Principal cast
Joseph Cotten, Dolores Costello, Anne Baxter, Tim Holt and Agnes Moorehead
Film 239 of 498 on the Screen Path
The Magnificent Ambersons
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About the film
The Magnificent Ambersons at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1942 film at stop 239 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.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example โFull cast
Full cast
- Joseph CottenCharacter: Eugene Morgan
- Dolores CostelloCharacter: Isabel Amberson Minafer
- Anne BaxterCharacter: Lucy Morgan
- Tim HoltCharacter: George Minafer
- Agnes MooreheadCharacter: Fanny Minafer
- Ray CollinsCharacter: Jack Amberson
- Erskine SanfordCharacter: Roger Bronson
- Richard BennettCharacter: Major Amberson
- Orson WellesCharacter: Narrator (voice)
- Edwin AugustCharacter: Citizen (uncredited)
- Georgia BackusCharacter: Matron (uncredited)
- Harry A. BaileyCharacter: Citizen (uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Orson WellesCredits: Director, Screenplay, Producer, Additional Photography
- Bernard HerrmannCredits: Original Music Composer
- Stanley CortezCredits: Director of Photography
- Albert S. D'AgostinoCredits: Production Design
- Darrell SilveraCredits: Set Decoration
- Edward StevensonCredits: Costume Design
- Vernon L. WalkerCredits: Special Effects
- David SharpeCredits: Stunt Double
- Helen ThurstonCredits: Stunt Double
- Mel BernsCredits: Makeup Department Head
- Jack MossCredits: Associate Producer, Additional Editing
- Jack MacKenzieCredits: Additional Photography
- Mark RobsonCredits: Additional Editing
- Robert J. SchifferCredits: Makeup Artist
- Maurice SeidermanCredits: Makeup Artist
- Harry ManckeCredits: Assistant Director
- Chesley BonestellCredits: Other
- Bailey FeslerCredits: Sound Recordist
- James G. StewartCredits: Sound Recordist
- Terry KellumCredits: Sound
- Roy MeadowsCredits: Boom Operator
- Earl B. MounceCredits: Sound
- James ThompsonCredits: Boom Operator
- John E. TribbyCredits: Sound
- Clifford StineCredits: Visual Effects
- Robert WiseCredits: Assistant Director, Editor
- Booth TarkingtonCredits: Novel
- A. Roland FieldsCredits: Set Dresser
- Mark-Lee KirkCredits: Set Designer
- Fred FleckCredits: Assistant Director, Unit Manager
- Bill McLellanCredits: Gaffer
- Claire CramerCredits: Wardrobe Designer
- George SchaeferCredits: Executive Producer
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