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The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1942 American period drama written, produced, and directed by Orson Welles. Welles adapted Booth Tarkington 's Pulitzer Prize –winning 1918 novel about the declining fortunes of a wealthy Midwestern family and the social changes brought by the automobile age.
The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington, the second in his Growth trilogy after The Turmoil (1915) and before The Midlander (1923, retitled National Avenue in 1927). It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction .
A classic drama romance film directed by Orson Welles, based on Booth Tarkington's novel. It tells the story of a wealthy family's decline and a forbidden love affair, with a narration by Welles himself.
- (27K)
- Drama, Romance
- Orson Welles, Fred Fleck, Robert Wise
- 1942-07-10
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in 1918, The Magnificent Ambersons chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of an American dynasty. The protagonist of Booth Tarkington's great historical drama is George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence.
- (11.6K)
- Paperback
A classic drama by Orson Welles about a wealthy family in Indianapolis and their conflicts and tragedies. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the movie online.
- (45)
- Joseph Cotten
- Orson Welles
- Drama
Aug 2, 2009 · Magnificence, like the size of a fortune, is always comparative, as even Magnificent Lorenzo may now perceive, if he has happened to haunt New York in 1916; and the Ambersons were magnificent in their day and place.
Orson Welles's second film, based on a Booth Tarkington novel, depicts the decline of a wealthy family in turn-of-the-century Indianapolis. The Criterion edition features a new 4K restoration, commentaries, interviews, essays, and more.
