The Magnificent Ambersons
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Synopsis
The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.
Cast
Joseph Cotten·Eugene Morgan
Dolores Costello·Isabel Amberson Minafer
Anne Baxter·Lucy Morgan
Tim Holt·George Minafer
Agnes Moorehead·Fanny Minafer
Ray Collins·Jack Amberson
Erskine Sanford·Roger Bronson
Richard Bennett·Major Amberson
Orson Welles·Narrator (voice)
Edwin August·Citizen (uncredited)
Average shot length
12s per shot
Orson Welles's career average is 8.2s across 11 measured films —see the full picture.