Complete Mr. Arkadin (A.K.A. Confidential Report), The (Full Frame)

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With this release, The Criterion Collection unravels one of cinema's great mysteries. In Orson Welles' "Mr. Arkadin" (a.k.a "Confidential Report") an elusive billionaire hires an American smuggler to investigate his own past, and what follows is a dizzying descent into the Cold War landscape of Europe trying to erase it's history. There are at least eight "Mr. Arkadins" - three radio plays, a novel, several long-lost cuts of the film, as well as the only version previously seen on video, the controversial European release known as "Confidential Report." For this edition, Criterion has gathered all these elements from around the world - along with outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage, and a new comprehensive version of the film - for a landmark box set that brings into the light a great director's most troubled work.

New, restored high-definition digital transfers of three versions of the film: the Corinth version, "Confidential Report," and a new Comprehensive version; Audio commentary by scholars Jonathan Rosenbaum and James Naremore; Interviews with Orson Welles biographer Simon Callow, star Robert Arden, radio producer Harry Alan Towers, director Peter Bogdanovich, and film archivists Stephan Droessler and Claude Bertemes; Three half-hour episodes of the radio program "The Lives Of Harry Lime," upon which the film is based; Outtakes, rushes, and alternate scenes from the film; Extensive stills gallery; Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; Plus: "Mr. Arkadin," the novel, with a new preface by Robert Polito, and a booklet featuring J. Hoberman; Rosenbaum, historian Francois Thomas, and Droessler on the three versions; and a time line of "Arkadin" - related events.Audio Commentary, Blooper Reel, Collectible Booklet, Featurette, Photo Gallery.