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Orson Welles Great Mysteries

  • TV Series
  • 1973–1974
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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Orson Welles Great Mysteries (1973)
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"Orson Welles Great Mysteries" was a United Kingdom hosted anthology mystery and supernatural series, hosted by Orson Welles."Orson Welles Great Mysteries" was a United Kingdom hosted anthology mystery and supernatural series, hosted by Orson Welles."Orson Welles Great Mysteries" was a United Kingdom hosted anthology mystery and supernatural series, hosted by Orson Welles.

  • Stars
    • Orson Welles
    • Christopher Lee
    • Edward Albert
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    7.8/10
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    • Stars
      • Orson Welles
      • Christopher Lee
      • Edward Albert
    • 1User review
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Orson Welles
    Orson Welles
    • Self - Host
    • 1973–1974
    Christopher Lee
    Christopher Lee
    • Arnaud
    • 1973
    Edward Albert
    Edward Albert
    • Charles Faulkner
    • 1973
    Dean Stockwell
    Dean Stockwell
    • Jerry Norton
    • 1973
    Joan Collins
    Joan Collins
    • Jane Blake
    • 1973
    Michael Kitchen
    Michael Kitchen
    • Herbert White
    • 1973
    Donald Pleasence
    Donald Pleasence
    • Cawser
    • 1973
    Jack Cassidy
    Jack Cassidy
    • Pennington
    • 1973
    José Ferrer
    José Ferrer
    • Old Harry
    • 1973
    Carol Lynley
    Carol Lynley
    • Elizabeth Ann Zachary
    • 1973
    Susannah York
    Susannah York
    • Countess Josephine
    • 1973
    Victor Buono
    Victor Buono
    • Sam Adelbert
    • 1973
    Ian Bannen
    Ian Bannen
    • Gregory Dean
    • 1973
    David Birney
    David Birney
    • Harry Langley
    • 1973
    Harry Andrews
    Harry Andrews
    • General Sanderson
    • 1973
    Don Murray
    Don Murray
    • Jack Stanley
    • 1973
    Hugh Griffith
    Hugh Griffith
    • The Man
    • 1973
    Alec McCowen
    Alec McCowen
    • James Addishaw
    • 1973
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    Great Mysteries

    As a child in the early 1970s I used to love to watch this series late on a Saturday night. Orson Wells eerie presentation added to the shows mystic, the haunting theme tune by John Barry left an indelible impression. loved the episode with Peter Cushing. Why has there never been any repeats since the 70s. Night Gallery and Thriller two other excellent series from that era are available on DVD hopefully this will be be too. Hopefully other excellent shows from the 1970s will also be available on DVD such as, Shadows (1975), Toms Midnight Garden (1974), Ace of Wands (1972). The 1970s were a golden era in children's TV. It would be a lovely trip down memory lane to see these shows again.

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    • Trivia
      An incident from the making of the series is recounted in F for Fakenham (2019).
    • Goofs
      The copyright date on the final Anglia Television caption of each episode was MCMLXXXII, using Roman numerals as was common with British TV of the time. However this date is 1982, and the episodes were transmitted between September 1973 and February 1974. The Roman numerals should probably have been MCMLXXII ie 1972.
    • Connections
      Spoofed in The Benny Hill Show: Show 23 (1975)

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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1973 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Orson Welles erzählt
    • Production companies
      • 20th Century Fox Television
      • Anglia Television
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    • Runtime
      • 30m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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