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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

2014-12-12 - 92 minutes

6.70 / 10

Overview

The extraordinary life of Orson Welles (1915-85), an enigma of Hollywood, an irreducible independent creator: a musical prodigy, an excellent painter, a master of theater and radio, a modern Shakespeare, a magician who was always searching for a new trick to surprise his audience, a romantic and legendary figure who lived only for cinema.

Screenplay

Director - Chuck Workman

Genres

Documentary

Videos

Trailer

Trailer

Images

Cast

Simon Callow

Simon Callow

Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

Christopher Welles

Christopher Welles

Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter

Joanne Hill Styles

Joanne Hill Styles

Self - Orson's Classmate

Norman Lloyd

Norman Lloyd

Self - Actor

Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor

Self - Stage and Film Director

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Self - G. Eastman House Curator

Peter Bogdanovich

Peter Bogdanovich

Self - Filmmaker

James Naremore

James Naremore

Self - Writer and Film Scholar

Elvis Mitchell

Elvis Mitchell

Self - Film Critic

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Self - Film Critic

Henry Jaglom

Henry Jaglom

Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend

Joseph McBride

Joseph McBride

Self - Welles' Biographer

Peter Brook

Peter Brook

Self - Filmmaker

Walter Murch

Walter Murch

Self - Film and Sound Editor

Eric Sherman

Eric Sherman

Self - Filmmaker

Costa-Gavras

Costa-Gavras

Self - Filmmaker

Oja Kodar

Oja Kodar

Self - Actress and Orson's Companion

Buck Henry

Buck Henry

Self - Actor

Richard Benjamin

Richard Benjamin

Self - Filmmaker

Wolfgang Puck

Wolfgang Puck

Self - Chef

Stefan Drößler

Stefan Drößler

Self - Film Restorer

Michael Dawson

Michael Dawson

Self - Film Restorer

Paul Mazursky

Paul Mazursky

Self - Filmmaker

Frank Marshall

Frank Marshall

Self - Filmmaker

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Self - Filmmaker / Various Roles (archive footage)

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