That’s the print Grossberg hopes to find. It’s believed RKO sent him a complete workprint of the film for him to edit while on the trip. At the end of January 1942, right after having finished shooting “Ambersons,” he left for Rio de Janeiro. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs during the early days of America’s involvement in World War II, as part of the Good Neighbor Policy - a bit of cultural diplomacy to ensure Brazil and other South American countries stayed on the side of the Allies. The Best True Crime Streaming Now, from 'Unsolved Mysteries' to 'McMillions' to 'The Staircase'Ģ023 Emmys Predictions: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movieīrazil was where Welles did work for the U.S. TCM's Ben Mankiewicz: David Zaslav Will 'Use That Muscle' to Protect Classic Film Network Watch Warren Beatty Play Dick Tracy to Retain Rights in Surreal TCM Special TCM will sponsor Grossberg’s expedition to Brazil - where the footage was supposedly found in the 1960s - this fall in the hopes the director’s 25-year search will come to an end. But filmmaker Joshua Grossberg, with the help of Turner Classic Movies, are on the hunt to find footage that might have been saved so a restoration of Welles’ original vision can take place. Welles said about the finished production, “They destroyed ‘Ambersons’ and it destroyed me.”Īllegedly, the missing 43 minutes was melted down so the nitrate could be utilized for the war effort.
Welles’ feature, released in 1942, saw the temperamental director film a 131-minute cut only to have home studio RKO add new scenes (including a completely new ending) and excise 43 minutes. If all goes well, the next one on the docket could be the most tantalizing one of all: Orson Welles’ original version of “ The Magnificent Ambersons.” In an era where the Snyder Cut exists, the possibilities are endless that some of the best lost works in filmdom could see the light of day.
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