Orson Welles Accepts the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1975

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American Film Institute

American Film Institute

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@peterbellini6102
@peterbellini6102 Жыл бұрын
He's just so damn smart it's crazy. Like a genius alien who has to speak in terms we humans can understand; a blessing and a curse.
@beef4u2use
@beef4u2use 11 жыл бұрын
He was so brilliant that the industry had no idea what to do with him.
@scottmoore1614
@scottmoore1614 4 жыл бұрын
Probably a good 40-50 years ahead of his time.
@dd1530
@dd1530 4 жыл бұрын
@@scottmoore1614 Modern movies sucks
@TheGyroBarqusShow
@TheGyroBarqusShow 3 жыл бұрын
just give him the same freedom as when he was donig citizen kane
@mark-shane
@mark-shane 3 жыл бұрын
exactly. He was way above them . If he was around today he could have made far more movies and told stories he wanted
4 жыл бұрын
Welles revolutionized radio, theater and film-making. And what did they do in return? They spat in his face and pretty much exiled him.
@hmaltravers
@hmaltravers 12 жыл бұрын
A place as crass, shallow, and superficial as Hollywood could never understand nor appreciate someone of substance such as Orson Welles.
@mattcohen261
@mattcohen261 2 жыл бұрын
He directed " Citizen Kane", probably the greatest film ever. The fact that it did not win a Best Picture Oscar in 1941 is a great injustice.
@lonestarfriend
@lonestarfriend 9 жыл бұрын
He was a talented, well-spoken, and handsome bear. :)
@cheedis
@cheedis 4 жыл бұрын
All those things are true :)
@yannatoko9898
@yannatoko9898 4 жыл бұрын
Not all. :)
@welles2002
@welles2002 2 жыл бұрын
No one can ever deny that as a 25 year old man, he made the Greatest American film Ever.My you tube is named in his Honor
@savedfaves
@savedfaves 12 жыл бұрын
His speech at the James Stewart roast was one of the greatest in history.
@mikebradshaw6484
@mikebradshaw6484 5 жыл бұрын
I watch it all the time. It's the greatest tribute speech i've ever heard.
@Bad_At_Parties
@Bad_At_Parties 12 жыл бұрын
Call him overly theatrical. Call him arrogant. Call him whatever, but that man was a genius.
@DDumbrille
@DDumbrille 3 жыл бұрын
How about fat? Self-hating? Mannered? Alcoholic?
@themoreyouknowfools4974
@themoreyouknowfools4974 3 жыл бұрын
@@DDumbrille Still a genius, Douglas. Still a genius.
@scottywayne3601
@scottywayne3601 3 жыл бұрын
@@DDumbrille genius comes in all forms
@Edward-jn5pl
@Edward-jn5pl 3 жыл бұрын
@@DDumbrille You must be so perfect.
@DDumbrille
@DDumbrille 3 жыл бұрын
@@Edward-jn5pl Thank you! haha... :)
@LastlyMore
@LastlyMore 10 жыл бұрын
Epic is all I think about when I see Orson Welles.
@highiron4527
@highiron4527 7 жыл бұрын
Lastly More That is the word : Epic. Thanks
@christophersmithsr5545
@christophersmithsr5545 5 жыл бұрын
Just listen to this man. His voice and the way he puts sentences together
@csag5193
@csag5193 11 жыл бұрын
can act, can tell tales, can speak, can direct, he is really beautiful to listen to.
@Mrx2848
@Mrx2848 14 жыл бұрын
Possibly the best film director of all time.
@sugarlove
@sugarlove 8 жыл бұрын
what a man! bless you Mister Welles!!
@peterbstrong
@peterbstrong 5 жыл бұрын
Everytime I think Welles couldn't possibly be any more insightful and any more erudite, there he goes again. He is the "ne plus ultra" of the creative process in the art of film. I regret that it took me this long to view this extraordinary clip. Bravo signor Welles, bravo...
@paulbaran549
@paulbaran549 4 жыл бұрын
His Genius was raw and insatiable.
@philip1123
@philip1123 14 жыл бұрын
A legend and a true genius
@agitcam
@agitcam 14 жыл бұрын
To the movies, to Orson Welles, bravo.
@x3Sora
@x3Sora 12 жыл бұрын
The Magnificent Welles.
@bunny.thebest9103
@bunny.thebest9103 5 жыл бұрын
Orson welles last words gives me tremendous amount of goosebumps "To our crazy and beloved profession to the movies,to good movies,to every possible kind" RIP Genius
@p47thunderbolt68
@p47thunderbolt68 3 жыл бұрын
Didn't realize to much later in life that how lucky / enriched the world was to have him in it .
@Kinopanorama1
@Kinopanorama1 9 жыл бұрын
Great acceptance speech. One of the best ever.
@janinefarris7565
@janinefarris7565 4 жыл бұрын
The Orson Welles AFI award speech list so uplifting, eloquent brilliant and engender did me an effort in holding and developing more incisive thinking when I contemplate and reflect upon my own life
@GooglFascists
@GooglFascists 12 жыл бұрын
Miss that marvelous, musical bass voice of his. Hope Orson realized how beloved he was to us, because he was always his own sharpest critic. R.I.P. Mr. Welles, and thanks for the memories!
@SukkaPunch321
@SukkaPunch321 9 жыл бұрын
I just enjoy listening to him talk.
@rcautela7405
@rcautela7405 7 жыл бұрын
SukkaPunch321 well he was up.for the voice of Vader
@irishelk3
@irishelk3 7 жыл бұрын
I miss this guy, even though ive never known him, he seemed like an endearing, gentle, honest guy with no shortage of talent, the best voice i have probably ever heard, im glad he started his career in Dublin, where im from.
@MrCristoforoantonio
@MrCristoforoantonio 8 жыл бұрын
I just loved him. So extremely intelligent.
@joesim12
@joesim12 7 жыл бұрын
Might be the best AFI/award show speech of all time.
@TT_1221
@TT_1221 5 жыл бұрын
A very magnanimous speech from a man the movie industry tried to destroy. Very noble and very ethical indeed.
@DoctorPepperSpray
@DoctorPepperSpray 13 жыл бұрын
Orson Welles gave a speech that is just as eloquent as his films.
@Ingens_Scherz
@Ingens_Scherz 12 жыл бұрын
Fantastic speech. Merely indicative of his glittering brilliance.
@RSR423
@RSR423 5 жыл бұрын
The great man himself. In all the times I've watched, or heard Orson speak, I've never once not been totally enthralled by the man. A very private person, who spoke of his accomplishments in film, radio and theatre, of friendships to powerful and famous people, all with such charm and wry wit, and an underlying confidence and authority that one acquires, through belief in ones own knowledge and abilities to take on and win at whatever situation life might throw at us.
@hamzajan1632
@hamzajan1632 4 жыл бұрын
After watching the documentary that was done with respect to his movie " The other side of the wind " this ceremony has a whole new meaning and perspective
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's now impossible to watch this without getting sad.
@Fast_Eddy_Magic
@Fast_Eddy_Magic 7 жыл бұрын
Orson was the best. "Polluted with ham and corn." I'm so going to use that.
@tuxguys
@tuxguys 7 жыл бұрын
Elegant, Intelligent, Erudite, and Eloquent. Imagine this, as a life-long curse: You've made an entire career out of great movies, and great performances... ...and they're all merely footnotes to your very first movie, made when you were in your early 20's, acted in, and directed by you... ...and generally considered to be the Greatest Film of All Time.
@AllenMQuinn
@AllenMQuinn 7 жыл бұрын
I miss this man. Today's performers don't even come close to him.
@johnperrigo6474
@johnperrigo6474 5 жыл бұрын
Today it seems more about "celebrity" than performance.
@noafilipovic7789
@noafilipovic7789 11 жыл бұрын
The best.
@LenHummelChannel
@LenHummelChannel 11 жыл бұрын
Fully deserved. he was the true maverick of film-making. and also one of the most distinctive voices of all time.
@osito060308
@osito060308 12 жыл бұрын
the vocabulary on this guy is grogeos i brilliant artist all around
@graceonfilmsnstuff
@graceonfilmsnstuff 4 жыл бұрын
It was like a Victorian gentleman artist ventured centuries ahead in a time machine to accept a deserved honour
@jslasher1
@jslasher1 7 жыл бұрын
A genius if ever there was one. He will never be bettered.
@dannyloo28
@dannyloo28 3 жыл бұрын
You said it. thanks
@BaldingEagle51
@BaldingEagle51 13 жыл бұрын
Ever the spell-binding speaker and a paragon of excellence in just that, finding the words.
@Growler57
@Growler57 10 жыл бұрын
Wells and burton best voices in showbiz
@BuckyBrown-lt4ry
@BuckyBrown-lt4ry 6 жыл бұрын
Dom Amache and his brother, Jim.
@dalebaker9109
@dalebaker9109 6 жыл бұрын
So right. This guy could lock swords in acting with the very best, and come out on top, his Othello is my top Shakespeare movie. Even with the many problems he faced.
@HerAeolianHarp
@HerAeolianHarp 5 жыл бұрын
If I could narrate like Orson Welles, orate like Burton, murmur like James Mason and shout like O’Toole.
@andrewjones2222
@andrewjones2222 5 жыл бұрын
David Bowie, Shakespearean actor John Gielgud’s is far superior to Burton and Olivier’s.
@lynnturman8157
@lynnturman8157 9 жыл бұрын
If there's been a better acceptance speech, I've never heard it.
@watchdog304
@watchdog304 7 жыл бұрын
Lynn Turman This is as good as it gets! Morgan Freeman had a great speech as well at his AFI tribute. But, i think this is a little better.
@allend2749
@allend2749 7 жыл бұрын
Lynn, u sir r a moron!
@YortOK
@YortOK 6 жыл бұрын
Olivier's honorary Oscar speech.
@AugustGallmeyer1998
@AugustGallmeyer1998 5 жыл бұрын
I really like John Huston's
@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212
@alfredodistefanolaulhe2212 5 жыл бұрын
Frank Capra's
@Botmoot
@Botmoot 9 жыл бұрын
What a speech! Amazing
@KCarver
@KCarver 9 жыл бұрын
Damn, what a speech.
@dlastqueen
@dlastqueen 6 жыл бұрын
Such a great man! Excellent speech.
@TheSluremus
@TheSluremus 13 жыл бұрын
0 people think that somebody else than Orson Welles is the greatest filmmaker of all time.
@AA-sn9lz
@AA-sn9lz 3 жыл бұрын
Let's just forgive them.
@thomaschacko6320
@thomaschacko6320 2 жыл бұрын
“Chimes At Midnight”: One of the greatest Shakespearean films of all time, and Orson Welles’s greatest film. And hardly anyone saw it in his own country! I have the restored version on DVD, and it is on my Top Ten list. I’m equally thankful that his “Macbeth” and “Othello” are also available.
@rewelldrums
@rewelldrums 2 жыл бұрын
Marvelous acceptance speech, one of professionalism, humility and most of all class. No B.S , shallowness or politics of any kind.
@ahfaxthis
@ahfaxthis 11 жыл бұрын
I miss YOU , I love YOU . THANK YOU
@69100leegrant
@69100leegrant 6 жыл бұрын
I have got to the point of searching out any channels that has Orson Welles speaking, which is just fascinating. A true genius and unique individual.
@blacki1958
@blacki1958 8 жыл бұрын
Legend...
@LenHummelChannel
@LenHummelChannel 12 жыл бұрын
Greatness and genius are very rare. he had both, ... but he would never say so himself in so many words. ... so a few people who knew him and what he was all about SAID IT FOR HIM. ... btw, Frank Sinatra's tribute/song (on another clip) was AWESOME !
@rosannavitale9922
@rosannavitale9922 2 жыл бұрын
Better there exists none. Thank you, Maestro.
@ricardobigi1712
@ricardobigi1712 12 жыл бұрын
A towering man of genius, mostly unappreciated by Hollywood producers and the common man. Still, his legacy is a brilliant one and his masterpieces may be more widely appreciated one day. If FILM 101 were taught in schools to children fed on run-of-the-mill TV stuff on a daily basis... then, perhaps, things might improve a little...
@dtzjones7632
@dtzjones7632 5 жыл бұрын
So well deserved the man was a genius 👌 Orson welles
@micha0001
@micha0001 5 жыл бұрын
"For my own part, I have never had a thought which I could not set down in words..." Unforgetten!
@MrImiller07
@MrImiller07 9 жыл бұрын
With the introduction of several insightful books about Orson Welles released recently, it is fascinating that forty years have passed since Welles was given the AFI life achievement award and he was showing clips from his last film, The Other Side Of The Wind, which was never commercially released due to his inability to get "end money" i.e.financing to complete the film. Now, the contractual entanglements have been resolved and in celebration of Welles' 100th anniversary, Peter Bogdanovich is completing the film for release. Welles struggled to find financing for any film project for the remaining ten years of his life. He had alienated so many studio people, including HBO executives, that it became untenable to mount a film project.
@jdogsguitar
@jdogsguitar 13 жыл бұрын
AMAZING speech!
@peggymcgath3588
@peggymcgath3588 4 жыл бұрын
A true original. Like no other.
@HonoredGeneral
@HonoredGeneral 5 жыл бұрын
Simply Amazing. 'Tis such a shame that he is no more.
@elijahpeterson2166
@elijahpeterson2166 3 жыл бұрын
He was truly the master of radio and film
@ResistanceQuest
@ResistanceQuest 5 жыл бұрын
There will never be another one like Orson
@michaeljayklein500
@michaeljayklein500 10 жыл бұрын
What he's saying here...it is applicable to all artists--to every possible kind. It may be restrictive and held to argument to hold the belief there will never be another like Orson Welles, but so far...
@christophersansone2755
@christophersansone2755 5 жыл бұрын
"I started at the top and worked my way down" Orson Welles.
@markjones7423
@markjones7423 3 жыл бұрын
Those pauses... perfect.
@richardsiciliano7117
@richardsiciliano7117 3 жыл бұрын
Welles was a true maverick, and in spite of what they may say, Hollywood really doesn't like mavericks. He offered genius, and they hated him for it.
@andrewwilliams9599
@andrewwilliams9599 4 жыл бұрын
Clearly humbled. At a loss for words--which was rare for this great man.
@Lee_Forre
@Lee_Forre 4 жыл бұрын
Incredible shame it was that Hollywood cast such brilliant artist away. OW made not only show business what it was but raised the bar for so many artists. The embodiment of theatricality and flair. What a voice. What a talent. Terrible shame he was never truly revered as one of the crown jewel artists America ever had.
@WBShepherd
@WBShepherd 14 жыл бұрын
Watched many of his films in film school; and still do today.
@bigjoetube
@bigjoetube 4 жыл бұрын
The most talented man in movie history. There have been great directors, producers, actors and writers. He was second to none as he was a master in all four roles. He had no predecessor or successor.
@TheFixedPoppnfresh
@TheFixedPoppnfresh 11 жыл бұрын
I want his voice
@artbychristine
@artbychristine 11 жыл бұрын
He terrified Hollywood.
@SymphonyBrahms
@SymphonyBrahms 3 жыл бұрын
Writer, director, actor. Genius.
@irwinmiller8684
@irwinmiller8684 3 жыл бұрын
Welles showed film clips from his directorial work in progress, The Other Side Of The Wind, suggesting that he needed "end money' to complete his film. No Studio was forthcoming with the completion money, and the unedited film remained in a vault in a foreign country for decades. Ultimately, with the assistance of Bogdanovich, and Netflix, the film was completed posthumously in 2019.
@jgsmile1331
@jgsmile1331 3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Welles was a fascinating and genius man. He was also genuinely funny. His award is very much deserved.
@whitelion44
@whitelion44 11 жыл бұрын
I toast to you Mr Welles, The Maverick!
@Sanja1405972
@Sanja1405972 12 жыл бұрын
Great man...Great,great man!!!
@radarasmarie3404
@radarasmarie3404 8 жыл бұрын
I have so deep admiration for the talent of Orsen Welles. He was and will still be for decades the most talented man in cinemas history. He was just perfect in every field. What a voice he had, his english was so perfect comparing to the american bad accent of some american actors... Anyhow, the only thing bothers me why the hell he became OBESE and his doctors let him going on living in such a body. RIP Mr. WELLES
@FirstPlace97
@FirstPlace97 8 жыл бұрын
He was always larger than life, literally and figuratively.
@BunWackettBuzzard
@BunWackettBuzzard 14 жыл бұрын
Great speaker.
@fdavyes
@fdavyes 8 жыл бұрын
This is how Leo DiCaprio gonna look in 30 years.
@shubhamshahhi
@shubhamshahhi 8 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍
@TheRubberStudiosASMR
@TheRubberStudiosASMR 8 жыл бұрын
i was just thinking that. haha
@fdavyes
@fdavyes 8 жыл бұрын
haha
@joaofernandes4769
@joaofernandes4769 7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but still without the talent...
@PlaybyRaine
@PlaybyRaine 7 жыл бұрын
This is so random. Looks don't matter.
@Mazurka1001
@Mazurka1001 11 жыл бұрын
GIANT.
@Guitcad1
@Guitcad1 3 жыл бұрын
1:03 Welles: "The words are all worn out by now. They're polluted by ham and corn." [Welles' Inner Voice]: "Mmmmm!!! *_HAM_* and *_CORN!!! Mmmmmm!!!"_* 😋😛😋😛😋
@sumitmazumder6900
@sumitmazumder6900 5 жыл бұрын
The Great Orson Welles🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@donaldmatthew4980
@donaldmatthew4980 3 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest gentleman, with a grasp of the English language that not many have.
@watchdog304
@watchdog304 4 жыл бұрын
Orson Welles could perform a narrative play by play of someone taking a dump and it would sound so epic you would get goosebumps.
@MrImiller07
@MrImiller07 11 жыл бұрын
The supreme irony is that the film directed by Welles that was previewed at the AFI tribute, "The Other Side Of The Wind" was never completed and was never commercially released; it is still involved in litigation. Welles , in his ten remaining years, never directed another film. After his death, his 1958 masterpiece, "Touch Of Evil" was restored based on his notes and re-released to new acclaim. "Citizen Kane" continues to be regarded as one of the top ten films of all time.
@philiphalpenny9761
@philiphalpenny9761 5 жыл бұрын
The Other Side Of The Wind finally released in 2018...
@francisalbertsinatra9120
@francisalbertsinatra9120 3 жыл бұрын
If only Hollywood let this genius produce his work. . . he would have been greater than Kubrick. His production of “Don Quixote” may have been my favorite film, as it is my favorite book.
@MrImiller07
@MrImiller07 12 жыл бұрын
Welles must have had decidedly mixed emotions about receiving an AFI Life Achievement Award from an industry that consistently refused to employ him as a director of studio projects despite the fact that he had received accolades for his direction of Citizen Kane, one of the most innovative films in the history of American Cinema, Touch of Evil, The Magnificent Ambersons, Chimes At Midnight and other memorable projects..
@tootsiePOP745
@tootsiePOP745 6 жыл бұрын
He was a BIG man
@christianzafiroglu6705
@christianzafiroglu6705 4 жыл бұрын
Few people are or were geniuses. At best, most of us access it fleetingly. Orson Welles was a genius, on every matter he touched.
@NxDoyle
@NxDoyle 7 жыл бұрын
It should be made mandatory to preface any mention of Orson Welles with 'The Great'.
@bradhill1099
@bradhill1099 9 күн бұрын
One of the most interesting and talented men of the 20th century.
@everettfuqua114
@everettfuqua114 11 жыл бұрын
How true!
@spockboy
@spockboy 7 жыл бұрын
Great man.
@johnpitchlynn9341
@johnpitchlynn9341 4 жыл бұрын
I miss Orson Wells. Today he would have been much more accepted as an independent film maker and the major studios would have been less of block to his talent.
@fede018
@fede018 3 жыл бұрын
A24 would finance him.
@ModerateObserver
@ModerateObserver Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest Americans
@MangetsuSAMURAI
@MangetsuSAMURAI 4 жыл бұрын
My favorite super hero. Orson Wells is what I'd like to think the Lord sounds like, booming yet kind. God bless you, Lamont Cranston.
@KarlMariaFattig
@KarlMariaFattig 4 жыл бұрын
And Rosalind Russell at 0:58 - another class act, a decent person, who freely gave of herself from early stardom, to the end of her life, a year after this presentation.
@rajendrabiswas
@rajendrabiswas Жыл бұрын
citizen Kane what a movie ! touched me deep ...
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