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1958, Belgium, co-narrated by William Warfield
1961, Nicholas Ray, Starring Jeffrey Hunter,This spectacular film on the life of Jesusrepresents Wellesʼ most extensive narrationfor a Hollywood feature film, although hewas uncredited.
Examines the
disappearing way of life
among primitive tribes
the Congo, and how th
are more in tune with
nature then moderncivilization.
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VHS edition
1965 British Documentary chronicles the Love Story
between King Edward VIII and American divorcee Walla
Sampson which eventually led to the Kingʼ
s abdication.
1970 TV special based on the Alvin Tofflerbestseller about the often stupefying effect ofmodern progress
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1967 Soviet
Documentary tocelebrate the 50th
anniversary of the
Soviet Revolution,
uses footage from
Eisenstienʼs October
1971 Harold Kline
documentary on Modern A
looks at many great 20th
century painters, including
Picasso and Matisse. Maka good companion piece t
F For Fake
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In 1969, Welles narrated a Night
Gallery episode called
SILENT SNOW, SECRET SNOW
A Horse Called Nijinsky,
1970. Story of the 1969
Kentucky Derby Winner
Wagner in Venice. 30 minute
TV program from 1982 on the
famed German composerʼs la
days in Venice1984, 90
minutes. Ayoungchipmunk in
the cityundertakes a journey toreturn to theforest.
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1979 Docu about Manʼs
voyage to the Moon. 55
minutes
1976 program on Manʼs exploration of Mars.
30 minutes.
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Award winning
1984 filmDetails the
history of
Yiddish
Cinema. 90
minutes
Oscar-winning film from
1984 tells the story of the
Holocaust. Co-narrated byElizabeth Taylor. 120
minutes
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Welles hosts and narrates this
1978 film, based on Hal Lindsayʼs
bestseller about the impending
apocalypse. 90 minutes.
Welles hosts and narrates this
1982 film on the prophecies of
Nostradamus. 90 minutes.
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Shah of Iran docu1972, not shown inNew York until 1980
1984 Documentary about Nucleardisarmament. Welles makes a speech
1978 CBS TV Special, on
legendary Egyptian pharo
1942 Propaganda short for the wa
effort, looks at the production of ta
Available to watch on Youtube
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The Rime of the Ancient Marriner, a 1977 animated film by Larry
Jordan. Welles reads Colerigeʼs poem. 60 minutes
Welles hosts a collection of some of the
best Bugs Bunny cartoons. From 1975.
90 minutes.
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1958 The last of 5 Nature documentaries, this was
long believed lost, but apparently someone claims to
have found an original print of it, and there are plans
to show it at the Cinerama Dome. Bosley Crowther!soriginal New York Times review is here:
http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?
res=9800E4D81F3AE73ABC4E52DFB1668383649E
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Henry Hudson!s River, narrated in1977, Emmy winner forcinematography
Globe trotting program by Neil
Hollander concerns Sailors from
around the world, keeping their waylife alive in the face of technologica
progress. Includes a 10-minute
segment on the Jangadieros of Bra
1982, received numerous
international awards when it was
released and has been shown
worldwide on television. 90minutes.
Produced by Hudson River Film &Video company
Henry Hudsonʼs River
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The Last of the Wild Mustangs
1971 this 1971 documentarywas presented by the LeoBurnett Advertising Agency tPhilip Morris as a promotionapiece for Marlboro cigarettesfocuses on wild mustangs inthe American West, particulaon their being killed for use adog food." 8-minutes
Sentinals of Silence, 1971
Oscar winning short subject
about the mysterious pyramid-
like structures from pre-modern
times that survive in Mexico.Speculates on what the
civilization that built them may
have been like.
15 minutes
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1981 film by Tim Forbes. Welles co-
narrated with Lowell Thomas and
Robert MacNeil. Written by Elizabeth
Taylorʼs former boyfriend Malcolm
Forbes. 60 minutes.
Mysterious Castles of Clay, a 1978 Oscar-nominated film about termi
Africa by the renowned nature filmmakers Alan and Joan Root.
0 minutes
OUT OF DARKNESS
1956 educational
program on Mental
Illness done for AlbertWasserman and
Continental Classroom
(no further info or
ima e avaliable
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Surreal 1970 program on Daliʼs career and
artistic thought process. Sort of a cross
between F For Fake and the Beatlesʼ Magica
Mystery Tour.
Two animated shorts from the 1970ʼs: THE CAVE (left), about Platoʼs
parable about thought control, and FREEDOM RIVER (right), about thtrue meaning of democracy and how it can be lost.
Both are available to be seen on Youtube
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1937 Joris Ivens film
about the Spanish Civil
War. Wellesʼ narration
was replaced by ErnesHemingway for the film
official release, but the
Welles-narrated version
still survives.
Produced in the 1970ʼs by the
Genesis Project in New York,
Welles reads the first few
chapters of The Book of Genesis,
from Adam and Eve to Noahʼs
Ark.
The Finest Hours. 1963 British Documenta
by Peter Baylis chronicles Churchillʼs heroicleadership during the dark days of WWII
Two other Documentaries by Peter Baylis, narrated by Welles:
HIGH JOURNEY (1959) - No Information Available
RIVER OF THE OCEAN (1963) - No Information Availble (aka“The Great Atlantic”)
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Welles narrated the
opening scenes of these
five Hollywood films:
1940 1946
1960
19701981
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A Step Away.
Story of the 1979
Pan-American Games
The Greenston
Tolkeinesquefantasy about ayoung boy’ssearch for amagic rock in thforest. Originallproduced for PBin 1980,
48-minutes
1981
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RIKI TIKI TAVI. 1979 animated film based on Kiplingʼs classic
short stor . Directed b Chuck Jones. 30 minutes.
round the World With Mike
odd. 1968 TV Special looks at the
amed producerʼs life and career.
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To Build a Fire. 1970 film based on
Jack Londonʼs classis story of a man
struggling to survive in the Klondike
Region of the Yukon. 60 minutes