Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers (1956)
Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers (1956), directed by Orson Welles, starring Orson Welles.
Synopsis
A lost 1956 television pilot created by Orson Welles for a proposed documentary series. The filmed episode, “Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers,” was a portrait of Alexandre Dumas constructed from narration, still images, and drawings. Shot in a single day and never broadcast, the pilot failed to secure a series commission, and the sole known copy is believed lost.
- Orson WellesDirector, Producer, Writer
About the film
Orson Welles and People was a 1956 pilot for a projected documentary series by Orson Welles, which is now believed to be lost.
The pilot was a portrait of Alexandre Dumas, entitled "Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers". It was filmed in just one day in October 1956, at a Poverty Row studio in Hollywood using the $5,000 fee that Welles had earned from his guest appearance on I Love Lucy. Welles used photo stills and drawings to illustrate the programme. He hoped that future episodes would profile Winston Churchill and P. T. Barnum.
The pilot was unsuccessful: no series was ever commissioned, the pilot was never broadcast, and the one copy owned by Welles has now been deemed lost. However, film historian Joseph McBride believes it to be significant, as it was "an early example of the 'essay film', a genre that would increasingly occupy Welles."
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Orson Welles and People was a 1956 pilot for a projected documentary series by Orson Welles, which is now believed to be lost.
The pilot was a portrait of Alexandre Dumas, entitled "Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers". It was filmed in just one day in October 1956, at a Poverty Row studio in Hollywood using the $5,000 fee that Welles had earned from his guest appearance on I Love Lucy. Welles used photo stills and drawings to illustrate the programme. He hoped that future episodes would profile Winston Churchill and P. T. Barnum.
The pilot was unsuccessful: no series was ever commissioned, the pilot was never broadcast, and the one copy owned by Welles has now been deemed lost. However, film historian Joseph McBride believes it to be significant, as it was "an early example of the 'essay film', a genre that would increasingly occupy Welles."
References
External links
Orson Welles and People at IMDb
Text from Orson Welles and People on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orson_Welles_and_People
Trivia
- It premiered on January 1, 1956, a Sunday.
Production
- StudiosOrson Welles Enterprises
- CountriesUnited States
- LanguagesEnglish
- StatusReleased
Cast
Orson Welles
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Crew
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Questions about this film
What is Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers about?
Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers: A lost 1956 television pilot created by Orson Welles for a proposed documentary series. The filmed episode, “Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers,” was a portrait of Alexandre Dumas constructed from narration, still images, and drawings. Shot in a single day and never broadcast, the pilot failed to secure a seri…
Who directed Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers?
Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers was directed by Orson Welles in 1956.
Who stars in Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers?
The cast of Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers includes Orson Welles.
How long is Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers?
Orson Welles and People: Camille, the Naked Lady and the Musketeers runs for 27 minutes, or 0h27.
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