The Magnificent Ambersons
Orson Welles, Fred Fleck, 1942
The Magnificent Ambersons
Booth Tarkington, 1918
The Magnificent Ambersons is a movie directed by Orson Welles and Fred Fleck in 1942 and based on the book of the same name by Booth Tarkington, first published in 1918. The movie features Tim Holt, Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Agnes Moorehead, Anne Baxter, Richard Bennett, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
At the beginning of the 20th century, Major Amberson gives a large party at the Amberson Mansion for George, who is home from college for the holidays. George dislikes Eugene, whom he sees as a social climber, and ridicules Eugene’s investment in the automobile. The Amberson sleigh then overturns, and Eugene gives everyone a ride back home.
Movie vs Book
Year
1942
Minutes
88
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Magnificent Ambersons
Director: Orson Welles, Fred Fleck
Country: USA
Year: 1942
Length: 1h28m
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Year
1918
Pages
346
Book Rate
7.54
S: Goodreads
Book
The Magnificent Ambersons
Author: Booth Tarkington
Country: USA
First published in: 1918
Length: 346 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: The Growth Trilogy
User polls & recommendations
“I liked the film very much but I found working on it incredibly stressful; I would probably not adapt my own work again - you need to have distance from the book.”
DAVID NICHOLLS (Writer and Screenwriter)
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