Turner Classic Movies has scheduled eight Orson Welles-related films on September 23 under the unusual banner Reverse Orson Welles.
TCM kicks things off in reverse chronological order with F for Fake (1973) at 6 a.m. ET, followed by The Immortal Story (1968) at 7:30 a.m.; Touch of Evil (1958) at 8:45 a.m; Mr. Arkadin (1955) at 10:45 a.m.; and The Stranger (1946) at 12:45 p.m.
Breaking things up in the afternoon is the Mark Cousins documentary The Eyes of Orson Welles (2018), which airs at 2:45 p.m.
Welles’ RKO features follow with The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) showing at 4:30 p.m. and Citizen Kane (1941) at 6 p.m.
The Welles bonanza comes just weeks before the 40th anniversary of the filmmaker’s death on October 10, 1985 and the start of Cinematheque francaise’s three-month My Name is Orson Welles celebration, which begins on October 10. TCM’s parent company, Warner Brothers Discovery, is one of the sponsors of the Paris event.
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