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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

IMDB:

6.5
Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

Released

12/12/2014

Duration

1h 32m

Genre

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Cast

Simon Callow, Christopher Welles, Joanne Hill Styles

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.

Cast

Simon Callow

Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

Simon Callow

Christopher Welles

Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter

Christopher Welles

Joanne Hill Styles

Self - Orson's Classmate

Joanne Hill Styles

Norman Lloyd

Self - Actor

Norman Lloyd

Julie Taymor

Self - Stage and Film Director

Julie Taymor

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Self - G. Eastman House Curator

Paolo Cherchi Usai

Peter Bogdanovich

Self - Filmmaker

Peter Bogdanovich

James Naremore

Self - Writer and Film Scholar

James Naremore

Elvis Mitchell

Self - Film Critic

Elvis Mitchell

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Self - Film Critic

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Henry Jaglom

Self - Filmmaker and Orson's Friend

Henry Jaglom

Joseph McBride

Self - Welles' Biographer

Joseph McBride

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