Mr. Arkadin (1955)

Gregory Arkadin: I knew what I wanted. That's the difference between us. In this world there are those who give and those who ask. Those who do not care to give... those who do not dare to ask. You dared. But you were never quite sure what your were asking for.

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Gregory Arkadin: Baroness, a fool is a man who pays twice for the same thing.

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Until recently, the version in possession of Corinth Films was generally regarded closest to Orson Welles's cut. In April of 2006, the Criterion Collection released a comprehensive three-DVD set of the film, featuring three versions: the "Corinth" version, "Confidential Report" (the European cut), and the newly edited "Comprehensive" version. Each version contains a few shots or lines that are missing from the other two. Because the film was taken out of Welles' control in post-production, we will never know exactly what he had in mind for the complex flashback structure he spoke of later in his life.
Maurice Bessy ghost wrote the Mr. Arkadin novel that was released shortly after the movie premiered. Though Orson Welles is credited as the author, Welles didn't write a single word of it.
The credits read "And introducing Paola Mori". However, she had been in at least four films prior to this. The credits also imply the "And introducing" refers to Robert Arden as well, who also had had at least two credited big screen performances.
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