![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() See color images from the original French pressbook at my Facebook page HERE.Įarly on, Ingmar Berman may have also been approached about directing an episode. Instead the final film would comprise three episodes based on some of Edgar Allan Poe’s lesser known stories and be directed by Roger Vadim ( Metzengerstein), Louis Malle ( William Wilson) and Federico Fellini ( Toby Dammit, or Never Bet the Devil Your Head). By September, it was made public that Welles’s episode would not be used. In June 1967, the professional film journals announced that Orson Welles would direct an episode of the omnibus film Histoires Extraordinaires or Spirits of the Dead as it was known in America. Special thanks to Francois Thomas, who graciously translated key portions of the text for me.Īll the sections below in bold type are taken from Welles screenplay. This article is based on a piece by Jean-Pierre Berthome that appeared in French in The Unknown Orson Welles, the wonderful book edited by Stefan Drossler of the Filmmuseum Munchen. ![]()
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