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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 drama romance film directed by Orson Welles, based on Booth Tarkington's novel, about a wealthy family's decline and a forbidden love. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more.
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- Drama, Romance
- Orson Welles, Fred Fleck, Robert Wise
- 1942-07-10
The Magnificent Ambersons. Booth Tarkington. 3.79. 11,603 ratings1,103 reviews. 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.
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- 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 watch the movie online or in theaters.
- (45)
- Joseph Cotten
- Orson Welles
- Drama
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.
The Magnificent Ambersons, novel by Booth Tarkington, published in 1918. The book, about life in a Midwestern American town, was awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1919. It was the second volume in the author’s trilogy Growth, which included The Turmoil (1915) and The Midlander (1923, later retitled.
