Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
2014 · 1h 32m · PG-13
Documentary
Directed by
Chuck Workman
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
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.
Director and cast
- Chuck Workman Director
- 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
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