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Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Biography

Joseph Cheshire Cotten (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American actor of stage and film. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original productions of The Philadelphia Story and Sabrina Fair. He is associated with Orson Welles, leading to appearances in Citizen Kane (1941), The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), Journey into Fear (1943), for which Cotten was also credited with the screenplay, and The Third Man (1949). He was a star in his own right with films such as Shadow of a Doubt (1943), Love Letters (1945), Portrait of Jennie (1948), and The Third Man (1949).

CritifyHub Reviews Featuring Joseph Cotten

Echoes of Precision: The Measured Pulse of Tora! Tora! Tora!

on Tora! Tora! Tora! | Jul 25, 2025

Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) is a cinematic anomaly, a war film that prioritizes procedural clarity over emotional bombast, delivering a meticulous reconstruction of the Pearl Harbor attack. Directed by R... Read more

"It’s terrific!" This enthusiastic, albeit simple, original marketing quote belies the profound depth and revolutionary nature of "Citizen Kane."

on Citizen Kane | May 31, 2025

Orson Welles’s Citizen Kane is a cinematic landmark that redefined storytelling, visual language, and the very possibilities of the medium. The film famously opens with the death of Charles Foster Kan... Read more

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