Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles

  • Rated 6.5 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2014
  • 1h 32m
  • Documentary

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.

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Director
Chuck Workman
Starring
Simon Callow, Christopher Welles, Joanne Hill Styles, Norman Lloyd

Cast

  • Simon Callow

    Simon Callow

    Self - Actor and Welles' Biographer

  • Christopher Welles

    Self - Orson's Oldest Daughter

  • 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

    Self - Writer and Film Scholar

  • Elvis Mitchell

    Elvis Mitchell

    Self - Film Critic

  • Jonathan Rosenbaum

    Jonathan Rosenbaum

    Self - Film Critic

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