The Magnificent Ambersons
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
“Real life screened more daringly than it’s ever been before!”
Synopsis & Story Arc
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The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
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Directing & Screenplay
Cast & Characters
Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten
as Eugene Morgan
Dolores Costello
Dolores Costello
as Isabel Amberson Minafer
Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter
as Lucy Morgan
Tim Holt
Tim Holt
as George Minafer
Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead
as Fanny Minafer
Ray Collins
Ray Collins
as Jack Amberson
Erskine Sanford
Erskine Sanford
as Roger Bronson
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett
as Major Amberson
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
as Narrator (voice)
Edwin August
Edwin August
as Citizen (uncredited)
Georgia Backus
Georgia Backus
as Matron (uncredited)
Harry A. Bailey
Harry A. Bailey
as Citizen (uncredited)Cinematography & Large-Format Specifications
Cinematographic negative, aspect ratios & laboratory mastering sheet
| Aspect Ratios | 2.39:1 |
|---|---|
| Camera Systems | Arri Alexa LF / Panavision Millennium DXL2 |
| Negative Format | 35mm / 65mm / Digital Master |
| Printed Film Format | 70mm / DCP Master |
| Sound Mix Formats | Dolby AtmosDTS:X5.1 Surround |
| Laboratory / VFX | Technicolor / Double Negative (DNEG) |
| Color Processing | Color (Rec.709 / DCI-P3 Mastering) |
| Official Runtime | 88 min |
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Community Reviews & Discussions (3)
The pipe organ composition from Hans Zimmer at the edge of Gargantua is monumental. Nolan masterfully balances the vast coldness of relativistic astrophysics with the intimate, multidimensional bond of family. A transcendent achievement of cinema.
"Do not go gentle into that good night, Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Michael Caine reciting Dylan Thomas resonates throughout the entire odyssey. Pure cinematic grandeur.