Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina (1958): Cast, Story & Where to Watch in Persian

Where can I watch Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina in Persian?

Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina streams on Ktime, the Persian streaming service built for the Iranian diaspora. It carries Persian subtitles or dub, as listed in the app. You can watch it in any browser at ktime.app/app, on the native Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV app, on the Android phone app, in any IPTV player using your Xtream login, and on a Samsung or LG smart TV through Media Station X. No VPN is needed anywhere, including from inside Iran, and there is no geo-block to work around. Viewers inside Iran pay in USDT through the Telegram desk at t.me/KtimeSaleBot?start=film_page, and the /fa/iran page walks through every step. A paid plan covers one device at a time — a single stream — and you can switch between your TV, phone and laptop as often as you like at no extra cost. You can cancel at any time. It is a 1958 documentary film from United States of America. Availability checked as of September 2026.

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Orson Welles turns his camera on someone else for a change in Portrait of Gina, a compact 1958 documentary built as an extended conversation with actress Gina Lollobrigida.

What is Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina about?

Running roughly half an hour and funded for American television, the piece follows Welles's own restless, essayistic camera as he sits with Lollobrigida and pulls in figures from around her, including fellow filmmaker Vittorio De Sica, to sketch a portrait less concerned with a tidy biography than with mood, personality and the texture of a life spent in front of cameras. It shares a family resemblance with the loose, playful non-fiction style Welles would later use in F for Fake and The Fountain of Youth, treating documentary form itself as something to be tested rather than followed.

About the cast

Orson Welles appears on camera as well as behind it, alongside Gina Lollobrigida, Vittorio De Sica, Valerie Anna Gruber and Paola Mori, the names the production carries.

Context & significance

At around 26 minutes, Portrait of Gina sits closer to a televised essay than a conventional feature, made in the United States in 1958 during the period when Welles was already reshaping what a documentary could look like on screen. The film belongs to a run of shorter, television-funded projects Welles made in this period, work that let him keep experimenting with form outside the constraints of a full theatrical feature while still drawing on the same restless visual curiosity that marks his better-known films.

Watching Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina on Ktime

The film is available to read about here at no cost, and watching it on K-Time only requires a free account and login. K-Time's catalogue and interface are built for Persian-speaking audiences first, which shapes how a piece like this sits alongside the rest of the library even without a Farsi dub or subtitle track on this particular title. The page itself, including the cast list and context notes, is free to browse regardless of whether you go on to stream the film.

Cast & crew

Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina is a 1958 documentary film from United States of America. It was directed by Orson Welles. The cast is led by Orson Welles, Gina Lollobrigida, Vittorio De Sica. It runs 26 minutes. These credits come from this title's own record in the Ktime catalogue, refreshed with every six-hour catalogue sync.

Director

Orson Welles

Cast

Orson Welles, Gina Lollobrigida, Vittorio De Sica, Valerie Anna Gruber, Paola Mori

Country

United States of America

Year

1958

Runtime

26 min

Genre

Documentary

Frequently asked questions

Who directed Portrait of Gina?

Orson Welles directed the 1958 documentary short.

Who is the documentary about?

Actress Gina Lollobrigida, with contributions from figures including Vittorio De Sica.

How long is Portrait of Gina?

Around 26 minutes, produced for American television.

Does Portrait of Gina have Persian dubbing or subtitles on K-Time?

Not on this title; you can still watch it on K-Time with a free account and login.

What year was Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina made?

Orson Welles at Large: Portrait of Gina was released in 1958 and is available to stream in Persian on Ktime.