A film by Orson Welles

Directed by and starring the inimitable Orson Welles, Confidential Report (a.k.a Mr. Arkadin) has often been referred to as a darker reimagining of Welles' classic Citizen Kane. When American adventurer and fortune hunter, Gus Van Stratten, hears the name "Arkadin" uttered from the lips of a dying man, he senses an opportunity. After some research, Van Stratten finds the mysterious Arkadin, who is a wealthy and eccentric old gentleman suffering from amnesia. Attracted by Arkadin's vast wealth and his lovely daughter, Raina, Van Stratten accepts a proposition from the older man: in exchange for a sum of money, Van Stratten must prepare a report detailing the main events of Arkadin's life. And so, with greed as his motivation, Van Stratten delves deep into the history of Mr. Arkadin, traveling across the globe in search of witnesses who might be able to help him uncover the mystery that is Mr. Arkadin. But as his witnesses start turning up dead, Van Stratten realises there is something quite sinister about the eccentric Mr. Arkadin...