Munich Film Museum to screen ‘The Deep,’ ‘The Dreamers’ and other Orson Welles rarities
Screenings are scheduled July 7 to Aug. 2
Is ‘The Deep’ boat for sale?
Wellesnet.com fields many questions from Orson Wellles’ fans, but our most recent query was quite intriguing. “I have located a 43-foot wooden sailing boat for sale in Croatia. The sellers say that the boat was used in the filming of an Orson Welles movie in early 70s… for some reason the film was never brought […]
Orson Welles’ ‘The Deep’ letters, scripts fetch $8,320 at auction
UPDATED: Wonderful news. We have been told by Peggy Daub at the University of Michigan that “The Deep” papers were purchased for the Special Collections Library. U-M is already home to “The Orson Welles – Chris Welles Feder Collection” and the “The Alessandro Tasca di Cutò – Orson Welles Collection.” By RAY KELLY A collection […]
Rare photos from Orson Welles’ unfinished film ‘The Deep’ surface in Croatia
By RAY KELLY Paul Bradbury of the website Total Hvar has been generous in sharing with Wellesnet several rare photographs of Orson Welles filming his unfinished thriller “The Deep” (also known as “Dead Reckoning”). According to Bradbury, the photographs were taken in 1967 on the beautiful Croatian island of Hvar. These black and white photographs […]
Letters, scripts from Orson Welles’ unfinished ‘The Deep’ on auction block
By RAY KELLY Julien’s Auctions has a Wellesian treasure trove of materials related to Orson Welles’ unfinished thriller “The Deep” on the block on Nov. 9-10. The items are part of its “Icons & Idols” auction. According the Beverly Hills auction house, production notes, correspondence, film rolls, contracts, scripts, and other materials were left by […]
Harvard and Stefan Drossler present: The Unknown Orson Welles in Cambridge, MA
Ray Kelly, our Wellesnet man in Cambridge sends along this exclusive report on Stefan Drossler’s presentation of The Unknown Orson Welles on December 1, 2008 at the Harvard Film Archive
Notes on Orson Welles’ unfinished ‘The Deep’
By LAWRENCE FRENCH THE DEEP (DEAD RECKONING) Written and Directed by Orson Welles. Based in the novel Dead Calm by Charles Williams. Cinematography by Willy Kurant and Ivica Rajkolvic (in Color). Music by Francois Rabath. Cast: Lawrence Harvey (Hughie Warriner); Jeanne Moreau (Ruth Warriner); Orson Welles (Russ Brewer); Oja Kodar (Rae Ingram); Michael Bryant (John […]
Willy Kurant on working with Orson Welles
Just a note that I’ve posted (in the Film section) a summary of some fascinating facts, as well as some rare stills from an article by Willy Kurant, a terrific DP who worked with Welles on The Immortal Story (1966), The Heroine (1969), and The Deep (1969), and was also asked to work on The […]
‘The Deep’ – a history
An essay on the making of Orson Welles “The Deep” can be found on the Legacy portion of Wellesnet. Please visit “The Deep” page here.