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Mr. Arkadin
Mr. Arkadin (first released in Spain, 1955), known in Britain as Confidential Report, is a French-Spanish-Swiss coproduction film, written and directed by Orson Welles and shot in several Spanish locations, including Costa Brava, Segovia, Valladolid and Madrid. Filming took place throughout Europe in 1954, and scenes shot outside Spain include locations in London, Munich, Paris, the French Riviera, and the Château de Chillon in Switzerland.
Plot.
Guy Van Stratten (Robert Arden),
the title role in the 'Lord Mountdrago' segment of "Three Cases of Murder", co-starring Alan Badel. Herbert Wilcox cast Welles as the antagonist in "Trouble in the Glen" opposite Margaret Lockwood, Forrest Tucker and Victor McLaglen. Old friend John Huston cast him as Father Mapple in his 1956 film adaptation of Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick", starring Gregory Peck.
Europe (1948–1956) "Mr. Arkadin".
Welles's next turn as director was the film "Mr. Arkadin" (1955