Principal cast
Joseph Cotten as Eugene Morgan, Dolores Costello as Isabel Amberson Minafer, Anne Baxter as Lucy Morgan, Tim Holt as George Minafer, and Agnes Moorehead as Fanny Minafer
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The Magnificent Ambersons
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About the film
The Magnificent Ambersons at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1942 film at stop 202 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
Key craft credits
Stanley Cortez (director of photography), Robert Wise (editor), Bernard Herrmann (original music composer), Orson Welles (screenplay), and Albert S. D'Agostino (production design)
- Director
- Orson Welles
- Release
- 1942-07-10
- Runtime
- 88 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
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Before you watch
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After the film
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