The Magnificent Ambersons (2002 film)

*The Magnificent Ambersons*
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

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.