A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet. - Quotes, Quotations & Sayings by Orson Welles

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A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.

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Orson Welles

Date of birth: 1915-05-06

Date of death: 1985-10-10

Quotes number: 47

Nationality: American

Profession: Actor

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