"Real life screened more daringly than it’s ever been before!"

1942

1h 28m

7.3(483 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

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

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Joseph Cotten

Eugene Morgan

Dolores Costello

Isabel Amberson Minafer

Anne Baxter

Lucy Morgan

Tim Holt

George Minafer

Agnes Moorehead

Fanny Minafer

Ray Collins

Jack Amberson

Erskine Sanford

Roger Bronson

Richard Bennett

Major Amberson

Orson Welles

Narrator (voice)

Edwin August

Citizen (uncredited)

Creative team

Directed by: Orson Welles
Written by: Orson Welles
Produced by: Orson Welles

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