Orson Welles Accepts the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1975
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The legendary Orson Welles accepts the 3rd AFI Life Achievement Award in 1975.
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He was so brilliant that the industry had no idea what to do with him.
Probably a good 40-50 years ahead of his time.
@@scottmoore1614 Modern movies sucks
just give him the same freedom as when he was donig citizen kane
exactly. He was way above them . If he was around today he could have made far more movies and told stories he wanted
A place as crass, shallow, and superficial as Hollywood could never understand nor appreciate someone of substance such as Orson Welles.
Call him overly theatrical. Call him arrogant. Call him whatever, but that man was a genius.
How about fat? Self-hating? Mannered? Alcoholic?
@@DDumbrille Still a genius, Douglas. Still a genius.
@@DDumbrille genius comes in all forms
@@DDumbrille You must be so perfect.
@@Edward-jn5pl Thank you! haha... :)
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.
Welles revolutionized radio, theater and film-making. And what did they do in return? They spat in his face and pretty much exiled him.
His speech at the James Stewart roast was one of the greatest in history.
I watch it all the time. It's the greatest tribute speech i've ever heard.
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.
He was a talented, well-spoken, and handsome bear. :)
All those things are true :)
Not all. :)
Possibly the best film director of all time.
Epic is all I think about when I see Orson Welles.
Lastly More That is the word : Epic. Thanks
Just listen to this man. His voice and the way he puts sentences together
Orson Welles gave a speech that is just as eloquent as his films.
If there's been a better acceptance speech, I've never heard it.
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.
Lynn, u sir r a moron!
Olivier's honorary Oscar speech.
I really like John Huston's
Frank Capra's
The Magnificent Welles.
Orson was the best.
"Polluted with ham and corn." I'm so going to use that.
It was like a Victorian gentleman artist ventured centuries ahead in a time machine to accept a deserved honour
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
can act, can tell tales, can speak, can direct, he is really beautiful to listen to.
Didn't realize to much later in life that how lucky / enriched the world was to have him in it .
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.
I just enjoy listening to him talk.
SukkaPunch321 well he was up.for the voice of Vader
I miss this man. Today's performers don't even come close to him.
Today it seems more about "celebrity" than performance.
To the movies, to Orson Welles, bravo.
A legend and a true genius
A very magnanimous speech from a man the movie industry tried to destroy. Very noble and very ethical indeed.
Might be the best AFI/award show speech of all time.
Great acceptance speech. One of the best ever.
what a man! bless you Mister Welles!!
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.
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!
A genius if ever there was one. He will never be bettered.
You said it. thanks
0 people think that somebody else than Orson Welles is the greatest filmmaker of all time.
Let's just forgive them.
Damn, what a speech.
The best.
I just loved him.
So extremely intelligent.
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
Wells and burton best voices in showbiz
Dom Amache and his brother, Jim.
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.
If I could narrate like Orson Welles, orate like Burton, murmur like James Mason and shout like O’Toole.
David Bowie, Shakespearean actor John Gielgud’s is far superior to Burton and Olivier’s.
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
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
Yes, it's now impossible to watch this without getting sad.
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...
His Genius was raw and insatiable.
the vocabulary on this guy is grogeos i brilliant artist all around
Fantastic speech. Merely indicative of his glittering brilliance.
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.
He terrified Hollywood.
"I started at the top and worked my way down" Orson Welles.
Legend...
Those pauses... perfect.
Marvelous acceptance speech, one of professionalism, humility and most of all class. No B.S , shallowness or politics of any kind.
I miss YOU , I love YOU . THANK YOU
Better there exists none. Thank you, Maestro.
Fully deserved. he was the true maverick of film-making. and also one of the most distinctive voices of all time.
What a speech! Amazing
Ever the spell-binding speaker and a paragon of excellence in just that, finding the words.
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...
This is how Leo DiCaprio gonna look in 30 years.
👍👍👍👍👍
i was just thinking that. haha
haha
Yeah, but still without the talent...
This is so random. Looks don't matter.
Writer, director, actor. Genius.
“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.
A true original. Like no other.
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.
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 !
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
He was always larger than life, literally and figuratively.
He was truly the master of radio and film
There will never be another one like Orson
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.
Such a great man! Excellent speech.
AMAZING speech!
I want his voice
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.
GIANT.
"For my own part, I have never had a thought which I could not set down in words..."
Unforgetten!
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...
So well deserved the man was a genius 👌 Orson welles
Simply Amazing. 'Tis such a shame that he is no more.
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.
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.
A24 would finance him.
Watched many of his films in film school; and still do today.
I toast to you Mr Welles, The Maverick!
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.
The Other Side Of The Wind finally released in 2018...
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.
Orson Welles could perform a narrative play by play of someone taking a dump and it would sound so epic you would get goosebumps.
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.
It should be made mandatory to preface any mention of Orson Welles with 'The Great'.
Great man...Great,great man!!!
He was a BIG man
Clearly humbled. At a loss for words--which was rare for this great man.
Mr. Welles was a fascinating and genius man. He was also genuinely funny. His award is very much deserved.
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.
The Great Orson Welles🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Great man.
Great speaker.
Those from 1940s, 50s, 60s were in awe of this man. He was a giant amongst the best of bollywood. No one could fill in his shoes
How true!
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..
Genie !!!
One of the greatest gentleman, with a grasp of the English language that not many have.
One of the greatest Americans
Few people are or were geniuses. At best, most of us access it fleetingly. Orson Welles was a genius, on every matter he touched.
citizen Kane what a movie ! touched me deep ...
Legend!
Citizen Kane was amazing