Mr. Arkadin

Mr. Arkadin

99 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | March 1, 1955

Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.

Mr. Arkadin

99 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller, Mystery | March 1, 1955

Mr. Arkadin
Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Bavaria Film, Mercury Productions, Sevilla Films, Filmorsa, Cervantes Films
Original title Mr. Arkadin
Directors Orson Welles
Writers Orson Welles

Cast

Orson Welles

as Gregory Arkadin

Michael Redgrave

as Burgomil Trebitsch

Patricia Medina

as Mily

Akim Tamiroff

as Jakob Zouk

Mischa Auer

as The Professor

Paola Mori

as Raina Arkadin

Peter van Eyck

as Thaddeus

Grégoire Aslan

as Bracco

Katina Paxinou

as Sophie

Suzanne Flon

as Baroness Nagel

Robert Arden

as Guy Van Stratten

Jack Watling

as Marquis of Rutleigh

Tamara Shayne

as Woman in Apartment

Terence Longdon

as Secretary

Annabel Buffet

as Parisian woman with bread

Gert Fröbe

as First Policeman - Munich

Eduard Linkers

as Second Policeman - Munich

Manuel Requena

as General Martinez