Mr. Arkadin

1955

Directed by

Orson Welles, Orson Welles

Starring

Akim Tamiroff, Grégoire Aslan, Patricia Medina

Runtime

1h 47m

Country

USA

Claiming that he doesn't know his own past, a rich man enlists an ex-con with an odd bit of detective work. Gregory Arkadin says he can't remember anything before the late 1920s, and convict Guy Van Stratten is happy to take the job of exploring his new acquaintance's life story. Guy's research turns up stunning details about his employer's past, and as his work seems linked to untimely deaths, the mystery surrounding Mr. Arkadin deepens.