An Orson Welles Film Was Horribly Edited In LA — Will Cinematic Justice Finally Be Done?

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An Orson Welles Film Was Horribly Edited In LA — Will Cinematic Justice Finally Be Done?

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MovieSnob@lemmy.filmEnglish · 1 year ago

Citizen Kane made Orson Welles a superstar. But his next movie, The Magnificent Ambersons — filmed at RKO Studios in Los Angeles — was edited into incoherence. Now, a Welles fan has used animation to recreate lost footage.

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