Vienna (film)

Vienna
Directed byOrson Welles
StarringOrson Welles
Arte Johnson
Mickey Rooney
Senta Berger
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time8 minutes (incomplete)
Original release
Release1968 (1968)
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Vienna (also known as Orson Welles' Vienna[1] or Spying in Vienna[2]) is a 1968 short film directed by Orson Welles. It was originally produced as part of his abandoned television special, Orson's Bag, which was made for CBS. However, in 1969, with the project close to completion, CBS withdrew their funding over Welles' long-running disputes with US authorities regarding his tax status. The film remained uncompleted.[1] Despite its name, Vienna freely mixes footage shot in Vienna, Zagreb, and a Los Angeles studio.[1] An 8-minute segment was restored by the Munich Film Museum in 1999.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d McBride, Joseph (2006) What ever happened to Orson Welles?: a portrait of an independent career, University Press of Kentucky, p233-4
  2. ^ Brigitte Timmermann, The Third Man's Vienna - Celebrating a Film Classic, Shippen Rock Publishing, p271