Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles (2014)
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.
- Released
- 2014-12-12
- Genres
- Documentary
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Chuck Workman
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 from 38 votes
Cast
- Simon Callow as Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer
- Christopher Welles as Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter
- Joanne Hill Styles as Self - Orson's Classmate
- Norman Lloyd as Self - Actor
- Julie Taymor as Self - Stage and Film Director
- Paolo Cherchi Usai as Self - G. Eastman House Curator
- Peter Bogdanovich as Self - Filmmaker
- James Naremore as Self - Writer and Film Scholar
- Elvis Mitchell as Self - Film Critic
- Jonathan Rosenbaum as Self - Film Critic
- Henry Jaglom as Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend
- Joseph McBride as Self - Welles' Biographer
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