyrannical or self-destructive move he makes for the rest of his life appears in some way to be a reaction to that deeply wounding event.

Citizen Kane Script Resources:

Citizen Kane Script PDF at Script Slug
Citizen Kane Script at aellea.com
Citizen Kane Script at The Daily Script
Citizen Kane Script - final draft at The Daily Script
Citizen Kane Script at IMSDb
Citizen Kane Script - Final script at Screenplays For You
Citizen Kane Script PDF - [Undated][miss pg 29] at Script Fly ($)
Citizen Kane Script PDF - (xxl). 6/19/40 FINAL. at Script City ($)
Citizen Kane Transcript at archive.org

Note: Multiple links are listed since (a) different versions exist and (b) many scripts posted become unavailable over time. Please notify me if you encounter a stale link.

Other Links:

Citizen Kane ( tt0033467 ) at IMDb
Citizen Kane ( 15 ) at TheMovieDB.org

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