The Magnificent Ambersons (2002 film)

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The Magnificent Ambersons
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Genre	Drama
Based on	The Magnificent Ambersons by Orson Welles The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington
Written by	Orson Welles
Directed by	Alfonso Arau
Starring	Madeleine Stowe Bruce Greenwood Jonathan Rhys Meyers Gretchen Mol Jennifer Tilly Dina Merrill James Cromwell
Music by	Ruy Folguera
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Ted Hartley Guido De Angelis Delia Fine
Producers	Gene Kirkwood Norman Stephens Jonas Bauer
Cinematography	Kenneth MacMillan
Editor	David Martin
Running time	150 minutes
Production companies	A&E Networks De Angelis Group RKO Pictures Victory Media Group
Original release
Network	A&E
Release	January 13, 2002 (2002-01-13)
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The Magnificent Ambersons is an A&E Network film for television, inspired by Booth Tarkington's novel The Magnificent Ambersons. It was filmed using Orson Welles's screenplay and editing notes of the original film.^[1] Directed by Alfonso Arau, the film stars Madeleine Stowe, Bruce Greenwood, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Gretchen Mol, Jennifer Tilly, Dina Merrill and James Cromwell.^[2] This film does not strictly follow Welles's screenplay. It lacks several scenes included in the 1942 version, and contains essentially the same happy ending as Tarkington's novel.