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DVD edition 1958, Belgium, co-narrated by William Wareld 1961, Nicholas Ray, Starring Jeffrey Hunter, This spectacular lm on the life of Jesus represents Welles most extensive narration for a Hollywood feature lm, although he was uncredited. Examines the disappearing way of life among primitive tribes in the Congo, and how they are more in tune with nature then modern civilization.

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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.

0 minutes

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

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Welles narrated several of his own films, including

THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS. MACBETH,

OTHELLO, RETURN TO GLENNESCAUL FOUNTAIN

OF YOUTH, AROUND THE WORLD WITH ORSON

WELLESTHE TRIAL, and several others