It's All True Movie Review 1993

A look at auteur Welles' ill-fated WWII filmmaking project. Welles served as a special cultural ambassador to South America and, in 1942, began a documentary covering the area's complex political and social issues. Includes footage from "Four Men on a Raft," Welles' recreation about the peasant fishermen of Brazil; surviving excerpts from "The Story of Samba," a Technicolor musical about Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro; and footage from "My Friend Bonito," set against a backdrop of bullfighting in Mexico.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS
Running time 85 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Documentary, Filmmaking, South America

Screenplay

Richard Wilson, Bill Krohn, Myron Meise

Cinematography

Gary Graver, George Fanto

Director

Richard Wilson, Bill Krohn, Myron Meise, Orson Welles

Music

Jorge Arriagada

Other

Miguel Ferrer

Producer

Richard Wilson, Regine Konckier, Bill Krohn, Myron Meisel, Jean-Luc Ormieres, Les Films Balenciaga, Paramount Pictures